Bodega Bay in California
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Bodega Head

Bodega Head is a small promontory on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States. It is located in Sonoma County at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38.311|-123.066|region:US-CA_type:landmark|||||| |primary |name= }}, approximately 40 mi (64 km) northwest of San Francisco and approximately 20 mi (32 km) west of Santa Rosa. The peninsula, which is approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) long and 1 mi (1.6 km) wide, emerges from the coast to the south.

Located at 38.311, -123.066 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Headlands of California, Landforms of Sonoma County, California

Bodega Harbor

Bodega Harbor is a small shallow natural harbor on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States, approximately 40 mi (64 km) northwest of San Francisco. The harbor is approximately 2 square miles (5 square km) in area.

Located at 38.3236, -123.048 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Landforms of Sonoma County, California, Lagoons of California, Transportation in Sonoma County, California, Ports and harbors in the San Francisco Bay Area, Wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Area

Salinian Block

The Salinian Block or Salinian terrane is a geologic terrane which lies west of the main trace of the San Andreas Fault system in California. It is bounded on the south by the Big Pine Fault in Ventura County, and on the west by the Nacimiento Fault. The block was named for the Salinas Valley in Monterey County, California.

Located at 38.311, -123.066 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Terranes, Geologic provinces of California, Natural history of Monterey County, California

Doran Regional Park

Doran Regional Park is a regional park south of Bodega Bay, California, U.S.A. that is maintained by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Department. It covers an area of 127 acres . It is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:38.314|-123.0428|type:landmark_source:gnis-222519_region:US-CA|||||| |primary |name= }} on the sand spit separating Bodega Harbor from Bodega Bay. The park address is 201 Doran Beach Road, Bodega Bay, CA.

Located at 38.314, -123.043 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Sonoma County, California, Regional parks in California

Bodega Marine Reserve

Bodega Marine Reserve is a 362-acre nature reserve on the coast of northern California, located in the vicinity of the Bodega Marine Laboratory on Bodega Head. Administered by the University of California, Davis, it is a unit of the University of California Natural Reserve System. Natural hazards of the area include high cliffs, sleeper waves, white sharks, poison oak, Lyme disease, hantavirus, skunks, and mountain lions.

Located at 38.307, -123.066 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Marine reserves of the United States, Protected areas of Sonoma County, California, University of California, Davis

Sonoma Coast State Marine Conservation Area

Sonoma Coast State Marine Conservation Area is a protected area along the coast of northern California, part of the North Central Coast Study Region. It is bounded by the mean high tide line, the 3-fathom depth contour, and several points along 3 miles of coast between Mussel Point and Schoolhouse Beach in Sonoma County. Within this Area, the recreational taking of all marine aquatic plants and some invertebrates is prohibited. Commercial taking of giant kelp and bull kelp is also prohibited.

Located at 38.3492, -123.068 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Protected areas of Sonoma County, California, Marine sanctuaries in California

Bodega Bay Nuclear Power Plant

The Bodega Bay Nuclear Power Plant was proposed but never built. Pacific Gas & Electric planned to build the first commercially viable nuclear power plant in the USA at Bodega Bay, California, a fishing village fifty miles north of San Francisco. The proposal was controversial and conflict with local citizens began in 1958. The proposed plant site was right on the San Andreas fault and close to the region's environmentally sensitive fishing and dairy industries.

Located at 38.3052, -123.059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cancelled nuclear power stations in the United States, Nuclear power plants in California, History of Sonoma County, California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Bodega Head State Marine Reserve & Bodega Head State Marine Conservation Area

Bodega Head State Marine Reserve (SMR) and Bodega Head State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) are two adjoining marine protected areas off Bodega Bay in Sonoma County on California’s north central coast. The combined area of these marine protected areas is 21.64 square miles, with 9.3 square miles in the SMR, and 12.34square miles in the SMCA. Bodega Head SMR prohibits the take of all living marine resources.

Located at 38.335, -123.067 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Protected areas of Sonoma County, California