If Calif. is split in just two, Monterrey is Northern Calif.
Paladin2,vette6387,tinamina,
Hi guys, to answer you
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May 16, 2018 at 7:06:38 PM PDT · 21 of 57
Paladin2 to ifinnegan
If Calif. is split in just two, Monterrey is Northern Calif.
May 16, 2018 at 7:09:35 PM PDT · 23 of 57
vette6387 to ifinnegan
“Monterey County is not northern California.”
I beg to differ! It is only 60 miles south of San Jose! On the Pacific Coast, the demarkation between the north and south is the tunnel through the coastal hills south of Solvang. San Luis Obispo is considered the Central Coast. SLO is nearly 100 miles south of Monterey.
May 16, 2018 at 7:09:42 PM PDT · 24 of 57
tinamina to ifinnegan
Where is Monterey then?
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I’ve lived in California my whole life, in Southern (LA area), Northern (Bay area) and Central California (Monterey Bay Area). So I’ve got all perspectives.
Monterey is central. Part of what’s called Central Coast. All of the central coast is actually geographically in the southern half of the state.
The northern border of CA is the 42nd parallel. The most southern latitude is 32° 30’ (32.5). That’s 9.5 degree total of latitude.
The middle is 37.25.
Monterey is in the southern half at 36.6.
If you know these cities, Pescadero, Gustine and North Fork are close to the latitudinal midline.
The Bay Area is of course called Northern California, even though it’s really right about in the middle. San Jose to me is the beginning of a Northern California. Santa Cruz and lower begins Central coast. Some say that goes all the way down to and includes Ventura county. I’m ok with considering Ventura SoCal, but that’s another discussion.
As for Solvang and the tunnel, I never ever heard that as the demarcation line of north/south. Solvang is at about 34.6 latitude. If that is halfway, it’s strange math because rather than being 50% of the distance from bottom to top it’s about 22% of it. That would make Northern California be comprised of 78% of California, latitude-wise.