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Birds Landing (also Bird's Landing) is an unincorporated community in southern Solano County, California, United States. It lies at the intersection of Collinsville and Montezuma Hills Roads, southeast of the city of Fairfield, the county seat of Solano County. Situated just north of the Sacramento River, the community is located midway between ...
Stones Landing. / 40.71250°N 120.72333°W / 40.71250; -120.72333. Stones Landing is an unincorporated community in Lassen County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 5134 feet (1565 m). [1] Its population is 86 as of the 2020 census. [citation needed]
Drake in California. In 1579, Francis Drake was halfway during his circumnavigation and sailed out in the Pacific, then turned east seeking the Strait of Anián (a water passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic, known in the reverse direction as the Northwest Passage ), or for a place to repair his ships. [1]
Eden Landing (also, Mount Eden Landing, Edendale, Barrons Landing, Barron's Landing, and Peterman's Landing) is a former settlement in Alameda County, California. [1] Eden Landing was located west-southwest of Mount Eden. [1] Its site is now located within the corporate limits of Hayward. [1] Eden Landing was established in 1854 by farmers who ...
Don Murray (actor) Donald Patrick Murray (July 31, 1929 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor best known for his breakout performance in the film Bus Stop (1956, with Marilyn Monroe ), which earned him a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His other films include A Hatful of Rain (1957), Shake Hands with the Devil ...
Owned by the Moss Landing Salt Works, the ponds were abandoned in 1974. The wildlife area was established by the state of California in 1984, and was managed in cooperation with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary when it was established in 1992. The former salt ponds provide habitat for several shorebird species.
Roberts Landing [a] was a settlement in Alameda County, California, now incorporated into the town of San Leandro. It is located at the mouth of San Lorenzo Creek on San Francisco Bay just west of the community of San Lorenzo. In the 19th century, it had warehouses and a wharf, and was used by farmers to ship their produce to the city of San ...
Notleys Landing, California. / 36.39833°N 121.90361°W / 36.39833; -121.90361. Notleys Landing (also, Notley's Landing) is an uninhabited former hamlet in the Big Sur region of Monterey County, California. [1] It was located near the mouth of the Palo Colorado Canyon 11 miles (18 km) south of the Carmel River, [2] at an elevation of ...