Portuguese Beach
Portuguese Beach is a beach in Mendocino County, North Coast, California. Portuguese Beach is situated nearby to the cave Mendocino Point Blow Hole, as well as near the place of worship Temple of Kwan Tai.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Kwan Tai and Mendocino Masonic Hall.
Temple of Kwan Tai
Place of worship
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Kwan Tai is a Chinese Taoist temple in Mendocino, California, dedicated to Kwan Tai. It is California Historical Landmark #927. The temple was constructed from local redwood in the mid-19th century and served what was once a large population… Temple of Kwan Tai is situated 700 feet north of Portuguese Beach.
Mendocino Masonic Hall
Building
The Masonic Hall, also known as the Masonic Temple and Mendocino Lodge No. 179, is a historic Masonic building located at 10500 Lansing Street in Mendocino, California. Mendocino Masonic Hall is situated 1,800 feet northeast of Portuguese Beach.
Frederick W. Panhorst Bridge
Bridge
Photo: David Eppstein, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Frederick W. Panhorst Bridge, more commonly known as the Russian Gulch Bridge, is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel deck arch bridge on California State Highway 1, spanning Russian Gulch Creek in Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino County, California, United States. Frederick W. Panhorst Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Portuguese Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mendocino and Little River.
Mendocino
A favorite weekend getaway for Northern California Bay Area residents, the village of Mendocino is older than both the county and state to which it belongs, having lent its name to the former and further still to the combined coastal watersheds that occupy the nearly 200 miles between the mouths of the Eel and Russian Rivers, known far and wide as the Mendocino Coast.
Little River
Hamlet
Photo: Jef Poskanzer, CC BY 2.0.
Little River is a small census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 66 feet, 3 miles south of the town of Mendocino and running along the Pacific Ocean coast on State Route 1. Little River is situated 2½ miles south of Portuguese Beach.
Pine Grove
Locality
Pine Grove is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located 3 miles north-northwest of Mendocino, at an elevation of 167 feet. On the ocean just west of the community is the Point Cabrillo Light station. Pine Grove is situated 3 miles north of Portuguese Beach.
Portuguese Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Mendocino County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.30334° or 39° 18′ 12″ northLongitude
-123.80364° or 123° 48′ 13″ westOpen location code
84FR853W+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1481548274OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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