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Smith Island (California)
Smith Island is a small rocky island near Avila Beach, California. It was settled in the late 19th century and is currently uninhabited. The island is near the former settlement of Port Harford, California. References Islands of California Pacific islands of California {{SanLuisObispoCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island
Smith Island or Smith's Island may refer to the following places: Antarctica * Smith Islands, Wilkes Land * Smith Island (South Shetland Islands) Australia * Smith Islands National Park, Queensland *Smith Island (South Australia) Bermuda * Smith's Island, Bermuda Canada *Smith Island (British Columbia), off the mouth of the Skeena River * Smith Island (Frobisher Bay, Nunavut) * Smith Island (Hudson Bay, Nunavut) * Smith Island (Ontario), an island in Ontario India * Smith Island (Andaman and Nicobar Islands) Japan * Smith Island (Japan) United States * Smith Island (Alaska) *Smith Island (California) *Smith Island (Connecticut), in the Thimble Islands *Smith Island (Illinois), in Kankakee River State Park, Illinois * Smith Island, Maryland *Smith Island (North Carolina), now known as Bald Head Island * Smith Island, Virginia * Smith Island (Washington) ** Smith Island Light *Smith's Island Recreation Area, Pleasant Valley Township, Scott County, Iowa See also * * Smith's Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avila Beach, California
Avila Beach (Spanish: ''Ávila'') is an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States, located on San Luis Obispo Bay about 160 miles (257 km) northwest of Los Angeles, and about south of San Francisco. The population was 1,576 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Avila Beach as a census-designated place (CDP). History The name Avila commemorates Miguel Ávila, who was granted Rancho San Miguelito in 1842. The town was established in the latter half of the 19th century, when it served as the main shipping port for San Luis Obispo. Around this time, Luigi Marre built a honeymoon hotel here and steamboats brought customers from San Francisco and Los Angeles. Although Avila Beach still has a working commercial fishing pier and the inland areas have extensive apple orchards, tourism is now the main industry. There are few historical structures remaining; among the oldest is the Point San Luis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Harford, California
Port Harford is a former town in San Luis Obispo County, California, US. It was established in 1871 after John Harford built a pier and a horse drawn railroad to span the two miles between his pier and Avila (now called Avila Beach). In the 1880s the Pacific Coast Railway stopped in Port Harford on its route from San Luis Obispo to Santa Maria. All that remains of the original town are the 1919 pier and a wooden warehouse canopy that now houses Olde Port Inn Restaurant.David W. Kean, ''Wide Places in the California Roads: The encyclopedia of California's small towns and the roads that lead to them'' (Volume 1 of 4: Southern California Counties), pp. 19-20 References {{SanLuisObispoCountyCA-geo-stub Former settlements in San Luis Obispo County, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of California
This list of islands of California is organized into sections, generally arranged from north to south. The islands within each section are listed in alphabetical order. The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) lists 527 named islands in the state. Humboldt County Offshore Humboldt Bay All three islands in Humboldt Bay are located in the narrow midsection of the bay. This portion of the bay is located within the City of Eureka, California entirely within Humboldt County. Northern California San Francisco Bay Area Other islands of the San Francisco Bay Area: Farallon Islands The Farallon Islands are a group of rugged small islands over offshore from the mainland of the City and County of San Francisco, which they are also formally within. They consist of over twenty small islets divided into north, south and middle sections, as well as a major bank, Fanny Shoal. The surrounding waters were once used as a disposal site for radioactive waste. Suisun Bay a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
