Loch Lomond, California
Loch Lomond, California | |
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 Loch Lomond in September 2023. | |
  Loch Lomond, California Location in California  Loch Lomond, California Loch Lomond, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°51′48″N 122°43′10″W / 38.86333°N 122.71944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lake County |
| Elevation | 2,818 ft (859 m) |
Loch Lomond is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 2,818 feet (859 m).[1] It is located on State Route 175 north of the village of Cobb; 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of Whispering Pines.[2] The ZIP code is 95461, which is shared with Middletown. Unofficially, and perhaps incorrectly, 95426, which belongs to neighboring Cobb, California is often used.[3] The community is inside area code 707.
Description
[edit]Loch Lomond is a small mountain resort with a population of 420 and was called "Little Italy" many years ago. Private resorts such as Italian Village and Biggi's Family Club still thrive with summer activities. Visitors will find lodging, a private campground, plus a grocery store with deli, mailing services, Roadhouse restaurant and bar as well as Giovanni's coffee shop nearby. The village also has a community swimming pool which is the oldest continually operating Olympic sized pool in California.
On the west side of the highway is the Loch Lomond Vernal Pool Ecological Reserve, a vernal pond managed by the California Fish and Game.
Government
[edit]In the California State Legislature, Loch Lomond is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire, and in the 4th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry.[4]
In the United States House of Representatives, Loch Lomond is in California's 5th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom McClintock.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loch Lomond, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 96. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Official Lake County Tourism Site Archived 2014-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Shows examples of Loch Lomond addresses. Retrieved May 26, 2014
- ^ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "California's 5th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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