Philo, California
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Philo is an unincorporated town in Anderson Valley located in western Mendocino County, California. As of the 2000 census, Philo had a population of approximately 1,000. Located along Indian Creek as it flows into Anderson Creek, Philo is the home of KZYX [1], the local public radio station. Two small specialty lumber mills in Philo are all that remains of a once vigorous timber economy in Anderson Valley. Philo is the heart of the Anderson Valley wine region. (See Anderson Valley for a list of the region's winemakers.)
[edit] Geography
Philo is located at geographical coordinates 39° 4′ 1″ North, 123° 26′ 37″ West (39.066830, -123.443512).
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
Incorporated places: Ukiah (County seat) • Fort Bragg • Point Arena • Willits
Census-designated places: Covelo • Laytonville • Mendocino • Talmage
Other unincorporated communities
Albion • Boonville • Calpella • Caspar • Elk • Gualala • Hopland • Little River • Philo • Redwood Valley • Potter Valley
State parks
Caspar Headlands • Greenwood Beach • Hendy Woods • Jug Handle • MacKerricher • Maillard Redwoods • Manchester • Mendocino Headlands • Mendocino Woodlands • Montgomory Woods • Navarro River Redwoods • Point Cabrillo • Russian Gulch • Schooner Gulch • Sinkyone Wilderness • Smithe Redwoods • Standish-Hickey • Standley • Van Damme • Westport Union Landing
 |
This Mendocino County, California-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
