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Day, California

Coordinates: 41°12′42″N 121°22′28″W / 41.21167°N 121.37444°W / 41.21167; -121.37444
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Day is located in California
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Location in California
Day is located in the United States
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Day (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°12′42″N 121°22′28″W / 41.21167°N 121.37444°W / 41.21167; -121.37444
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyModoc County
Elevation3,645 ft (1,111 m)

Day is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California.[1] It is located 22 miles (35 km) west of Adin,[2] at an elevation of 3645 feet (1111 m).[1]

A post office operated at Day from 1888 to 1925 and from 1926 to 1953.[2]

The lightining-sparked Day Fire in 2014 started just north of the community, ultimately destroying 6 structures and injuring 7 people.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Day, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 370. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "Day Fire". CAL FIRE. July 30, 2014. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.