Panoche, California
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The unincorporated community of Panoche, California is located in the southern, rural part of San Benito County along Panoche Road. The community is about 2.7 driving miles east of County Route J1. The county seat, Hollister, is roughly 35 miles straight-line distance. The Fresno County line is about 3.7 miles distant to the northeast. The area encompassed by San Benito County continues just over 20 miles further south where the south extent meets Fresno and Monterey counties. [1]
The US Geological Survey feature ID is 252760 and the NAD27 latitude and longitude are listed as . Elevation is shown as 1,220 feet AMSL.[2]
The Panoche Inn is one of few area landmarks. The bar and restaurant is busy with motorcycle enthusiasts on weekends in sunny weather. Some customers camp at Mercey Hot Springs or ride off-road vehicles at a nearby Bureau of Land Management tract. On the drive from Interstate 5, motorists will pass Little Panoche Reservoir: about 12.6 straight-line miles distant at 7.6 degrees off true north.
In history, the area is famous for mining. Some parts of the area have naturally-occurring asbestos in the soils. Cattle are grazed over much of the area today.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Panoche, California, 7.5-minute quadrangle, US Geological Survey, (1969).
- ^ National Geographic Names Database, US Geological Survey, March, 1998.
[edit] External links
- BLM Panoche and Tumey Hills areas.
- Panoche Inn
- Maps and aerial photos
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, or WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
