La Sierra University
La Sierra University is a private, Seventh-day Adventist university in Riverside, California. Founded in 1922 as La Sierra Academy, it later became La Sierra College, a liberal arts college, and then was merged into Loma Linda University in 1967 and became the Loma Linda University La Sierra College of Arts and Sciences.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: University
- Description: Seventh-day Adventist university in Riverside, California, United States
- Also known as: “La Sierra”, “La Sierra Academy”, “La Sierra College”, “La Sierra University Campus”, “Loma Linda University La Sierra Campus”, “LSU”, and “Southern California Junior College”
- Address: 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, 92515
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Sierra Academy and Riverside–La Sierra station.
La Sierra Academy
School
La Sierra Academy is a private, co-educational, transitional kindergarten–12th grade Christian school in Riverside, California. LSA is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. La Sierra Academy is situated 2,400 feet northeast of La Sierra University.
Riverside–La Sierra station
Railway station
Photo: James Allison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Riverside–La Sierra station is a Metrolink commuter rail train station in the La Sierra South neighborhood of Riverside, California, United States. Due to its large parking lot, it is the second-largest station served by Metrolink in surface area, after Union Station. La Sierra University is located a few miles from the station. Riverside–La Sierra station is situated 2 miles southeast of La Sierra University.
Castle Park
Theme park
Castle Park, formerly Castle Amusement Park, is a 25-acre amusement park and family amusement center located in Riverside, California. The park utilizes a medieval "castle" theme and includes attractions such as a miniature golf course, arcade, and 21 amusement rides including one roller coaster, Merlin's Revenge, a junior rollercoaster. Castle Park is situated 2 miles east of La Sierra University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arlington and Norco.
Arlington
Neighborhood
Arlington is a historic neighborhood in Riverside, California, United States, about seven miles southwest of the city’s downtown. It is part of the Inland Empire, which is east of the Los Angeles and Orange County metropolitan areas. Arlington is situated 3 miles east of La Sierra University.
Norco
Photo: Rdt8888, Public domain.
Norco is a city of 27,000 people in California. As a horse community, there are few sidewalks in the city of Norco; instead there are horse trails, and riders can ride to town and tie their horses at the many hitching rails and corrals placed close to businesses.
Arlington Station
Neighborhood
Arlington Station is a former unincorporated community, now annexed to Riverside in Riverside County, California. It lies at an elevation of 817 feet. Arlington Station is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 6 miles southwest of downtown Riverside. Arlington Station is situated 3½ miles east of La Sierra University.
La Sierra University
Latitude
33.91152° or 33° 54′ 42″ northLongitude
-117.49985° or 117° 29′ 60″ westElevation
751 feet (229 metres)Open location code
8554WG62+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 31756481OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“La Sierra University” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լա Սիեռա համալսարան”
- Chinese: “La sierra university”
- Chinese: “拉西瑞亞大學”
- Chinese: “拉谢拉大学”
- Mongolian: “Ла Сьерра Их Сургууль”
- Persian: “دانشگاه لاسیرا”
- Portuguese: “Universidade La Sierra”
- Spanish: “Universidad de La Sierra”
- Urdu: “لا سیئرا یونیورسٹی”
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