Distance = Distance from shore in nautical miles. The CalCOFI database includes a calculated distance-from-shore value used primarily for vertical section plots published in the hydrographic data reports. CalCOFI line coastline intercepts, digitized from Google maps, are tabulated below; the latitudes and longitudes are the origins (zero starting point) for vertical section plots.

Line Sta (if calculated) Latitude N Longitude W
 93.3, 93  26.2  32.978982  -117.272386
 90.0  27.6  33.497430  -117.741800
 86.7, 87  32.1  33.917500  -118.430800
 83.3, 83  39.1  34.273350  -119.308200
 80.0  50.3  34.474500  -120.476500
 76.7, 77  47.23  35.148000  -120.653000
 73.3, 73  49.6  35.653333  -121.221667
 70.0  50.9  36.196667  -121.723333
 66.7, 67  46.9  36.903333  -121.845000
 63.3, 63  49.3  37.398333  -122.425000
 60.0  49.0  37.988333  -122.815000

Basic Source Code (translated from F77 Fortran)

Public Static Sub OLDDS(LAT1!, Lon1!, D!, Liine$)
'C
'C -- ROUTINE TO RETURN DISTANCE IN NAUTICAL MILES GIVEN TWO POSITIONS
'C    IN DECIMAL DEGREES.  USES A METHOD THAT WILL MATCH THE RESULTS
'C    PRODUCED IN THE OLD VERTICAL SECTION PROGRAM.
'C
'C  -> LAT0  -- LATITUDE OF FIRST POINT. (DECIMAL DEGREES. SOUTH NEGATIVE.)
'C  -> LON0  -- LONGITUDE OF FIRST POINT. (WEST NEGATIVE)
'C  -> LAT1  -- LAT. OF SECOND POINT.
'C  -> LON1  -- LONG. OF SECOND POINT.
'C  <- D     -- DISTANCE (NAUTICAL MILES) BETWEEN POINTS.
'C
  Dim COSD#
'      Real LAT1, LON1, LAT2, LON2, D
'      Real L, DLO, COSD, PI, F, A
      PI# = 3.141592654
      F# = PI# / 180
'C
'      INTRINSIC COS,ABS,SQRT
'C
      'COSD#(A#) = Cos(A# * F#)
      If frmSelData.txtDataIn(6) = "" Then
        LineIn! = (Val(Liine$))
      Else
        LineIn! = Val(frmSelData.txtDataIn(6))
      End If
      D! = 0
      Dist2Orig$ = ""
190
    Select Case CInt(LineIn!)
    Case 93, 94 ', 93.3
            Lat0! = 32.969    '93.3 26.2 Google projection 2010; old value 32.95298 from Ralf & Nav Program
            Lon0! = -117.2696 'Google projection 2010; old value -117.2664
    Case 90, 91
            Lat0! = 33.49743   '90.0 27.6  Google checked 2010    '4969634422
            Lon0! = -117.7418      '745017037
    Case 87, 86 ', 86.7
            Lat0! = 33.9175    '86.7 32.1 Google projection 2010; old .89568      '918195424
            Lon0! = -118.4308  'Google projection 2010; old .419      '431669307
    Case 83, 84  ', 83.3
            Lat0! = 34.27335    '83.3 39.1  Google checked 2010  '2739356345
            Lon0! = -119.3082     '310048755
    Case 80, 79
            Lat0! = 34.4745     '80.0 50.3 Google projection 2010; old .4631       '4823190269
            Lon0! = -120.4765   'Google projection 2010; old .4739     '485679527
    Case 77, 76  ', 76.7
            Lat0! = 35.148     '76.7 47.23  Google checked 2010  '1446809515
            Lon0! = -120.653     '650653673
    Case 73  ', 73.3
            Lat0! = 35.6533333333
            Lon0! = -121.221666667
    Case 70
            Lat0! = 36.1966666667
            Lon0! = -121.723333333
    Case 67  ', 66.7
            Lat0! = 36.9033333333
            Lon0! = -121.845
    Case 63
            Lat0! = 37.3983333333
            Lon0! = -122.425
    Case 60  ', 57.8, 57.9
            Lat0! = 37.9883333333
            Lon0! = -122.815
    Case Else
     Select Case LineIn!
      Case 91.7, 91.6, 91.8, 92
            Lat0! = 33.25773      'from Ralf & Nav Program
            Lon0! = -117.4385
      Case 88.5, 88.6, 88.4, 88
            Lat0! = 33.69985      'from Ralf & Nav Program
            Lon0! = -118.0522
      Case 85.4, 85.5, 85.6
            Lat0! = 34.01588      'from Ralf & Nav Program
            Lon0! = -118.8243
      Case 82, 81.9, 82.1
            Lat0! = 34.435        'from Ralf & Nav Program
            Lon0! = -119.955
      Case 81.7, 81.8, 81
            Lat0! = 34.4174       'from Ralf & Nav Program
            Lon0! = -119.8033
      Case 78.5, 78.4, 78.6
            Lat0! = 34.77699      'from Ralf & Nav Program
            Lon0! = -120.6302
      Case Else
        If LineIn! <> Val(Liine$) And LineIn! <> Val(StndL$) Then
          LineIn! = Val(StndL$)
          GoTo 190
        Else
          Exit Sub
        End If
      End Select
  End Select
'C
      Lon0! = Lon0! * -1
      L! = Abs(LAT1! - Lat0!)
      DLO! = Abs(Lon1! - Lon0!)
      If (DLO! > 180) Then DLO! = 360 - DLO!
'C
      L! = L! * 60
      DLO! = DLO! * 60
      DLO! = DLO! * Cos(F# * ((Lat0! + LAT1!) / 2))
      D! = (Sqr(L! * L! + DLO! * DLO!)) * -1
      Dist2Orig$ = Format(D!, "#0.00")
      If D! = 0 Then Dist2Orig$ = ""

End Sub