La Patera

La Patera was a historical locale in what is now the area of . Prior to European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Chumash, who had a settlement in the area named Saspilil.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in United States of America
  • Also known as: La Patera, CA” and “La Patera, California

Places of Interest

Highlights include Goleta station and Stow House.

Railway station
is a passenger rail station in the city of . It is served by the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner; it is the northern terminal for three of those round trips.

Museum
The is a historical landmark in , , United States. Formerly the headquarters of Rancho La Patera, the , in the Carpenter Gothic style, is now the headquarters of Goleta Historical Society which preserves and interprets the history of the Goleta Valley.

Museum
The South Coast Railroad Museum in is a showplace for the Goleta Depot, a preserved 1901 Southern Pacific Railroad train station. The museum also features the Goleta Short Line, a 7+1⁄2 in gauge miniature railroad, a Southern Pacific bay-window caboose, and a model train layout room, set in a panorama of the cities of Goleta and , in the early 1940’s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Goleta and Isla Vista.

is a city a few miles west of and part of the contiguous urban area of Santa Barbara, within , . This article also covers the unincorporated community of Isla Vista, which is home to the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Town
Goleta is a city a few miles west of and part of the contiguous urban area of Santa Barbara, within , . This article also covers the unincorporated community of , which is home to the University of California at Santa Barbara. is situated 2 miles southwest of La Patera.

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 4 miles east of La Patera.

La Patera

Latitude
34.4375° or 34° 26′ 15″ north
Longitude
-119.84208° or 119° 50′ 32″ west
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
8562C5P5+X5
Geo­Names ID
5364038
Wiki­data ID
Q20657915
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In Other Languages

“La Patera” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: La Patera, Kaliforniya
  • Turkish: La Patera

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