California Gazetteer
Reading Rock is a physical feature (pillar) in Humboldt County. The primary coordinates for Reading Rock places it within the CA 95555 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Reading Rock |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Pillar |
| Description: | In the Pacific Ocean, 8 km (5 mi) west-northwest of Mussel Point and 11.2 km (7 mi) northwest of Orick. This portion of the Pacific Ocean is not mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), please see NOAA chart #18600. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named for Major Pierson Barton Reading, who made a landing here in 1849 while exploring the coast seeking the bay into which the Trinity and Klamath Rivers emptied. (US-T121) |
| County: | Humboldt County |
| Latitude: | 41.3401216 |
| Longitude: | -124.1784084 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Reading Rock: Reading Rock.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Reading Rock does not include property ownership information.
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Orick, CA
(7.2 miles ESE) Big Lagoon, CA (12.6 miles S) Klamath, CA (14.8 miles NNE) |
Wautec, CA
(16.4 miles E) Kep el, CA (19.1 miles ESE) Trinidad city, CA (19.6 miles S) |
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Berry Glenn, CA
(7.2 miles ESE) Hoppaw, CA (14.9 miles NNE) Patricks Point, CA (15.1 miles S) |
Klamath Glen, CA
(15.3 miles NE) Camp Klamath, CA (15.4 miles NNE) Requa, CA (15.4 miles NNE) |
