Carmel

Carmel-by-the-Sea, often called just Carmel, is a beautiful oceanside town on California's Highway 1, complete with dramatic views, white beaches, friendly locals and great food.
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  • Type: Village with 3,930 residents
  • Description: city in Monterey County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Carmel by the Sea”, “Carmel City”, “Carmel-by-the-Sea”, “Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA”, “Carmel-by-the-Sea, California”, “Carmel, CA”, and “Carmel, California”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo and Devendorf Park.

Museum
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Mission San Carlos Borromeo del Río Carmelo, first built in 1797, is one of the most authentically restored Catholic mission churches in California. Located at the mouth of , it is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark.

Park
Carmel-by-the-Sea, commonly known simply as Carmel, is a city in , located on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 3,220, down from 3,722 at the 2010 census.

Hospital
was founded in 1934 and is located at 23625 Holman Highway in . The hospital has 258 acute care beds and 28 skilled-nursing beds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monterey and Del Monte Forest.

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is a city in the area of in . is one of the more beautiful coastal cities of California, and then a historic city can make for a great two-day trip for those visiting or a weekend getaway for California natives.

Village
is a census-designated place in , United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,204, down from 4,514 at the 2010 census. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Carmel.

Carmel

Latitude
36.5553° or 36° 33′ 19″ north
Longitude
-121.9233° or 121° 55′ 24″ west
Population
3,930
Elevation
223 feet (68 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US ZCA
Open location code
848WH34G+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150981352
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5334320
Wiki­data ID
Q625458
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Carmel” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Arabic: “كارميل باي ذا سي”
  • Arabic: “كارميل بي ذي سي”
  • Arabic: “كارميل-بي-ثي-سي”
  • Armenian: “Քարմել բայ Սի”
  • Azerbaijani: “Karmel”
  • Basque: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Belarusian: “Кармел”
  • Bulgarian: “Кармел бай дъ Сий”
  • Bulgarian: “Кармел-бай-дъ-Сий”
  • Catalan: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Catalan: “Carmel”
  • Cebuano: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Chechen: “Кармел-бай-те-Си”
  • Chinese: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Chinese: “卡梅尔小镇”
  • Chinese: “滨海卡梅尔”
  • Chinese: “濱海卡梅爾”
  • Croatian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Czech: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Danish: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Danish: “Carmel”
  • Dutch: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Dutch: “Carmel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كارميل بى ثى سى”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كارميل-باى-ذا-سى”
  • Esperanto: “Karmelo-ĉe-la-Maro”
  • Estonian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Finnish: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • French: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • French: “Carmel”
  • Galician: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Galician: “Carmel”
  • German: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Gilaki: “کارملبایدسی”
  • Greek: “Καρμέλ-μπάι-δε-Σι”
  • Haitian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea, Kalifòni”
  • Haitian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Hebrew: “כרמל ליד הים”
  • Hungarian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Irish: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Italian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Italian: “Carmel”
  • Japanese: “カーメル・バイ・ザ・シー”
  • Japanese: “カーメル”
  • Korean: “카멀 바이 더 시”
  • Korean: “카멀-바이-더-시”
  • Korean: “카멀바이더시”
  • Korean: “카멜 바이 더 시”
  • Korean: “카멜-바이-더-시”
  • Korean: “카멜바이더시”
  • Ladin: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Luxembourgish: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Malagasy: “Carmel-by-the-Sea, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Malayalam: “കാർമൽ-ബൈ-ദ സീ”
  • Mazanderani: “کارمل-بای-د-سی (کالیفورنیا)”
  • Mazanderani: “کارمل-بای-د-سی”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Newari: “कार्मेलबाइदसी, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “कार्मेलबाइदसी”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Norwegian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Persian: “کارمل-بای-د-سی، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “کارمل-بای-دِ-سی، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “کارمل-بای-د-سی”
  • Persian: “کارمل-بای-دِ-سی”
  • Piemontese: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Polish: “Carmel Nadmorski”
  • Polish: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Polish: “Carmel”
  • Portuguese: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Portuguese: “Carmel”
  • Romanian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Russian: “Кармел-бай-те-Си”
  • Russian: “Кармел”
  • Serbian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Serbian: “Karmel na Moru”
  • Serbian: “Кармел на Мору”
  • Serbian: “Кармел-бај-д-Си”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Slovak: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Slovenian: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Spanish: “Carmel-by-the-Sea (California)”
  • Spanish: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Spanish: “Carmel”
  • Swedish: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Swedish: “Carmel”
  • Tagalog: “Carmel-by-the-Sea, California”
  • Tagalog: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Tagalog: “Carmel”
  • Tatar: “Кармел-бай-те-Си”
  • Turkish: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Ukrainian: “Кармел-бай-зе-Сі”
  • Ukrainian: “Кармел-бай-те-Сі”
  • Urdu: “کارمل بحری، کیلیفورنیا”
  • Uzbek: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Uzbek: “Cармел-бй-тҳе-Сеа”
  • Volapük: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Carmel-by-the-Sea, California”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • Welsh: “Carmel-by-the-Sea”
  • “Carmel”

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