Lincoln, England home to the University of Lincoln and Bishop Grosseteste University, and to Lincoln City Football Club. The earliest origins of Lincoln can be traced to the remains of an Iron Age settlement of round wooden dwellings (which were discovered by archaeologists in 1972) that have been dated to the 1st century BC. This settlement was built by a deep pool (the modern Brayford Pool) in the River Witham at the foot of a large hill (on which the Normans later built Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln Castle). The origins of the name Lincoln may come from this period, when the settlement
Lincoln City, Oregon Pacific Ocean. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Lincoln City is home to one of the world's shortest rivers, the D River, connecting Devil's Lake with the Pacific Ocean. The average low temperature in December, the coldest month, is , and in August, the warmest month, the average high is . The driest month on average is July, with December the wettest. The average annual precipitation is . The average July afternoon humidity is 75%, and the average January afternoon humidity is 84%. As