Samoa / Humboldt Bay

Samoa / Humboldt Bay is a meteorological station in California, United States. Samoa / Humboldt Bay is situated nearby to the aerodrome Samoa Field, as well as near the hamlet Fairhaven.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Samoa Field and Bayshore Mall.

Samoa Field

Aerodrome

Samoa Field Airport formerly Eureka Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public airport 2 miles west of Eureka, on the northern peninsula of Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. Samoa Field is situated 1½ miles northeast of Samoa / Humboldt Bay.

Bayshore Mall

Shopping center

Photo: Monotropa uniflora, Public domain.

Bayshore Mall is a small indoor shopping mall in Eureka, California, United States. It is named for its close proximity to Humboldt Bay. The large shopping facility is the only major mall located on the coast north of the San Francisco Bay Area, securing Eureka as the trading center for the entire far North Coast. Bayshore Mall is situated 2½ miles east of Samoa / Humboldt Bay.

Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant

Power station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 was a 63 MWe nuclear boiling water reactor, owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company that operated from August 1963 to July 1976 just south of Eureka, California, in an area referred to as King Salmon and Fields Landing. Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant is situated 2 miles southeast of Samoa / Humboldt Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairhaven and King Salmon.

Fairhaven

Hamlet

Fairhaven is an unincorporated community and census-designated place adjacent to Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 2.25 miles west-southwest of downtown Eureka, at an elevation of 10 feet above sea level. Fairhaven is situated 2 miles northeast of Samoa / Humboldt Bay.

King Salmon

Hamlet

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.

King Salmon is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States, located on the shore of Buhne Point directly across from the entrance to Humboldt Bay, slightly south of Eureka and 1 mile north of Fields Landing, at an elevation of 3 feet. King Salmon is situated 2 miles southeast of Samoa / Humboldt Bay.

Bucksport

Hamlet

Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.

Bucksport was a town in Humboldt County, California, United States. The original location was 2.5 miles southwest of downtown Eureka, on Humboldt Bay, approximately 5 miles northeast of the entrance at an elevation of 16 feet. Bucksport is situated 2 miles east of Samoa / Humboldt Bay.

Samoa / Humboldt Bay

Type: Meteorological station
Location: California, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.76667° or 40° 46′ north

Longitude

-124.23333° or 124° 14′ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

ICAO airport code

K88Q

Open location code

84GQQQ88+MM

GeoNames ID

6297649

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