La Brea
Rancho La Brea was a 4,439-acre Mexican land grant in present-day Los Angeles County, California, United States, given in 1828 to Antonio Jose Rocha and Nemisio Dominguez by José Antonio Carrillo, the alcalde of Los Angeles.
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- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of 213 feet (65 metres)
- …is also known as “Rancho La Brea”
- Description: land grant in California, United States
Places of Interest
Highlights include Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Dolby Theatre.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museum
Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is an art museum…
Dolby Theatre
Theater building
The Dolby Theatre is a live-performance auditorium…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hollywood and West Hollywood.
La Brea
- Category: rancho of California
- Location
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Latitude
34.0786° or 34° 4′ 43″ north
Longitude
-118.3537° or 118° 21′ 13″ west
Open location code
85633JHW+CG
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“La Brea” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رانشو لا بريا”
- Catalan: “Ranxo La Brea”
- Galician: “Rancho La Brea”
- Irish: “Rancho La Brea”
- Persian: “رنچو لا بریا”
- Polish: “Rancho La Brea”
- Russian: “Ранчо Ла-Брея”
- Spanish: “Rancho La Brea”
- Ukrainian: “Ранчо Ла-Брея”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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