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Descanso is a small unincorporated town east of San Diego, California of about 2,000 residents. The community is named after the Spanish word "Descanso", meaning a place of rest. At a 3,450 feet elevation it is located at the south entrance to Cuyamaca Rancho State Park and also borders Cleveland National Forest to the west and east. In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ...
Nickname: Americas Finest City Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 - Mayor Jerry Sanders - City Attorney Michael Aguirre - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna...
Flowers marking the site of a fatal crash Roadside memorials are sometimes erected at the site of a fatal road crash. ...
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park is a state park located forty miles east of San Diego, California in the Peninsular Range. ...
The Cleveland National Forest encompasses most of the Santa Ana Mountains of Southern California. ...
The area was heavily threated by the 2003 Cedar Fire. The community is comprised of many small ranches and newer homes of San Diego commuters. Horseback riding and hiking are a frequent pastime's due to the close approximatey to San Diego's back country recreation areas. Its is approximately a 50 minute commute from downtown San Diego. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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Local Attractions
Local Attractions include the Laguna Mountains[1] Viejas Casino[2] Lake Cuyamaca[3] Lake Morena[4] Pacific Southwest Railway Museum[5]. The Laguna Mountains are a section of the Peninsular Ranges in eastern San Diego County. ...
The Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, located near Campo, California, is a heritage railway dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of railroads as they existed in the Pacific Southwest. ...
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Local Church's Chapel of the Hills Methodist Church [12]
External links - Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 32.852778° -116.615833°
Cities Population over 100,000: San Diego (County seat) • Chula Vista • Oceanside • Escondido Population 50,000 – 100,000: Carlsbad • El Cajon • Encinitas • La Mesa • National City • San Marcos • Santee • Vista Population under 50,000: Coronado • Del Mar • Imperial Beach •Lemon Grove • Poway • Solana Beach Census-designated places Alpine • Bonita • Bonsall • Borrego Springs • Bostonia • Camp Pendleton North • Camp Pendleton South • Casa de Oro-Mount Helix • Crest • Fairbanks Ranch • Fallbrook • Granite Hills • Harbison Canyon • Hidden Meadows • Jamul • Julian • La Presa • Lake San Marcos • Lakeside • Pine Valley • Rainbow • Ramona • Rancho San Diego • Rancho Santa Fe • San Diego Country Estates • Spring Valley • Valley Center • Winter Gardens Other unincorporated communities 4S Ranch • Boulevard • Campo • Descanso • Dulzura • Jacumba • Jesmond Dene • Lincoln Acres • Ocotillo Wells • Pala • Santa Ysabel Colleges and Universities Colleges & Universities: California State University, San Marcos • Point Loma Nazarene University • National University • Alliant International University • San Diego State University • University of California, San Diego • University of San Diego Two-Year and Community Colleges: MiraCosta College • Palomar College • San Diego City College • San Diego Mesa College • San Diego Miramar College • Grossmont College • Cuyamaca College • Southwestern College State Parks Anza-Borrego Desert State Park • San Onofre State Park • Torrey Pines State Park Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, along its border with Mexico. ...
Nickname: Americas Finest City Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Founded July 16, 1769 Incorporated March 27, 1850 - Mayor Jerry Sanders - City Attorney Michael Aguirre - City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna...
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Location of Chula Vista within San Diego County, California. ...
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For the album by J.J. Cale and Eric Clapton, see The Road to Escondido Escondido is a city located in northern San Diego County, California just north of San Diego, California, USA. The name means hidden in Spanish-- it occupies a shallow valley ringed by rocky hills. ...
Location of Carlsbad within San Diego County, California. ...
El Cajon (pronounced el ka-HONE) is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
Location of Encinitas within San Diego County, California. ...
La Mesa is a city located in San Diego County, California. ...
National City is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
San Marcos is a city located in the northern portion of San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 54,977. ...
Santee is a city located in San Diego County, California. ...
Vista is a city located in northern San Diego County, California. ...
Flag of Coronado Coronado is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
Del Mar is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
View of the Pacific Ocean from Imperial Beach Imperial Beach is a city located in San Diego County, California. ...
