- Elevation, modelled
- 91 m
- Tallest summit within 19.9 miles
- Chiches 21,104 m · 18.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 11.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:21local time
- Coordinates
- 35.2913, -120.6482
Motel Inn is a historic site in California, at a modelled 91 m. Chiches 2 stands 1,104 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic El Camino Real, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 1.5 miles off.
first motel in the world
Dates from 1925.
Wikidata Q6917183, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Motel Inn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiches 2 | ENE 67° | 1,104 m | 18.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 67° | 1,089 m | 18.0 mi |
| Hi Mountain | E 100° | 969 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lopez Mountain | E 80° | 869 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hi Mountain Potrero | E 98° | 865 m | 12.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 113° | 855 m | 8.9 mi |
| Gay Mountain | E 92° | 850 m | 4.8 mi |
| Tassajera Peak | NNW 334° | 836 m | 7.9 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1National
Overlooks nearby
- Avila Overlook · 9 mi
- The Notch · 9 mi
- Octopus Oak · 9 mi
- Lover's Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Terrace Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cerro San Luis Obispo: 1.9 mi
- Orcutt Knob: 2.1 mi
- Vulture Peak: 2.2 mi
- Cerro San Lucas: 2.6 mi
Museums: 26
- Central Coast Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Dallidet Adobe and Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Robert Hoover Herbarium: 1.0 mi
- History Center of San Luis Obispo County: 1.2 mi
- San Luis Obispo Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
Attractions: 19
- The P: 0.8 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 1.2 mi
- Bubblegum Alley: 1.2 mi
- Cal Poly Architecture Graveyard: 1.7 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Grove: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 16
Beaches: 9
- Pirates Cove: 8.8 mi
- Avila Beach: 9.2 mi
- Olde Port Beach: 9.7 mi
- Olde Port Beach: 9.7 mi
- Fisherman's Beach: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Reservoir Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Big Falls: 8.0 mi
- Little Falls: 9.5 mi
- Little Falls: 9.5 mi
- Islay Falls: 12.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Franklin Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:44 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:15 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- San Luis Obispo · 1 mi
- Avila Beach · 9 mi
- Los Osos · 10 mi
- Pismo Beach · 10 mi
- Arroyo Grande · 12 mi
- Grover Beach · 12 mi
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