"The name may be a reference to Carmel-by-the-Sea in California, USA." I doubt it's referencing that place exactly, there's loads of place names with by-the-sea in them in the UK for example, and I'm guessing many in the US as well.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ilovemrdoe25938 (talk · contr).
By-the-sea Reference[]
Just based on a cursory search, here are some other places with "by-the-sea" in their names: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newbiggin-by-the-Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltburn-by-the-Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester-by-the-Sea,_Massachusetts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmel-by-the-Sea,_California There's absolutely zero evidence that a Goblin coastal town is a reference to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea from ASOIAF. Especially since nothing in the town or the questline bears any resemblance to anything that happens in any of the books or media revolving around that location. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Sixheadeddog1 (talk · contr).