Moonlight State Beach
Moonlight State Beach is a park in San Diego County, Southern California, California. Moonlight State Beach is situated nearby to the suburb Leucadia, as well as near Cardiff-by-the-Sea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Encinitas station and La Paloma Theatre.
Encinitas station
Railway station
Encinitas station is a commuter rail station in Encinitas, California, that is on the NCTD COASTER commuter rail line. In addition to COASTER, it is also served by three BREEZE bus routes.
La Paloma Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Paloma Theatre is a historic Spanish Colonial Revival style movie theater in Encinitas, California.
Surfing Madonna
Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Surfing Madonna is a 10 by 10 feet mosaic of the Virgen de Guadalupe created by artist Mark Patterson. It was covertly installed in Encinitas, California by Patterson and his friend Bob Nichols, who posed as construction workers during the installation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Encinitas and Leucadia.
Encinitas
Photo: Ohnoitsjamie, CC BY 2.0.
Encinitas is a small beach town in the north end of San Diego County in Southern California. The town has a main street that looks to be right out of a George Lucas 1950s movie scene, including a city name sign spanning the Coast Highway that welcomes visitors arriving into the north end of town from Carlsbad.
Leucadia
Suburb
Leucadia is a beach community in the coastal city of Encinitas, California. It is known for its relatively secluded beaches in Southern California surf culture.
Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Suburb
Photo: AmarChandra, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, usually referred to as Cardiff, is a beach community in the incorporated city of Encinitas in San Diego County, California. The Pacific Ocean is to the west of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, the rest of incorporated Encinitas is to the east and north, and a beach and lagoon to the south. Cardiff-by-the-Sea is situated 2 miles southeast of Moonlight State Beach.
Moonlight State Beach
- Type: Park
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.0481° or 33° 2′ 53″ northLongitude
-117.29698° or 117° 17′ 49″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
85542PX3+66GeoNames ID
5374586
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