San Clemente
Orange County coastline
San Clemente is a coastal city in Orange County, California, known for its Spanish colonial architecture and surfing beaches.
It served as the Western White House during Richard Nixon's presidency—his estate, La Casa Pacifica, overlooked the Pacific.
The name, Spanish for Saint Clement, also belongs to one of the Channel Islands off the California coast.
Local governing district
- residentsPeople living somewhere
- downtownCentral business district
- pierWaterfront landing structure
- coastalOf the shoreline
beachfront · neighborhoods · parks · schools · commerce · zoning · planning · population
Traveling energy disturbances
- swellIncrease in size
- beachbreakWaves cresting over sand
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
- shortboardCompact, maneuverable surfboard
Purpose-driven task
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
- landmarkNotable point of reference
heritage · settlement · California · rancho · Franciscan · pueblo · architecture · artifacts
Relating to the sea
- seabirdsOcean-dwelling avians
- endemicNative to one area
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
kelp · cormorants · pelicans · anchorage · naval · coastline · uninhabited · Pacific
Of the highest office
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- estateProperty and grounds
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
Watergate · 1970s · administration · seaside · compound
municipality
Local governing district
coastal · beachfront · neighborhoods · parks · schools · commerce · zoning · planning · population
waves
Traveling energy disturbances
- swellIncrease in size
- beachbreakWaves cresting over sand
- wetsuitInsulating garment for water
mission
Purpose-driven task
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
landmark · heritage · settlement · California · rancho · Franciscan · pueblo · architecture · artifacts · indigenous
marine
Relating to the sea
- seabirdsOcean-dwelling avians
- endemicNative to one area
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
ecosystem · kelp · cormorants · pelicans · anchorage · naval · coastline · uninhabited · Pacific · biodiversity
presidential
Of the highest office
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- estateProperty and grounds
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
helicopter · Watergate · 1970s · administration · seaside · compound
San ClementePalm Springs
Southern California desert city
Riverside · San Bernardino · Barstow · Victorville · Coachella
San ClementeLos Angeles
Southern California metropolis
New York City · Manhattan · Chicago · San Francisco · Tokyo
San ClementeBerkeley
Bay Area university city
San Francisco · West Hollywood · Santa Monica · Oakland · Cambridge