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Dana Point

Dana Point is a city located in southern , United States. The population was 33,107 at the 2020 census. It has one of the few harbors along the Orange County coast; with ready access via State Route 1, it is a popular local destination for surfing.
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  • Type: Town with 33,400 residents
  • Description: city in Orange County, California, United States
  • Also known as: “Dana Point, CA” and “Dana Point, California”
  • Postal code: 92629
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ocean Institute and Salt Creek Beach Park.

Museum
The is an ocean education organization located in Dana Point, California. Founded as the Orange County Marine Institute in 1977, it offers ocean science and maritime history programs for K–12 students and their teachers.

Park
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is a beach located in Dana Point, California, in the county of . A popular destination for South Orange County residents, it features amenities such as a halfcourt basketball court, beach volleyball, and a seven-acre grassy Bluff Park, and offers opportunities for surfing, swimming, and fishing.

School
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is a high school in Dana Point, opened in 1973. The school's enrollment of roughly 2,000 students is drawn from the nearby communities of , Dana Point, Capistrano Beach, and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel.

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is a city in southern , United States. The population was 35,253 at the 2020 Census. Named for Saint John of Capistrano, was founded by the Spanish in 1776, when Father Junípero Serra established .

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is a city in , United States. The name is derived from the words "Laguna" and "Niguili". It also appeared in Spanish records as Nigüili, Nigüel, or Neuil from Juaneño nawil.

Hamlet
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is a 29-acre private gated community located in the South Laguna neighborhood of . It is named for a formation of three natural arches in the rocky cliffs along the ocean. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Dana Point.

Dana Point

Latitude
33.467° or 33° 28′ 1″ north
Longitude
-117.6981° or 117° 41′ 53″ west
Population
33,400
Elevation
144 feet (44 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US DPT
Open location code
8554F882+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150981171
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5341483
Wiki­data ID
Q852638
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Dana Point” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دانا بوينت”
  • Armenian: “Դանա Փոյնթ”
  • Basque: “Dana Point”
  • Belarusian: “Дэйна-Пойнт”
  • Bulgarian: “Дейна Пойнт”
  • Catalan: “Dana Point”
  • Cebuano: “Dana Point”
  • Chechen: “Дейна-Пойнт”
  • Chinese: “Dana Point”
  • Chinese: “达纳波因特”
  • Chinese: “达纳点”
  • Chinese: “達納點”
  • Croatian: “Dana Point”
  • Czech: “Dana Point”
  • Danish: “Dana Point”
  • Dutch: “Dana Point”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دانا بوينت”
  • Finnish: “Dana Point”
  • French: “Dana Point”
  • German: “Dana Point”
  • Gilaki: “دانا پؤینت”
  • Haitian: “Dana Point”
  • Hebrew: “דנה פוינט”
  • Hungarian: “Dana Point”
  • Irish: “Dana Point”
  • Italian: “Dana Point”
  • Japanese: “ダナ・ポイント”
  • Japanese: “ダナポイント”
  • Japanese: “デイナポイント”
  • Korean: “다나 포인트”
  • Korean: “다나포인트”
  • Korean: “데이나 포인트”
  • Korean: “데이나포인트”
  • Ladin: “Dana Point”
  • Macedonian: “Дејна Поинт”
  • Malagasy: “Dana Point, Kalifornia”
  • Malagasy: “Dana Point”
  • Malayalam: “ഡാനാ പോയിൻറ്”
  • Mazanderani: “دانا پوینت (کالیفورنیا)”
  • Mazanderani: “دانا پوینت”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Dana Point”
  • Newari: “डाना पोइन्ट (क्यालिफोर्निया)”
  • Newari: “डाना पोइन्ट, क्यालिफोर्निया”
  • Newari: “डाना पोइन्ट”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dana Point”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dana Point”
  • Norwegian: “Dana Point”
  • Persian: “دانا پوینت، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “دانا پوینت”
  • Polish: “Dana Point”
  • Portuguese: “Dana Point”
  • Russian: “Дана-Пойнт”
  • Russian: “Дейна-Пойнт”
  • Serbian: “Dana Point”
  • Serbian: “Dejna Pojnt”
  • Serbian: “Дејна Поинт”
  • Serbian: “Дејна Појнт”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dana Point, California”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dana Point”
  • Slovak: “Dana Point”
  • Slovenian: “Dana Point”
  • South Azerbaijani: “دانا پوینت، کالیفورنیا”
  • Spanish: “Dana Point (California)”
  • Spanish: “Dana Point”
  • Swahili: “Dana Point”
  • Swedish: “Dana Point”
  • Tagalog: “Dana Point”
  • Tatar: “Дейна-Пойнт”
  • Turkish: “Dana Point, Kaliforniya”
  • Turkish: “Dana Point”
  • Ukrainian: “Дейна-Пойнт”
  • Urdu: “دانا پوائنٹ، کیلیفورنیا”
  • Uzbek: “Dana Point”
  • Uzbek: “Дана Поинт”
  • Volapük: “Dana Point”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Dana Point, California”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Dana Point”

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