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Original Site of Mission de La Purísima Concepción de María Santísima

Original Site of Mission de La Purísima Concepción de María Santísima from directly overhead

Original Site of Mission de La Purísima Concepción de María Santísima is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 47 m. Lookout Mountain stands 1,044 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Church ruins, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

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THE RUINS AT THIS SITE ARE PART OF THE ORIGINAL MISSION LA PURISIMA, FOUNDED BY PADRE FERMIN DE LASUEN ON DECEMBER 8, 1787, AS THE 11TH IN THE CHAIN OF SPANISH MISSIONS IN CALIFORNIA. THE MISSION WAS DESTROYED BY EARTHQUAKE ON DECEMBER 21, 1812; THE...
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Coordinates34.63147, -120.45551
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Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Centennial Square: 0.4 mi
  • Anderson Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
  • Beattie Park: 0.7 mi
  • J.M. Park: 0.8 mi
  • Ryon Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 23
  • La Tinta Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Sudden Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Oak Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Tranquillon Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Round Hill: 8.0 mi
Museums: 19
Picnic sites: 10
  • Lakeside Terrace: 18.8 mi
  • Area 3: 18.8 mi
  • Area 9: 18.8 mi
  • Area 1: 18.8 mi
  • Area 7: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 8
Beaches: 8
Attractions: 6
  • The Little Mermaid Fountain: 18.2 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch: 22.0 mi
  • Michael Jackson's Neverlandland Ranch Gatehouse: 22.0 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Park: 22.3 mi
  • Neverland Ranch Zoo: 22.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Sulphur Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Las Animas Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Willow Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Monjas Spring: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Giant Troll Lulu Hyggelig: 17.8 mi
  • Hans Christian Andersen: 18.1 mi
  • Junípero Serra: 18.3 mi
  • Gruta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe: 18.3 mi
  • St Francis: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Original Site of Mission de La Purísima Concepción de María Santísima. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainENE1,044 m24.3 mi
Tepusquet PeakNE982 m24.6 mi
Bone MountainNE854 m24.4 mi
Bald MountainESE796 m21.9 mi
Gaviota PeakESE747 m17.1 mi
Sudden PeakSSW643 m5.2 mi
Tranquillon MountainWSW628 m6.8 mi
Oak MountainSSW612 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:4119:14
June solstice05:5019:4120:19
September equinox06:5118:2719:00
December solstice07:0616:1716:56

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545557586062646565635853
Precip in3.33.72.80.90.30.10.00.00.00.71.22.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lompoc, 2 mi away.

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/13903907976

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