Santa Monica Pier

The Santa Monica Pier is a large at the foot of Colorado Avenue in , United States. It contains a small amusement park, concession stands, and areas for views and fishing.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Pier in Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pacific Park and Carousel Park.

Theme park
is an oceanfront amusement park located in . The park, located on the Santa Monica Pier, looks directly out on the Pacific Ocean, in the direction of .

Park
is a 6.2-acre park in . The park is named after the indigenous Tongva people, who have lived in the Los Angeles area for thousands of years. is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Santa Monica Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Monica and Venice.

Anchoring the of Los Angeles County, is a beachfront city popular with tourists for its expansive beach and its famous pier, which are among the most popular coastal attractions in .

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, also sometimes referred to as Beach, is a district of in . Its colorful Boardwalk is a great scene: free, fun, and funky, making the "short list" of things to do in Los Angeles.

Neighborhood
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The is embedded in the residential suburb of . The historic district is noteworthy for possessing man-made wetland canals, built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his Venice of America. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Santa Monica Pier.

Santa Monica Pier

Latitude
34.00892° or 34° 0′ 32″ north
Longitude
-118.49789° or 118° 29′ 52″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Width
295 feet (90 metres)
ICAO airport code
K1L2
Open location code
85632G52+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22728853
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­pier
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6297439
Wiki­data ID
Q595439
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tamil—“Santa Monica Pier” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: رصيف سانتا مونيكا
  • Arabic: رصيف_سانتا_مونيكا
  • Catalan: Embarcador de Santa Monica
  • Chinese: 圣塔莫尼卡码头
  • Chinese: 圣莫妮卡码头
  • Chinese: 圣莫尼卡码头
  • Chinese: 聖塔莫尼卡碼頭
  • Chinese: 聖莫妮卡碼頭
  • Chinese: 聖莫尼卡碼頭
  • Dutch: Santa Monica Pier
  • Egyptian Arabic: سانتا مونيكا پير
  • Finnish: Santa Monica Pier
  • French: jetée de Santa Monica
  • French: Jetée de Santa Monica
  • French: Santa Monica Pier
  • German: Santa Monica Pier
  • Hebrew: מזח סנטה מוניקה
  • Italian: Molo di Santa Monica
  • Italian: Santa Monica Pier
  • Japanese: サンタモニカ・ピア
  • Japanese: サンタモニカ桟橋
  • Korean: 산타모니카 피어
  • Polish: Santa Monica Pier
  • Portuguese: Píer de Santa Mônica
  • Russian: Пирс Санта-Моники
  • Spanish: Muelle de Santa Monica
  • Spanish: Muelle de Santa Mónica
  • Swedish: Santa Monica Pier
  • Tamil: santa monica pier

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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 “Santa Monica Pier”. Photo: Jelson25, Public domain.