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Bixby Bridge, 11 miles north of Big Sur Village. Iconic bridge built in 1933. One of the most photographed in the world because of its location within such beautiful scenery. Henry Miller Memorial Library, Highway 1, a quarter mile south of Nepenthe Restaurant, 831-667-2574, Wi-Fi internet access. Read More »

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Islands in Monterey County, California

Square Black Rock, 4 km (3 miles)
McWay Rocks, 8 km (5 miles)
Lopez Rock, 10 km (6 miles)
Franciscan Rocks, 27 km (17 miles)
Whaleboat Rock, 31 km (19 miles)

Mountains in Monterey County, California

Anderson Peak, 8 km (5 miles)
Michaels Hill, 12 km (7 miles)
Mount Olmstead, 15 km (9 miles)
The Mesa, 18 km (11 miles)
South Ventana Cone, 19 km (12 miles)
Junipero Serra Peak, 19 km (12 miles)
Island Mountain, 20 km (12 miles)
Ventana Cone, 20 km (13 miles)
Ventana Double Cone, 23 km (14 miles)
Manuel Peak, 23 km (14 miles)
Bear Mountain, 23 km (14 miles)
Miller Mountain, 24 km (15 miles)
Elephant Mountain, 28 km (17 miles)
Sugarloaf, 29 km (18 miles)
Sur Hill, 30 km (19 miles)
False Sur, 31 km (19 miles)
Buckeye Hill, 32 km (20 miles)
Red Hill, 33 km (20 miles)
Alder Peak, 34 km (21 miles)
Three Peaks, 41 km (25 miles)
Thorndyke Top, 41 km (26 miles)
Burro Mountain, 41 km (26 miles)
Mount Mars, 42 km (26 miles)
Mesa Coyote, 44 km (27 miles)
Bald Top, 47 km (29 miles)
Jones Mountain, 47 km (29 miles)

Monterey County, California

Milpitas Reservoir Dam, 29 km (18 miles)
Los Padres 642-004 Dam, 31 km (19 miles)
Los Padres Dam, 31 km (19 miles)
Engineer Dam, 36 km (23 miles)
Oat Hill Reservoir Dam, 39 km (24 miles)
El Piojo Reservoir Dam, 48 km (30 miles)

Churches in Monterey County, California

Mission San Antonia de Padua, 35 km (22 miles)

Islands in San Luis Obispo County, California

La Cruz Rock, 53 km (33 miles)

Streams in Monterey County, California

Big Creek, 5 km (3 miles)
Partington Creek, 10 km (6 miles)
Tan Oak Creek, 10 km (6 miles)
Shovel Handle Creek, 11 km (7 miles)
Tassajara Creek, 17 km (10 miles)
Carrizo Creek, 17 km (11 miles)
Terrace Creek, 18 km (11 miles)
Danish Creek, 30 km (18 miles)

Monterey County, California

Pelon Campground, 7 km (4 miles)
Tan Oak Camp, 10 km (6 miles)
Tassajara Creek Campground, 15 km (9 miles)
Sykes Camp, 17 km (10 miles)
The Indian, 17 km (11 miles)
Carrizo Springs Rustic Campsite, 17 km (11 miles)
Terrace Creek Camp, 18 km (11 miles)
The Caves, 19 km (12 miles)
White Valley Campground, 24 km (15 miles)
White Valley Campground, 24 km (15 miles)
Sulphur Springs Camp, 27 km (17 miles)
Sulpher Springs Camp, 27 km (17 miles)
Carmel River Camp, 27 km (17 miles)
Sycamore Flat Campground, 29 km (18 miles)
Danish Creek Recreation Site, 31 km (19 miles)
Sur Breakers, 31 km (19 miles)
Los Burros Mine, 34 km (21 miles)
Three Peaks Campground, 41 km (25 miles)

Bays in Monterey County, California

Partington Cove, 10 km (6 miles)

Valleys in Monterey County, California

Partington Canyon, 10 km (6 miles)
Castro Canyon, 16 km (10 miles)
Sycamore Canyon, 22 km (14 miles)
Swiss Canyon, 29 km (18 miles)
Davis Canyon, 45 km (28 miles)

Capes in Monterey County, California

Partington Point, 10 km (6 miles)

Ridges in Monterey County, California

Partington Ridge, 12 km (7 miles)

Springs in Monterey County, California

Carrals Spring, 20 km (12 miles)

Bars in Monterey County, California

Tide Rock, 21 km (13 miles)
Sur Rock, 31 km (19 miles)
White Rock Number Two, 39 km (24 miles)

Gaps in Monterey County, California

Cherry Thicket, 26 km (16 miles)

Schools in Monterey County, California

Captain Cooper Elementary School, 27 km (17 miles)
Tassajara School (historical), 32 km (20 miles)

Interesting Places on the Map

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Al Madmun in Muhafazat al Jawf, Yemen
Cerro Carrizo, a hill in Provincia de Mendoza, Argentina
Chak Twenty-Five-Ten R in Punjab, Pakistan
Cherokee School, a school in Marshall County, Alabama
Commune de Taibet in Wilaya de Ouargla, Algeria
Desa Gondangsari in Central Java, Indonesia
Ejido Piedritas in Coahuila, Mexico
Felcite Lake, a lake in Ontario
Ferrum Elementary School, a school in Franklin County, Virginia
Hashahzini in Muhafazat as Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Hutchinson Fire Department Station 5, a building in Reno County, Kansas
Joe Bird Brook, a stream in Nova Scotia
Johnson Branch, a stream in Hardin County, Tennessee
Karasle, a pond in Gobolka Gedo, Somalia
Karimabad in Ostan-e Sistan va Baluchestan, Iran
Kruplyany in Brestskaya Voblasts', Belarus

Kuh-e Eshanshin, a mountain in Ostan-e Kerman, Iran
Luoyuan in Fujian, China
Maid of the Mist Creek, a stream in Gallatin County, Montana
Makrampur in Sothiyan, Siraha, Sagarmatha Zone, Eastern Region, Nepal
Minerva Volunteer Fire Department, a building in Milam County, Texas
Monte Canhane, a hill in Provincia de Niassa, Mozambique
Namawn in Shan State, Myanmar
Nyawera in Eastern Province, Rwanda
Ogong-ni in South Korea
Ojala in Benue State, Nigeria
Palmarito Rojas in Departamento de Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Poddo in South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Purunta in Departamento de Arequipa, Peru
Semenovka in Tomskaya Oblast', Russia
Stupino in Astrakhanskaya Oblast', Russia

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