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City	Moss Landing
State	California (CA)
County	Monterey
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	36.8044
Longitude	-121.786895
Population	45
Density	33.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	95039
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Salinas
School District	North Monterey County Unified School District

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About Moss Landing, California

Moss Landing is a locality in Monterey County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 45. The population density is 33.4 people per km². Moss Landing is located at 36.8044°N, 121.7869°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95039.

Moss Landing marks the point where the Inner Channel spills its brackish weight into the salt-heavy air of the Pacific. It lies 6.8 miles west-northwest of Prunedale, CA (from Prunedale, CA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-southwest of Watsonville. Salt-crusted pilings lean into the currents of Moss Landing Harbor, while the horizon is defined by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges that catch the last of the fading light. Beyond the immediate docks, the landscape softens into the quiet, reed-fringed waters of McClusky Slough, a freshwater sanctuary two miles inland from the chaotic energy of the tides. To the north, the low silhouette of Pauls Island rises from the marsh, a solitary anchor amidst the rhythmic pulse of the ocean that defines this border between land and deep water. Industrial remnants stand as stark, vertical sentinels over a landscape governed by the ebb and flow of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Moss Landing has evolved from a nineteenth-century shipping point into an intersection of rugged maritime commerce and ecological preservation, where research vessels and fishing trawlers share the slips with kayaks drifting toward the nearby Paradise Canyon. The local economy persists in this duality, balancing the quiet labor of the sea with the scientific scrutiny of the underwater canyons that drop off just offshore. Life here follows the fog, which rolls in with a damp, cooling persistence, muting the sharp edges of the power plant and turning the morning light into a pale, silver wash over the docks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.2 mi, 257° W
Moss Landing State Beach (State Park) — 0.3 mi, 333° NW
Elkhorn Slough (Local Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 182° S
Shakespeare Society of America (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 170° S
Moss Landing Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 015° N
Salinas River State Beach (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 195° S
Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 036° NE
Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.8 mi, 064° NE
Elkhorn Slough / Sandholdt - ESF (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 359° N
Sea otters (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 056° NE
Motorcycle from license plates (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 025° NE
Parsons Slough Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 085° E
Giant artichoke (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 147° SE
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.9 mi, 194° S · 1,131 acres
Campfire Center (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 338° N
Watsonville Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 013° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ca (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.5 mi, 353° N · 198 acres
Watsonville Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.5 mi, 013° N
Yermo Aranda (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 012° N
William H Volck Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 014° N
Pajaro Valley Historical Association (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 015° N
Crystal Bay Farm (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 342° N
Century 14 Northridge Mall (Cinema) — 9.3 mi, 131° SE
Boronda History Center (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 140° SE
Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 102° E
Agricultural History Project Center and Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 016° N
First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 336° NW
Fort Ord National Monument (National Monument) — 11.0 mi, 171° S · 15k acres
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 131° SE
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 14.2 mi, 207° SW · 8,946 acres

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