Lobitos, California

Lobitos (Spanish for "Little wolves") is a populated place in San Mateo County, just east of State Route 1 and south of Half Moon Bay and the ghost town of Purissima. It is 165 feet (50.3 m) above sea level.[1]

Lobitos, California
Populated place
Lobitos, California is located in California
Lobitos, California
Lobitos, California
Location within the state of California
Lobitos, California is located in the United States
Lobitos, California
Lobitos, California
Lobitos, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°22′59″N 122°23′57″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Mateo
Elevation
165 ft (50 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Lobitos as located on a 1961 USGS map
Early planning of rail stops included a station or flag stop at Lobitos near the Tunitas community

Name

Lobitos means 'little wolves', a nickname for 'otters' in Spanish. It was originally named "Tunitas".[2]

History

The Ocean Shore Railroad, which operated between San Francisco and Tunitas Creek from 1907 to 1920, passed near the village. There was apparently no station in Lobitos.[3] Highway 1 originally passed through Lobitos; it was later rerouted to the west of the village, closely following the old railroad route.

Today, the portion of the former state highway through Lobitos has become Verde Road. The Lobitos Creek Cut-Off connects the village with Tunitas Creek Road, which runs between Highway 1 and State Route 35 (Skyline Boulevard).

References
  1. Lobitos, California: Lobitos, California Latitude and Longitude
  2. http://bard.wr.usgs.gov/historical/jpg/halfmoonbay1940a.jpg; http://bard.wr.usgs.gov/historical/jpg/halfmoonbay1961a.jpg
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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