Coyote Wells, California Explained
32.7386°N -115.9675°W
| Coyote Wells |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | California |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
| Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | California |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Imperial County |
| Coordinates: | 32.7386°N -115.9675°W |
| Elevation M: | 91 |
| Elevation Ft: | 299 |
| Population Est: | 1409 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 1998 |
Coyote Wells is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California. It is located on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway 24miles west of El Centro, at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m).
There is a petrified forest in and around Yuha wash, about southwest of Coyote Wells.[1]
Coyote Wells Landing Fields
During World War II the US Navy built two airstrips at Coyote Wells to support NAS San Diego.[2]
- North Coyote Wells Naval Outlying Landing Field also called Booming Naval Outlying Landing Field was a 2,600 feet runway. North Coyote Wells Naval Outlying Landing Field was 13 miles northeast of Coyote Wells. Just north of the airstrip was a bombing target. Landing Field was used as an Emergency Landing Field. Site was abandoned in 1949. No trace of airstrips remains.(32.93, -115.88)[3] [4]
- Soth Coyote Wells Naval Outlying Landing Field was 3 miles east of Coyote Wells built in 1938. The site had three 2,500 feet unpaved runways for Emergency Landing at an elevation of 300 feet. Site was sold in 1956. No trace of airstrips remains.(32.74, -115.96)[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Rensch, Hero Eugene . Historic Spots in California: The Southern Counties . Rensch . Ethel Grace . Stanford University Press . 1932 . Stanford, Calif. . 3 . en-us.
- http://www.militarymuseum.org/NOLFNortCoyoteWells.html Coyote Wells Landing Field
- http://www.militarymuseum.org/NOLFNortCoyoteWells.html North Coyote Wells Naval Outlying Landing Field
- https://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/CA/Airfields_CA_ElCentro.htm#ncoyete Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: California: El Centro area
- https://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman/CA/Airfields_CA_ElCentro.htm#scoyote Coyote Wells South Field
