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Location Information:
Oceanside is the third-largest city
in San Diego County, California. The
city has a population of about
179,681. Together with Carlsbad and
Vista, it forms a tri-city area. The
city is located just south of Camp
Pendleton, the busiest military base
in the United States. Oceanside has
experienced dramatic growth since
1970, when its population was
45,000. Much of the city's area was
developed into single-family home
tracts during the 1970s and 1980s.
Since the 1990s, increased
commercial and industrial
development have diversified
Oceanside's economic base.
The
Oceanside Pier, first built in 1888
(and now in its sixth incarnation),
is the longest wooden pier on the
western United States coastline at
1,954 feet (596m).
Oceanside is home to Mission San
Luis Rey de Francia, one of the Alta
California missions.
Oceanside is also known for the
nature grounds of Mount Ecclesia,
launched in 1911. This place is the
location of the international
headquarters of a fraternal and
service organization called The
Rosicrucian Fellowship. It is also
the location of its spiritual
healing temple, called "The
Ecclesia", situated upon the
promontory of a high mesa.
The bungalow house featured in Top
Gun, starring Tom Cruise, is located
on South Pacific Street, which is
one street up from the Oceanside
Strand, a section of residential
houses along the coastline. This
will become a coffee house once the
Malkin resort is built.
In June 1997, a record 221,000 fans
watched X Games III, held in San
Diego and Oceanside. The surfing
competition took place at the
Oceanside Harbor Beach.
The California Surf Museum is
located in downtown Oceanside.
Oceanside has a large Day of the
Dead celebration held every year on
or about the weekend nearest
November 1 with Carnival rides,
street vendors, and musicians
Usually held the second weekend in
September, Oceanside also holds an
annual Oceanside Harbor Days
festival with street vendors, food,
and local artists displaying their
wares.
Oceanside is host to the world's 2nd
largest Beach Soccer festival, The
Southern California Beach Soccer
Championships has become an
international event and it is
usually held in the middle of May at
the Oceanside Harbor Beach.
The final competition scene from the
film Bring It On was not shot in
Daytona, Florida, but at the beach
shell in front of the pier.
In the late 1990s, Oceanside had a
minor league baseball franchise of
the Western Baseball League, in the
Miracosta College Ballpark but
folded operations and lacked a
standard ball park, now the site of
the North County Waves semi-pro
collegiate team.
The hills of Oceanside are said to
form a lying down person in the
shape of the "Sleeping Indian" near
Papagallo Rd. in Oceanside
Rocket Power is based on Oceanside
California.
The 2009 movie "To Save A Life* was
filmed in Oceanside
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