Lookout Junction, California

Last updated
Lookout Junction
Unincorporated community
California Locator Map with US.PNG
Red pog.svg
Lookout Junction
Location in California
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Lookout Junction
Lookout Junction (the US)
Coordinates: 41°15′31″N121°14′05″W / 41.25861°N 121.23472°W / 41.25861; -121.23472 Coordinates: 41°15′31″N121°14′05″W / 41.25861°N 121.23472°W / 41.25861; -121.23472
Country United States
State California
County Modoc County
Elevation [1] 4,245 ft (1,294 m)

Lookout Junction is an unincorporated community in Modoc County, California. [1] It is located on the former Great Northern Railway Bieber Line 10 miles (16 km) south-southwest of Crank Mountain, [2] at an elevation of 4245 feet (1294 m). [1]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Modoc County, California County in California ----, United States

Modoc County is a county in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,686. making it the third-least populous county in California. The county seat and only incorporated city is Alturas. Previous county seats include Lake City and Centerville; the latter is now a ghost town. The county borders Nevada and Oregon.

California State of the United States of America

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 9.7 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.

Related Research Articles

Sioux Lookout Municipality in Ontario, Canada

Sioux Lookout is a town in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. Located approximately 350 km (220 mi) northwest of Thunder Bay, it has a population of 5,272 people and an elevation of 390 m (1,280 ft). Known locally as the "Hub of the North", it is serviced by the Sioux Lookout Airport, Highway 72, and the Sioux Lookout railway station. According to a 2011 study commissioned by the municipality, health care and social services ranked as the largest sources of employment, followed by the retail trade, public administration, transportation and warehousing, manufacturing, accommodation and food services, and education.

Alcona, Ontario Place in Ontario, Canada

Alcona is a railway point and settlement in the town of Sioux Lookout, Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada.

The Needles (Sequoia National Forest) mountain in United States of America

The Needles are a series of massive granite rock formations rising up from the North Fork of the Kern River near its junction with the Little Kern River. The Needles Lookout is located 2.5 miles off the Western Divide Highway 10 miles north of Mountain Road 50. Johnsondale, California is the nearest town, with the Camp Whitsett, BSA camp around 4 miles from Johnsondale. On July 28, 2011, the Needles lookout, constructed in 1937-1938 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, was destroyed in a structure fire. The lookout tower stood atop the rock formation at 8,245 feet.

Binney Junction, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Binney Junction is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It lies at an elevation of 62 feet. Binney Junction is at the junction of the Western Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads, 1 mile (1.6 km) from Marysville.

Junction House, Butte County, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Junction House is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3517 feet.

Oroville Junction, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Oroville Junction is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Oroville on the abandoned right of way of the Sacramento Northern Railroad, at an elevation of 164 feet.

Stirling Junction, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Stirling Junction is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 203 feet. The place is at the junction of the Sacramento Northern and the Southern Pacific Railroads In 1912, the junction of the Northern Pacific and the Butte County Railroads was here.

Blue Lake Junction, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Blue Lake Junction is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 4101 feet.

Biola Junction, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Biola Junction is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 5.5 miles (9 km) west-northwest of Fresno, at an elevation of 299 feet.

Lookout City, California Former settlement in California, United States

Lookout City is a former settlement in the Mojave Desert, in Inyo County, California. It lay at an elevation of 3579 feet.

Oil Junction, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Oil Junction is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of downtown Bakersfield, at an elevation of 443 feet (135 m).

Omega, California Former settlement in California, United States

Omega was a former settlement in Nevada County, California, United States, first populated in 1850 by a single miner, J.A. Dixon, working a claim during the California Gold Rush. The town was located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) east-southeast of the present-day unincorporated town of Washington, California. A sister town, Alpha, located at what is now the site of the historical Omega Hydraulic Diggings, was about 1 mi (1.6 km) north of Omega. In the mid 1850s, following the introduction of hydraulic mining operations nearby, the town prospered. Omega had a post office, and needed to convert a residence into a jail in late 1858.

Glenblair, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Glenblair is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Comptche, at an elevation of 207 feet.

Lookout, California census-designated place in California, United States

Lookout is a census-designated place in Modoc County, California. It is located 11 miles (18 km) west of Adin, at an elevation of 4144 feet. Lookout's ZIP Code is 96054.

Spreckels Junction, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Spreckels Junction is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad southeast of Salinas, at an elevation of 62 feet. A branch rail line from Spreckels joins the main line at Spreckels Junction, whence the name.

Watsonville Junction, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Watsonville Junction is the name used by the Union Pacific Railroad for its station at Pajaro, California. The station is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Aromas, at an elevation of 33 feet.

Mount Zion Demonstration State Forest is located in the town of Pine Grove, Amador County, California, United States. It features a ranger lookout station and microwave tower atop Mount Zion, which is accessed via Mount Zion Road from California State Route 88.

Powell Junction, Idaho Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States

Powell Junction is a geographic place name in northeastern Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is not a community nor has it ever been a place of habitation. There have been three different geographic locations that have carried the name Powell Junction. All three locations are to the north, and slightly west, of Powell Ranger Station. The first Powell Junction was on the Lolo Trail on the high ridge to the north of the ranger station. The trail to the ranger station left the junction and went down Parachute Hill to the ranger station on the north bank of the Lochsa River and south of U.S. Route 12. The second use of the name occurred in 1935 when the Lolo Motorway and the road to Rocky Point Lookout were joined by construction. In recent times, the name has been applied to the junction of the Lolo Motorway and U.S. Route 12.

Junction House, Nevada County, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Junction House is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California. It lies at an elevation of 4363 feet. Junction House is located 3 miles (4.8 km) south-southwest of Washington.

Superior Junction, Ontario in Ontario, Canada

Superior Junction is a community in the town of Sioux Lookout, Kenora District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is on the Marchington River downstream of Botsford Lake and upstream of the river's mouth at Abram Lake on the English River.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lookout Junction, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 396. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.