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Manta, a attraction in California
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Manta is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Silverdome II stands 970 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Flamingos, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Manta is a steel launched roller coaster at SeaWorld in San Diego, California, United States. The ride was manufactured by MACK Rides and opened to the public on May 26, 2012. It utilizes the same ride system that was used in Blue Fire which opened in 2009 at Europa-Park.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q1891206, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.76654, -117.22724
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Flamingos: 0.0 mi
  • Bat Rays Pool: 0.0 mi
  • Flippers, Facts, and Fun: 0.0 mi
  • Manta - Entrance: 0.0 mi
  • Sea Lion Point: 0.0 mi
Parks
  • Fiesta Island Dog Park: 0.5 mi
  • Sunset Point - Mission Bay Park: 0.6 mi
  • Vacation Isle: 0.7 mi
  • Ski Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Famosa Slough: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Gardens: 59
Peaks: 59
  • La Jolla Mesa: 4.6 mi
  • Marston Point: 4.8 mi
  • Soledad Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Red Butte: 10.7 mi
  • South Fortuna Mountain: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 24
Nature reserves: 22
Cliffs: 22
  • Sunset Cliffs: 2.8 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.3 mi
  • Swordfish Point: 3.4 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 3.8 mi
  • Sunset Cliffs: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Africa Rocks Waterfall: 4.8 mi
  • Lower Adobe Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Adobe Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Los Penasquitos Waterfall: 11.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Dog Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 15.2 mi
  • La Honda Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Rock Haven Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Ridgetop Picnic Site: 22.2 mi
  • Tree Lake Picnic Area No. 3: 23.4 mi
  • Ray Love Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • El Arroyo Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Manta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Silverdome IIENE 65°970.36 m24.6 mi
Woodson MountainNE 42°878 m22.4 mi
Sycuan PeakE 92°840 m24.5 mi
North Iron MountainNE 45°824 m22.0 mi
Iron MountainNE 48°818 m21.2 mi
Ramona Overlook PeakNE 46°802 m22.1 mi
Middle SummitNE 47°790 m21.8 mi
San Miguel MountainESE 106°782 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2819:01
June solstice05:4219:2420:01
September equinox06:3818:1518:47
December solstice06:4816:1016:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555658606264687068655955
Precip in2.32.51.40.60.30.00.10.00.20.60.71.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Diego Seaworld, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/287211122

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