Caleb | |
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Former settlement | |
Coordinates: 33°32′12″N116°00′54″W / 33.53667°N 116.01500°W Coordinates: 33°32′12″N116°00′54″W / 33.53667°N 116.01500°W | |
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State | |
County | Riverside County |
Elevation [1] | -55 m (-180 ft) |
Caleb is a former settlement in Riverside County, California. [1] It lay at an elevation of -180 feet (-55 m). [1] Caleb is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 17 miles (27.4 km) southeast of Indio. [2] It still appeared on maps as of 1943. [2]
Riverside County, is one of fifty-eight counties in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,189,641, making it the 4th-most populous county in California and the 11th-most populous in the United States. The name was derived from the city of Riverside, which is the county seat.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
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Caleb, sometimes transliterated as Kaleb, is a figure who appears in the Hebrew Bible as a representative of the Tribe of Judah during the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land. A reference to him is also found in the Quran, although his name is not mentioned.
Blood Work is a 2002 American mystery thriller film produced, directed by, and starring Clint Eastwood. The film co-stars Jeff Daniels, Wanda De Jesús, and Anjelica Huston. It is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Connelly.
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Remington Hill is a historic mining camp in Nevada County, California which prospered in the second half of the 19th century. It was named for Caleb Remington, a prominent local miner who lived mostly in neighboring Little York, where he died in 1865. It lay at an elevation of 4052 feet. It was situated around present Chalk Bluff Road about one mile south of Highway 20 and about 5.5 miles southeast of the town of Washington and 6 miles northeast of Dutch Flat, as the crow flies.
Caleb Fairly is an American former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for Team Giant–Alpecin in the UCI World Tour. Fairly turned professional in 2011.
Caleb James Sturgis is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Florida, setting team records for field goals completed in a season and a career, and was recognized as an All-American. He was chosen by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
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