Coordinates: 39°52′37″N122°01′15″W / 39.87694°N 122.02083°W
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.
| Soto | |
|---|---|
| Former settlement | |
  Soto Location in California  Soto Soto (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′37″N122°01′15″W / 39.87694°N 122.02083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation [1] | 184 ft (56 m) |
Soto is a ghost town in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Chico on the Southern Pacific Railroad, [2] at an elevation of 184 feet (56 m). It still appeared on maps as of 1904.
A ghost town is an abandoned village, town, or city, usually one that contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, prolonged droughts, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, pollution, or nuclear disasters. The term can sometimes refer to cities, towns, and neighbourhoods that are still populated, but significantly less so than in past years; for example, those affected by high levels of unemployment and dereliction.
Butte County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 220,000. The county seat is Oroville.
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. 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 and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
