Point Santa Cruz
Point Santa Cruz is a cape in Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California. Point Santa Cruz is situated nearby to the locality Davenport Junction, as well as near the suburb Westside.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Cruz Surfing Museum and Seal Rock.
Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
Museum
The Santa Cruz Surfing Museum is a museum which was established in May 1986 to document the history of surfing. With collections dating back to the earliest years of surfing on mainland United States, the museum houses a historical account of surfing in Santa Cruz, California.
Giant Dipper
Roller coaster
The Giant Dipper is a historic wooden roller coaster located at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California, United States. Designed by renowned coaster architects Frank Prior and Frederick Church, it was built during the Golden Age of roller coasters and officially opened on May 17, 1924.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Cruz and Twin Lakes.
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a coastal city in Santa Cruz County, at the north end of Monterey Bay in California, about 40 miles south of San Jose and 75 miles south of San Francisco.Twin Lakes
Village
Twin Lakes is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 4,944 at the 2020 census, up from 4,917 at the 2010 census.
Opal Cliffs
Village
Opal Cliffs is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 6,458 at the 2000 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau defined Opal Cliffs as a census-designated place.
Point Santa Cruz
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Lighthouse Point”, “Phelan Point”, “Punta de Lobos”, and “Punta de Lovas”
- Category: landform
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.9504° or 36° 57′ 1″ north
Longitude
-122.02656° or 122° 1′ 36″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
848VXX2F+59
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
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Localities in the Area
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