California’s First Drilled Oil Wells Historical Marker 543
California’s First Drilled Oil Wells Historical Marker 543 is in Humboldt County, North Coast, California. California’s First Drilled Oil Wells Historical Marker 543 is situated nearby to Petrolia Post Office, as well as near the fire station Petrolia Fire District.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petrolia.
Petrolia
Village
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Petrolia is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States, 10 miles, southeast of Cape Mendocino. The site of the first oil well drilled in California, it lies at an elevation of 121 feet above sea level, within ZIP Code 95558, with an area code 707.
California’s First Drilled Oil Wells Historical Marker 543
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.3244° or 40° 19′ 28″ northLongitude
-124.2871° or 124° 17′ 14″ westOpen location code
84GQ8PF7+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 11159265442OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=information
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