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Mission Santa Barbara

Mission Santa Barbara 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: 18th-century Spanish mission in Santa Barbara, California
  • Also known as: “Santa Barbara Mission”
  • Address: 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital.

Museum
Photo: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 . is situated 980 feet north of Mission Santa Barbara.

Hospital
is a teaching and tertiary care hospital in the city of . It is owned and operated by the Cottage Health System. is situated 1 mile southwest of Mission Santa Barbara.

Park
Photo: Summerrrz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a park located in . It consists of one entire city block, bounded by Santa Barbara, Micheltorena, Garden and Arrellaga Streets. is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Mission Santa Barbara.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mission Canyon and Santa Barbara.

Village
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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.

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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
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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 Mission Santa Barbara.

Mission Santa Barbara

Latitude
34.43837° or 34° 26′ 18″ north
Longitude
-119.71374° or 119° 42′ 50″ west
Elevation
328 feet (100 metres)
Inception
1820
Open location code
8562C7QP+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 389994752
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5373736
Wiki­data ID
Q1413807
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Mission Santa Barbara” goes by many names.

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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 “Mission Santa Barbara”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.