Llano, California

Llano, California

Llano is an unincorporated town located in Los Angeles County, California. The town has a population of about 1200.

Geography

Llano is located about 25 miles Southeast of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley portion of Southern California. The town of Pearblossom lies to the West, while the town of Pinon Hills lies to the East.
Pearblossom Highway (State Route 138) runs through the heart of Llano and is its principal street.

Details

* Postal ZIP Code: 93544
* County: Los Angeles
* Latitude: 34.493353
* Longitude: -117.787760
* Population: 1201
* Telephone area code: 661
* Land area: 292,400,791 square meters
* Water area: 0 square meters

History

Llano was once the home of English writer Aldous Huxley.At the turn of the 20th century there were socialist colonies in Llano, the most notable being Job Harriman's Llano Del Rio commune. The ruins of Llano Del Rio are still extant along Highway 138 east of 165th Street East.

Features

* Crystalaire Country Club: A golf course located at 15701 Boca Raton Ave.
* UFO enthusiasts claim that a secret McDonnell Douglas facility is located at the now closed Gray Butte airport, 9 miles northeast of Llano.
* Aldous Huxley's former home, now "Pearblossom Picture Ranch", a filming location.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Llano — may refer to:* Llano, California * Llano, Texas, a small city in Llano County, Texas * Llano County, Texas * Llano River, a Texan river * Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, a Spanish army officer serving during the Spanish Civil War * Los Llanos, a plain… …   Wikipedia

  • Llano Del Rio — (officially organized as The Llano Del Rio Company of Nevada) was a commune (or colony ) located in what is now Llano, California east of Palmdale in the Antelope Valley. The charter was issued October 15, 1915 by progressive/socialist political… …   Wikipedia

  • Llano del Rio — was a socialist colony located in Antelope Valley, California. It was founded in the year 1914 by Job Harriman. Although it was established as a corporation it was intended to adhere to the principles of socialism. Each member owned equal stock… …   Wikipedia

  • California State Route 138 — Pearblossom Highway redirects here. For information about the 1986 David Hockney photomontage, see David Hockney. State Route 138 …   Wikipedia

  • California State Route 18 — Infobox road state=CA type=SR route=18 section=318 maint=Caltrans length mi=117.21 length ref= [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways] ] length round=2 established=1934… …   Wikipedia

  • Pearblossom, California — Pearblossom (pronounced Pear a blossom [ˈpeɹəˌblɑsəm] by natives and longtime locals) is an unincorporated town located in Los Angeles County, California. The town has a population of 2,435. The ZIP Code is 93553 and the community is inside area… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Ranchos of California — This is a list of California land grants made by Spanish or Mexican authorities, before California became part of the US, to private individuals.[1] Following the Mexican American War, the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land… …   Wikipedia

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Sonoma County, California — Map of all coordinates from Google Map of all coordinates from Bing …   Wikipedia

  • Los Angeles County, California — For the city in California, see Los Angeles. County of Los Angeles   County   …   Wikipedia

  • El Llano Béisbol Club — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El Llano Béisbol Club Nombre Completo CLub Deportivo El Llano Béisbol Apodo(s) Verdigrises Mascota …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”