Scotia

Scotia, formerly known as Forestville until 1888, is a census-designated place in , United States. It is located on the along U.S. Route 101, 8.5 miles southeast of and 244 miles north of .
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  • Type: Village with 681 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Forestville”, “Scotia, CA”, and “Scotia, California”
  • Postal code: 95565

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scotia Bluffs.

Cliff
form a 2-mile series of gray sandstone cliffs along the north bank of the near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rio Dell and Stafford.

Village
Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.
is a city in , United States. It is located on the west bank of the 1 mile north of Scotia at an elevation of 161 feet. The population was 3,379 at the 2020 census, up from 3,363 at the 2010 census.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is located on the south bank of the , 3 miles southeast of Scotia, at an elevation of 138 feet. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Scotia.

Scotia

Latitude
40.4845° or 40° 29′ 4″ north
Longitude
-124.1016° or 124° 6′ 6″ west
Population
681
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US SIA
Open location code
84GQFVMX+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 141029612
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
5570950
Wiki­data ID
Q3458750
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Volapük—“Scotia” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Scotia”
  • Catalan: “Scotia”
  • Cebuano: “Scotia”
  • Chechen: “Скоша”
  • Chinese: “斯科舍”
  • Chinese: “斯科蒂亞”
  • Croatian: “Scotia”
  • Dutch: “Scotia”
  • French: “Scotia”
  • German: “Scotia, California”
  • German: “Scotia”
  • Gilaki: “اسکؤشيا”
  • Irish: “Scotia”
  • Italian: “Scotia”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Scotia”
  • Ladin: “Scotia”
  • Malagasy: “Scotia, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “Scotia”
  • Persian: “اسکوشیا، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “اسکوشیا”
  • Polish: “Scotia”
  • Serbian: “Скоша”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Scotia, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Scotia”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اسکوشیا، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Scotia”
  • Swedish: “Scotia, Kalifornien”
  • Swedish: “Scotia”
  • Tatar: “Скоша”
  • Turkish: “Scotia”
  • Ukrainian: “Скоша”
  • Volapük: “Scotia”

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