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Delve into Shangri La Estates
The district Shangri La Estates of Opal Cliffs in Santa Cruz County (California) is a subburb in United States about 2,427 mi west of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Santa Cruz, San Jose, Salinas, Hollister and Redwood City. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 43% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 11% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
12°C (54 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
CHAMINADE RESORT AND SPA
Inn at Depot Hill
Fairfield Inn & Suites Santa Cruz - Capitola
BEST WESTERN PLUS CAPITOLA
Rio Vista Suites
Salt Air Lodge
Monarch Cove Inn
BEST WESTERN PLUS ALL SUITES
Surf City Inn & Suites
Continental Inn
Videos from this area
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CampgroundViews.com - New Brighton State Beach Capitola California CA
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Capitola Village Flooding on March 26, looking at esplanade
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Lodgings Capitola CA Capitola Hotel
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Hooper Beach, Capitola - 360 Degree View
This video shows a 360 view of Hooper Beach located in Capitola California. For more information on this beach, check out: http://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/hooper-beach/
Capitola Beach, Capitola CA - 360 Degree View
This video shows a 360 view of Capitola Beach located in Capitola California. For more information on this beach, check out: http://www.californiabeaches.com/beach/capitola-beach/
A Quick Tour Of Capitola, California
This is my first YouTube video I've uploaded in years. It gives a quick tour of one of my hangouts - Capitola - that I am only a 10 minute walk away from. I hope you enjoy the quick tour!
Capitola Village, Capitola CA... a QuadCopter FPV Flight
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Capitola, California
Capitola is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, on the coast of Monterey Bay. The population was 9,918 at the 2010 census.
Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, California
Live Oak is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California between the towns of Santa Cruz and Capitola. Live Oak sits at an elevation of 102 feet . The population was 17,158 at the 2010 census.
Opal Cliffs, California
Opal Cliffs is a former census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 6,458 at the 2000 census. The Opal Cliffs CDP was abolished prior to the 2010 census.
Twin Lakes, California
Twin Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 4,917 at the 2010 census.
Soquel, California
Soquel is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 9,644 at the 2010 census.
San Lorenzo River
The San Lorenzo River drains a large watershed in Santa Cruz County, California. The headwaters originate in the Santa Cruz Mountains at an elevation of 2,500 feet, and the river flows 29.3 miles through the San Lorenzo Valley before emptying into the Pacific Ocean at Monterey Bay. The San Lorenzo River was once one of the most popular steelhead and coho salmon rivers on the Central Coast of California.
SS Palo Alto
SS Palo Alto was a concrete ship built as a tanker at the end of World War I. She was built by the San Francisco Shipbuilding Company at the U.S. Naval Shipyard in Oakland, California. She was launched on 29 May 1919, too late to see service in the war. Her sister ship was the SS Peralta. She was mothballed in Oakland until 1929, when she was bought by the Seacliff Amusement Corporation and towed to Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, California.
Mystery Spot
The Mystery Spot is a tourist attraction located near Santa Cruz, California. It was discovered in 1939 and opened in 1940. The operators of the small site (which is about 150 feet in diameter) claim that it is a place where the laws of physics and gravity do not apply and provide a number of demonstrations in support of these claims, where water seems to flow upwards, people seem to be standing in slanted positions etc.
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 1907, it is California's oldest surviving amusement park and one of the few seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States.
KSCO
KSCO is a radio station broadcasting a News/Talk format located in Santa Cruz, California. It can be heard over much of Central California during the day. Since 1991, it has been owned by the Zwerling family. Both son Michael and mother Kay Zwerling take an active role in the station with the former regularly hosting the call-in show Saturday Special and the latter writing and voicing politically conservative commentaries on a variety of topics, especially politics and current events.
Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College is a public community college offering associate degrees and certificates in more than 70 fields of study such as: engineering, computer science, allied health (nursing, radiologic technology, dental hygiene, medical assistant), public safety, marine biology and the visual and performing arts. The college itself is named after the explorer Juan Cabrillo. Its main campus is located in Aptos, California and is situated overlooking the Monterey Bay.
KOMY
KOMY is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Standards/Big Band format. Licensed to La Selva Beach, California, USA, the station serves the Monterey Bay Area. KOMY was originally licensed to nearby Watsonville for many years. Damage occurred to KOMY's original transmitter site as a result of the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and subsequently, new owners moved the facilities to the Santa Cruz area.
