Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge

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The Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge encompassing 965 acres located in the California coastal community of Seal Beach. Although it is located in Orange County it is included as part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge Complex. It was established in 1972. ()

Established: 1972 (52 years ago)Elevation: 0 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 33°44'16"N, 118°4'30"W

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Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rancho Los Alamitos, Rosie's Dog Beach, Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation, California State University.

3.3 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Rancho Los Alamitos, Long Beach
84 min walk • Rancho Los Alamitos takes its name from an 1834 Mexican partition of the 1784 Rancho Los Nietos, a Spanish concession, covering an area in present-day California's southwestern Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County.
4 miW
33°45'20"N • 118°8'28"W
Rosie's Dog Beach, Long Beach
102 min walk • Park, Beach, Outdoor activities
2.4 miNW
33°45'7"N • 118°6'50"W
Long Beach Aquatic Capital of America Foundation, Long Beach
63 min walk • Beach, Outdoor activities
3.9 miNW
Art museum, Universities and schools
California State University, Long Beach
100 min walk • California State University, Long Beach is a public research university in Long Beach, California. The 322-acre campus is the second largest of the 23-school California State University system and one of the largest universities in the state of California by enrollment, its student body numbering 39,435 for the fall 2021 semester.
3.2 miNW
33°46'11"N • 118°6'50"W
Bixby Village Golf Course, Long Beach
81 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
1.7 miW
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Theater
Bay Theater, Seal Beach
43 min walk • The Bay Theatre is a single-screen movie theater in Seal Beach, California, in the United States of America. It is best known for its screenings of foreign and independent films, and for its revival screenings.
3.2 miSE
Beach
Bolsa Chica State Beach, Huntington Beach
81 min walk • Bolsa Chica State Beach is a public ocean beach in Orange County, California, United States. It is located north of Huntington Beach and south of the community of Sunset Beach.
2.5 miNW
Park
Los Cerritos Wetlands, Long Beach
65 min walk • Los Cerritos Wetlands is located in both Los Angeles County and Orange County in the cities of Long Beach, California, and Seal Beach, California. The San Gabriel River, historically and currently flows through the Los Cerritos Wetlands Complex.
2.8 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Marina Pacifica, Long Beach
72 min walk • Marina Pacifica is a marina-adjacent shopping mall featuring movie theaters, shopping, dining & copious parking. It is in southeastern Long Beach, California between Second Street and the Los Cerritos Channel.
1.7 miW
33°44'36"N • 118°6'14"W
Red Car Museum, Seal Beach
44 min walk • History museum, Museum
2 miSE
33°43'1"N • 118°3'4"W
Huntington Harbour Mall, Huntington Beach
51 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre