Moss Landing Aerial view of Moss Landing, California Aerial view of Moss Landing, California Moss Landing is positioned in the US Moss Landing - Moss Landing Moss Landing (formerly, Moss) is a census designated place (CDP) in Monterey County, California, United States. Moss Landing is positioned 15 miles (24 km) north-northeast of Monterey, at an altitude of 10 feet (3 m). It is positioned on the shore of Monterey Bay, at the mouth of Elkhorn Slough, and at the head of the Monterey Canyon.

Moss Landing was originally called Moss. The Moss postal service opened in 1895, and changed its name to Moss Landing in 1917. The name honors Charles Moss, who with a partner, assembled a wharf there. The port was a busy whaling port. The earliest culture that left evidence of the Moss Landing Elkhorn Slough region was that of the Ohlone Indians.

This pier where all the boats landed was owned by Moss, so the region became known as Moss Landing. Moss Landing is positioned at 36 48 16 N 121 47 13 W. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the CDP has a total region of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), of which, 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it is territory and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (34.06%) is water.

Moss Landing, 1972 Moss Landing, 1972 The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Moss Landing had a populace of 204.

The ethnic makeup of Moss Landing was 149 (73.0%) White, 7 (3.4%) African American, 1 (0.5%) Native American, 2 (1.0%) Asian, 1 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 30 (14.7%) from other competitions, and 14 (6.9%) from two or more competitions.

The populace was spread out with 32 citizens (15.7%) under the age of 18, 8 citizens (3.9%) aged 18 to 24, 54 citizens (26.5%) aged 25 to 44, 84 citizens (41.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 26 citizens (12.7%) who were 65 years of age or older.

Sea otters at Moss Landing harbor Moss Landing Power Plant Located in Moss Landing is the Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, a multi-campus research facility of the California State University.

The Moss Landing Power Plant is a natural gas plant positioned at the intersection of State Route 1 and Dolan Road.

The Moss Landing Antique Street Fair is held annually on the last Sunday in July and hosts hundreds of antique vendors.

It brings over ten times the populace of Moss Landing to the area. Other affairs include the May opener for modern cod fishing, blessing the fleet May 1, open home at Moss Landing Marine Labs held in April or May, and Nautical Flea Market held in May. Pleasure and commercial boats at the Moss Landing harbor Kayaks at Moss Landing Moss landing is most noted as the gateway to Elkhorn Slough, one of the biggest wetlands in the state.

The small fishing village of Moss Landing lies in the northern part of Monterey County and has various restaurants, arcades, a bed and breakfast, and is homeport to over 600 fishing and pleasure boats. Moss Landing Harbor District berths over 600 boats: including 350 fishing boats, 200 pleasure craft, 30 research vessels, and a half dozen tour and charter boats.

Moss Landing provides access to state and federal protected lands, including surfing destination Moss Landing State Beach, Salinas River State Beach, Zmudowski State Beach, Moss Landing Wildlife Area, and the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moss Landing, California Climate Summary for Moss Landing, California "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Moss Landing CDP".

"Moss Landing CHamber of Commerce".

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