Presidio of Santa Barbara

El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara, also known as the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara, is a former military installation in , United States.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: 18th-century Spanish fort in Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • Also known as: El Presidio of Santa Barbara” and “Santa Barbara Presidio

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mission Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Church
is a Spanish mission in , United States. Often referred to as the 'Queen of the Missions', it was founded by Padre Fermín Lasuén for the Franciscan order on December 4, 1786, the feast day of Saint Barbara, as the tenth mission of what would later become 21 missions in Alta California.

Museum
The is a natural history museum in . organization is a 501 non-profit which operates both a flagship campus located along Mission Creek in the , and the ocean-focused located on .

Hospital
is a teaching and tertiary care hospital in the city of . It is owned and operated by the Cottage Health System.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mission Canyon and Santa Barbara.

Village
is a census-designated place and an unincorporated suburb of , in , . The population was 2,540 at the 2020 census, up from 2,381 at the 2010 census.

is a city and metropolitan area less than 100 miles from but vastly different in pace from its huge neighbor to the south. With a temperate climate and lush natural environs, the "Riviera of the West" is a pleasant day or weekend trip from L.A.

Hamlet
Photo: Antandrus, Public domain.
is an unincorporated coastal suburb of , located in Santa Barbara County. It is bounded on the east by , on the north and west by the unincorporated area of the eastern Goleta Valley, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. is situated 3½ miles west of Presidio of Santa Barbara.

Presidio of Santa Barbara

Latitude
34.4383° or 34° 26′ 18″ north
Longitude
-119.71577° or 119° 42′ 57″ west
Elevation
338 feet (103 metres)
Open location code
8562C7QM+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 389994750
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
5345814
Wiki­data ID
Q3402430
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Presidio of Santa Barbara” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Upper State and Westside.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Santa Bárbara mission cemetary and old prison building.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Presidio of Santa Barbara”. Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.