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Trinidad Bay and Lighthouse
Trinidad, California, USA
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...a day of sublime weather before the rainy months set in.

Originally this natural bay was home to the Yurok village of Tsurai (Cher-Ae). Named "Trinidad" in 1775 by Spanish explorers, the bay and locale have since been subject to fur trade, a whaling port, a logging town and a quarry source.

The area currently hosts a bedroom and small fishing community as well as scenic tourism and the Cher-Ae Heights Casino. Also, Trinidad Head is the location of one of the few United States climate baseline observatories from which climate change is monitored.

The lighthouse in the panorama is a 1948 replica of the actual Trinidad Head lighthouse built in 1871 which is still in use at the Coast Guard station.

Location Map Geographic Coordinates:
Latitude: 41° 3' 29.95" N
Longitude: 124° 8' 35.52" W
Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.

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Time/Date:
October 17, 2005

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