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FIPS code. 06-72576. GNIS feature IDs. 1661468, 2411925. Website. www .cityofsolvang .com. Solvang ( / ˈsɒlvæŋ /; [ 8] Danish for "sunny field") is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is located in the Santa Ynez Valley. The population was 6,126 at the 2020 census, up from 5,245 at the 2010 census.
Mission Santa Inés (sometimes spelled Santa Ynez) was a Spanish mission in present-day Solvang, California, United States, and named after St. Agnes of Rome.Founded on September 17, 1804, by Father Estévan Tapís of the Franciscan order, the mission site was chosen as a midway point between Mission Santa Barbara and Mission La Purísima Concepción, and was designed to relieve overcrowding ...
Elverhøj Museum of History and Art. / 34.592°N 120.143°W / 34.592; -120.143. Elverhøj Museum of History and Art is a museum in Solvang, California, whose mission is "to collect, preserve and exhibit the history and Danish culture of Solvang and to promote the arts." [1] It is one of the few examples of museums outside of Denmark ...
California SR 154 marker sign on San Marcos Pass Road in Santa Barbara. It is a 2 lane road with some passing lanes, with the highest altitude being 2000 ft. It rivals US 101 for traffic, but it goes through the Los Padres National Forest and the San Marcos Pass. It starts in Los Olivos as a spur from US 101, goes through the town, and then the ...
www .cityofbuellton .com. Buellton is a small city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is located in the Santa Ynez Valley, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Solvang. The population was 5,161 at the 2020 census, up from 4,828 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction of U.S. Route 101 and State Route 246, Buellton attracts many ...
Nojoqui has been described as “one of the most graceful waterfalls in California” and “the highlight of the scenic drive along U.S. 101 between the coast and Solvang.”. [1] The falls drop nearly 100 feet over a sandstone wall [2] of the Jalama Formation . From the sign posted near the falls: "Unlike most waterfalls, which gradually ...
Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum. / 34.5914; -120.1395. The Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum is a 'Collector's Collection' museum in Solvang, California, United States. [1] [2] The museum was founded in March 2000 by Virgil Elings, a local retiree and a collector of motorcycles. [3]
The Governor Edmund G. Brown California Aqueduct is a system of canals, tunnels, and pipelines that conveys water collected from the Sierra Nevada Mountains and valleys of Northern and Central California to Southern California. [4] Named after California Governor Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown Sr., the over 400-mile (640 km) aqueduct is the ...