El Cajon
El Cajon is a city in San Diego County, California, United States, 17 mi east of downtown San Diego. The city takes its name from Rancho El Cajón, which was named for the box-like shape of the valley that surrounds the city, and the origin of the city's common nickname "the Box".- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 820 feet (250 metres)
Places of Interest
Discover Gillespie Field and Gillespie Field station.
Gillespie Field
Aerodrome
Gillespie Field is a county-owned public airport in El Cajon, California.
Gillespie Field station
Gillespie Field station is a Copper Line station…
2 miles west of El Cajon
Santee station
Santee station is a station on the Copper Line of the…
2 miles west of El Cajon
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winter Gardens and Lakeside.
Winter Gardens
Town
Winter Gardens is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California.
Lakeside
Town
Lakeside is a census-designated place in the East County region of San Diego County, California.
2½ miles northeast of El Cajon
El Cajon
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Latitude
32.8298° or 32° 49′ 47″ north
Longitude
-116.9453° or 116° 56′ 43″ west
Open location code
8545R3H3+WV
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