Santa Anita Dam
Santa Anita Dam, also known as Big Santa Anita Dam, is a concrete thin arch dam on Santa Anita Creek in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Santa Anita 32-002 Dam” and “Big Santa Anita Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery and Episcopal Church of the Ascension.
Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery
Cemetery
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Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery, is a cemetery and a historic landmark in Sierra Madre, California. Sierra Madre Pioneer Cemetery is situated 2 miles southwest of Santa Anita Dam.
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Church
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The Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Sierra Madre, California is an historic church that was built in 1888. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Episcopal Church of the Ascension is situated 2½ miles southwest of Santa Anita Dam.
Aztec Hotel
Hotel
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The Aztec Hotel is a historical landmark building in Monrovia, in the San Gabriel Valley, California. The hotel is an example of Mayan Revival architecture still in existence. Aztec Hotel is situated 2½ miles south of Santa Anita Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sierra Madre and Monrovia.
Sierra Madre
Town
Sierra Madre is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 11,268 at the time of the 2020 U.S. Census. The city is in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley below the southern edge of the Angeles National Forest. Pasadena and Altadena are to its west, with Arcadia to its south and east. Sierra Madre is situated 2½ miles southwest of Santa Anita Dam.
Monrovia
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Monrovia is a city in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Monrovia is the fourth-oldest general-law city in Los Angeles County and the L.A. Basin.
Arcadia
Arcadia is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located about 13 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Santa Anita Dam
Latitude
34.18375° or 34° 11′ 2″ northLongitude
-118.01934° or 118° 1′ 10″ westElevation
1,165 feet (355 metres)Open location code
85635XMJ+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 191055987OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Santa Anita Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Santa Anita Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد سانتا انيتا”
- Italian: “diga di Santa Anita”
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