Compton
Compton is a railway stop in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. Compton is situated nearby to the church Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as near Douglas F. Dollarhide Community Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Compton station and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial.
Compton station
Railway station
Photo: METRO96, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Compton station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision, at its intersection with Compton Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the city of Compton, California.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Memorial
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is a memorial dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. in the civic center of Compton, California. It was built in 1978 by Gerald Gladstone. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is situated 1,100 feet south of Compton.
Compton High School
School
Photo: Bahn Mi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Compton High School is a high school in Compton, California, United States, part of the Compton Unified School District. Compton High School is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Compton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Compton and East Rancho Dominguez.
Compton
Compton is one of the Gateway Cities of Los Angeles, and is mainly known for being the birthplace of rappers Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, NWA, DJ Quik, and The Game, as well as of professional tennis players Serena and Venus Williams.
East Rancho Dominguez
Hamlet
East Rancho Dominguez, also known as East Compton, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States. East Rancho Dominguez is situated 1½ miles east of Compton.
Willowbrook
Suburb
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 3.0.
Willowbrook, alternatively named Willow Brook, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Willowbrook is situated 2 miles northwest of Compton.
Compton
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.89792° or 33° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
-118.22426° or 118° 13′ 27″ westOperator
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityNetwork
LACMTAOpen location code
8553VQXG+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 4400708461OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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