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Capetown, California

Coordinates: 40°28′00″N 124°22′05″W / 40.46667°N 124.36806°W / 40.46667; -124.36806
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Capetown
Capetown is located in California
Capetown
Capetown
Location in California
Capetown is located in the United States
Capetown
Capetown
Capetown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°28′00″N 124°22′05″W / 40.46667°N 124.36806°W / 40.46667; -124.36806

Capetown (formerly, Gas Jet and False Cape[1]) is a locality[1] in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the Bear River 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Cape Mendocino,[1] at an elevation of 49 feet (15 m).[2]

The Gas Jet post office operated from 1868 to 1876.[1] The name referred to escaping gas from an oil well.[1] The False Cape post office opened in 1870, changed the name to Capetown in 1879, and closed permanently in 1937.[1]

Capetown is the westernmost settlement in the state of California.[citation needed]

Climate

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This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Capetown has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-884995-14-9.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Capetown
  3. ^ Climate Summary for Capetown, California