Lemon Grove is a city located in San Diego County, California. ...
Coordinates: Country United States of America State California County San Diego Incorporated December 1, 1980 Government type Council-Manager - Mayor Mickey Cafagna - City Manager Rod Gould Elevation 157 m (515 ft) Population (2005)[1] - City 48,476 Time zone PST (UTC-8) - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7) Website: http://www. ...
Solana Beach is a city located in San Diego County, California. ...
A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...
Alpine is an unincorporated town located in San Diego County, California. ...
View east from Bonita Downs toward Mount Miguel. ...
Bonsall is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Borrego Springs is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Bostonia is a neighborhood in northeast El Cajon, San Diego County, California, United States. ...
Camp Pendleton North is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Camp Pendleton South is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Casa de Oro-Mount Helix is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Crest is an unincorporated community located in San Diego County, California. ...
Fairbanks Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
Fallbrook is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern San Diego County, California. ...
Granite Hills is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Harbison Canyon is an unincorporated community located in San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the census-designated place had a total population of 3,645. ...
Hidden Meadows is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Jamul is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Julian community limit Julian is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, in the United States. ...
La Presa is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Lake San Marcos is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 4,138. ...
Lakeside is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Pine Valley is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Rainbow is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Ramona is an unincorporated town located in San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the census-designated place had a total population of 15,691. ...
Rancho San Diego is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Rancho Santa Fe is an unincorporated census-designated place in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
San Diego Country Estates is a census-designated place and town in San Diego County, California, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 9,262. ...
Spring Valley is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
Valley Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
Winter Gardens is a census-designated place located in San Diego County, California. ...
In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ...
4S Ranch is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
Boulevard is a town in San Diego County, California. ...
Campo is a town located in San Diego County, California with a population of 3,251. ...
Dulzura, California is located 25 miles ESE of San Diego, about 10 miles north of the Mexican border. ...
Jacumba (pronounced ha-COOM-ba) is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California, United States. ...
Lincoln Acres is an unincorporated area of San Diego County. ...
Located in San Diego County, the community of Ocotillo Wells lies along State Route 78 (SR78) three miles west of the Imperial County line. ...
Pala is a town in San Diego County, California near Fallbrook. ...
Santa Ysabel is a town in California, in the east half of San Diego County. ...
California State University, San Marcos (also known as CSUSM or Cal State San Marcos) opened in 1990 as the 20th campus of the California State University system, the first new campus in nearly 30 years. ...
Point Loma Nazarene University is a liberal arts university located in San Diego, California on the Point Loma oceanfront. ...
A national university is a university created or run by a national government. ...
Alliant International University is an independent, not-for-profit institution of higher education formed in July 2001 as a result of a merger between California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) and United States International University (USIU), formerly known as California Western University. ...
San Diego State University (SDSU), founded in 1897, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area (generally the City and County of San Diego), and is part of the California State University system. ...
The University of California, San Diego (popularly known as UCSD, or sometimes UC San Diego) is a public, coeducational university located in La Jolla, California. ...
The University of San Diego, frequently referred to as USD, is a Catholic university in San Diego, California. ...
MiraCosta College is a community college located in the northern coastal region of San Diego County, California. ...
Palomar College is a community college with one campus and eight satellite centers in San Diego County, California. ...
San Diego City College (known more informally as City College) is a public, two-year community college located in San Diego, California. ...
San Diego Mesa College (known more informally as Mesa College or Mesa) is a public, two-year community college located in San Diego, California. ...
San Diego Miramar College is two-year community college located in San Diego, CA, USA. Address 10440 Black Mtn Road San Diego, CA 92126 Phone and Website Tel# 858-536-7800 http://www. ...
Grossmont College is a community college located in El Cajon, California (county of San Diego). ...
Cuyamaca College is a community college in El Cajon, California. ...
Southwestern College is a community college located in Chula Vista, California. ...
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California is the largest state park in the contiguous United States. ...
San Onofre State Park, is located in San Diego County, California, USA. Gov. ...
Torrey Pines State Park is a coastal state park located in the San Diego, California community of La Jolla, California. ...
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