Giant Dipper
The Giant Dipper is a historic wooden roller coaster located at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, an amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. It took 47 days to build at a cost of $50,000. It opened on May 17, 1924 and replaced the Thompson's Scenic Railway. With a height of 70 feet and a speed of 55 miles per hour, it is one of the most popular wooden roller coasters in the world. As of 2012, over 60 million people have ridden the Giant Dipper since its opening.
Santa Cruz Wharf
The Santa Cruz Wharf is a wharf in Santa Cruz, California, USA, known for fishing, boat tours, viewing sea lions, dining, and gift shops. The current wharf was built in 1914, the last of six built on the site, and is operated by the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Office. With a length of 2,745 feet, it is the longest pier on the West Coast of the United States. A fish market on the wharf is featured in scenes from the film Sudden Impact.
Capitola Mall
Capitola Mall is a shopping mall located in Capitola, California. It is managed and owned by Macerich. The mall sits on the northern edge of the Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County. Capitola Mall is located on 41st Avenue just off Highway 1 at Capitola Road in Capitola. Capitola Mall opened in 1977, and was renovated and expanded in 1988/89. It is the only enclosed regional shopping center in Santa Cruz County.
Branciforte Creek
Branciforte Creek is a 5.8-mile long watercourse in Santa Cruz County, California, USA. Branciforte Creek rises on the western slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains and discharges to the San Lorenzo River, which in turn empties into the Pacific Ocean. Within the State of California Branciforte Creek is classified within the Central Coast Basin. As of the year 2002, the State of California has designated Branciforte Creek as impaired with respect to turbidity and pathogens.
KFER
KFER is a radio station broadcasting a Variety format. Licensed to Santa Cruz, California, USA, it serves the Santa Cruz area. The station is currently owned by Santa Cruz Educational Broadcasting Foundation.
January 2008 Western North American storm complex
The January 2008 Western North American storm complex was a powerful Pacific Ocean coastal storm that affected a large area in Western North America stretching from western British Columbia to near the Tijuana, Mexico area starting on January 3, 2008.
Fine Art Enterprises
Fine Art Enterprises is an American company that runs Fine Art Gallery in Soquel, California, the largest such gallery in the Monterey Bay area. The gallery was established in Maui, Hawaii, in 1984, and later moved to 3100 Porter Street within walking distance of Soquel's downtown. Outside stands a sculpture of a large red horse created by kinetic sculpture artist Fred Prescott.
Five Branches University
The Five Branches University is a private university with two campuses in Santa Cruz and San Jose, California. The school offers masters programs specializing in Oriental Medicine and acupuncture as well as Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (DAOM) degree.
Rancho Soquel
Rancho Soquel (also called Rancho Shoquel) was a 1,668-acre Mexican land grant in present day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1833 by Governor José Figueroa to Martina Castro. In 1844, Martina Castro was granted by Governor José Figueroa a further 32,702-acre grant known as the Soquel Augmentation. The grant along Monterey Bay includes present day Soquel and Capitola. Rancho Aptos of her brother Rafael Castro formed the south boundary of the grant.
Twin Lakes State Beach
Twin Lakes State Beach is a beach located in Santa Cruz County, California. This mile-long shoreline is a popular place for swimming and picnicking, along with birdwatching in the adjacent Schwan's Lake. This beach is located in downtown Santa Cruz, with the small craft harbor parallel to East Cliff and Portola Drives.
St. John the Baptist Church (Capitola, California)
The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist was a historic chapel in Capitola, California from 1889 to 2009.
Rancho Arroyo del Rodeo
Rancho Arroyo del Rodeo was a 1,473-acre Mexican land grant in present day Santa Cruz County, California given in 1834 by Governor José Figueroa to Francisco Rodríguez. The grant extended from the Pacific Ocean between Rodeo Creek Gulch on the west and Soquel Creek on the east, encompassing most of the present-day unincorporated communities of Live Oak and Soquel.
Undertow (roller coaster)
Undertow is a steel spinning roller coaster, built by Maurer Söhne, set to open at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in summer 2013. It will be the only Spinning roller coaster in Northern California.