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Lompoc (/ ˈ l ɒ m p oʊ k / LOM-poke; Chumashan Purisimeño: lumpo'o̥) is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast , its population was 43,834 as of July 2021.
State Route 246 (SR 246) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that runs from Lompoc east to Solvang and Santa Ynez, cutting through the Santa Ynez Valley and the Santa Barbara Wine Country. Its western terminus is at the western city limits of Lompoc, and its eastern terminus is at State Route 154 near Santa Ynez. [2] [3]
Space Launch Complex 10 (SLC-10), or Missile Launch Complex 10, [1] is located on Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California.It was built in 1958 to test ballistic missiles and developed into a space launching facility in 1963. [2]
The Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc II is a low (formerly also a high, and then medium) security United States federal prison for male inmates in Lompoc, California. It is part of the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Lompoc) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice ...
A few miles west of Lompoc the river reaches the Pacific Ocean at a location known as Surf, where there is a beach and an Amtrak station. While there is public access to Surf and the mouth of the Santa Ynez River, most of the land between Lompoc and the ocean is part of Vandenberg Space Force Base. [12]
La Purísima Mission is now part of the La Purísima Mission State Historic Park within the California State Parks System. Located outside Lompoc, California, the 1,934-acre (783 ha) park was established in 1935. [21] With a visitor center and guided tours, the historic park is maintained by the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR).
Santa Ynez groundstars have been rediscovered at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. This location is the only place known where the plant species exists.
Jalama Beach County Park is a seaside campground and park located at the mouth of Jalama Creek in Santa Barbara County, California, approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Lompoc, California, off California State Route 1. [1]