Capetown
Capetown is a locality in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the Bear River 3 miles northeast of Cape Mendocino, at an elevation of 49 feet.The Gas Jet post office operated from 1868 to 1876.Capetown
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in California, United States of America
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.46624° or 40° 27' 59" northLongitude
-124.36728° or 124° 22' 2" westElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open Location Code
84GQFJ8M+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 141044664OpenStreetMap Feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5560971Wikidata ID
Q5035316Capetown Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 開普敦 (加利福尼亞州)
- Chinese: 開普敦
- Dutch: Capetown, California
- English: Capetown, California
- English: Gas Jet
- Portuguese: Capetown
- Portuguese: Capetown (Califórnia)
Other Places Named Capetown
In the Area
Capetown is situated close to the hamlets Port Kenyon and Hacketsville.
Localities
- Ferndale
- PetroliaVillage, 17 km southeast
- Arlynda CornersHamlet, 17 km northeast
- WaddingtonHamlet, 18 km northeast
- AltonHamlet, 21 km northeast
- BelleviewHamlet, 21 km east
Landmarks
- U.S. Coast Guard ReservationMilitary facility, 4 km southwest
- Sharp RockIsland, 4½ km southwest
- Twin RocksIsland, 5 km southwest
- Sugarloaf IslandIslet, 5 km southwest
- Beach RockIsland, 5 km southwest
- Off RockIsland, 5 km southwest
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