Honda, California

Honda, California
Unincorporated community
Detail of Guadalupe quadrangle, 2015
Detail of Guadalupe quadrangle, 2015
Honda, California is located in California
Honda, California
Honda, California
Coordinates: 34°36′56″N 120°38′01″W / 34.61556°N 120.63361°W / 34.61556; -120.63361
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Barbara
Elevation
92 ft (28 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)805 & 820
GNIS feature ID1660767[1]

Honda was a remote and sparsely populated rural district in the vicinity of Cañada Honda Creek in Santa Barbara County, California, United States.[2] The area produced sweet peas[3] and beans,[4] and supported dairy farms.[5] A newspaper account of 1947 stated, "The Jesus Maria rancho, Packard rancho, Bear Creek ranch, Honda section, and a large area in the lower [Lompoc] valley once yielded great crops of cattle and produce and furnished a livelihood for many families."[6] The area is now part of Vandenberg Space Force Base.[7]

  1. ^ "Honda". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Scene of Wreck a Sandy Waste". The Weekly Press. May 16, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "The sweet pea industry". The Lompoc Record. March 13, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Truck Wrecked When Brakes Failed to Hold". The Lompoc Record. December 7, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Reports from the dairies". The Lompoc Record. February 21, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lompoc was founded..." The Lompoc Record. January 2, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  7. ^ Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Program: Environmental Impact Statement. 1998. figure 3.3-3.