title: Brainard, California
text: # Brainard, California
  
  40°48′43″N 124°06′37″W﻿ / ﻿40.81194°N 124.11028°W﻿ / 40.81194; -124.11028
  
  Brainard is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located on the Northwestern Pacific Railroad 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of Arcata, at an elevation of 7 feet (2 m).
  
  