Surfing Madonna
The Surfing Madonna is a 10 by 10 feet mosaic of the Virgen de Guadalupe created by artist Mark Patterson. It was covertly installed in Encinitas, California by Patterson and his friend Bob Nichols, who posed as construction workers during the installation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork_type: mural
- Description: mosaic in Encinitas, California
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Encinitas station and La Paloma Theatre.
Encinitas station
Railway station
Encinitas station is a commuter rail station in Encinitas, California, that is on the NCTD COASTER commuter rail line. In addition to COASTER, it is also served by three BREEZE bus routes. Encinitas station is situated 570 feet south of Surfing Madonna.
La Paloma Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Paloma Theatre is a historic Spanish Colonial Revival style movie theater in Encinitas, California. La Paloma Theatre is situated 890 feet south of Surfing Madonna.
San Diego Botanic Garden
Garden
Photo: Bovlb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Diego Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in Encinitas, California. It displays more than 5,000 plant species and varieties and has 15 gardens that represent different regions of the world, 12 demonstration gardens, and the largest public bamboo collection in North America. San Diego Botanic Garden is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Surfing Madonna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Encinitas and Leucadia.
Encinitas
Photo: Ohnoitsjamie, CC BY 2.0.
Encinitas is a small beach town in the north end of San Diego County in Southern California. The town has a main street that looks to be right out of a George Lucas 1950s movie scene, including a city name sign spanning the Coast Highway that welcomes visitors arriving into the north end of town from Carlsbad.
Leucadia
Suburb
Leucadia is a beach community in the coastal city of Encinitas, California. It is known for its relatively secluded beaches in Southern California surf culture.
Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Suburb
Photo: AmarChandra, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, usually referred to as Cardiff, is a beach community in the incorporated city of Encinitas in San Diego County, California. The Pacific Ocean is to the west of Cardiff-by-the-Sea, the rest of incorporated Encinitas is to the east and north, and a beach and lagoon to the south. Cardiff-by-the-Sea is situated 2 miles southeast of Surfing Madonna.
Surfing Madonna
- Categories: mosaic and tourism
- Location: California, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.04871° or 33° 2′ 55″ northLongitude
-117.29365° or 117° 17′ 37″ westOpen location code
85542PX4+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 5893276685OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=muralWikidata ID
Q7646122
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