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 .
  • Type: Village with 681 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Forestville”, “Scotia, CA”, “Scotia, California”, and “اسکوشیا، کالیفرنیا”
  • Postal code: 95565

Places of Interest

Highlights: Scotia Bluffs.

Cliff
form a 2-mile series of gray sandstone…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rio Dell and Stafford.

Village
Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.
is a city in , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. 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)
UN/LOCODE
US SIA
Open location code
84GQFVMX+Q9
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Open­Street­Map feature
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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”
  • Gilaki: “اسکؤشيا”
  • Irish: “Scotia”
  • Italian: “Scotia”
  • Kara-Kalpak: “Scotia”
  • Ladin: “Scotia”
  • Malagasy: “Scotia, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “Scotia”
  • 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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