West Rancho Dominguez, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Alternative Names:	West Compton, West Rancho Dominguez
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Los Angeles County, California, USA
Region:	Los Angeles County, California, United States
Latitude:	33° 53' 38" N
Longitude:	118° 16' 14" W
Lat/Long (dec):	33.8939,-118.27063
Köppen climate type:	BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Elevation:	25m
Population:	5,669 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:	5407927
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5407927:0
GUID:	0

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Atkinson pit (Compton plant), Willowbrook, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 54' 28" N	118° 15' 28" W	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Willowbrook, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 55' 0" N	118° 15' 17" W	2.9km (1.8 miles)
Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 53' 17" N	118° 18' 32" W	3.6km (2.2 miles)
Miller Brothers Truck Company - Vollmer pit, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 51' 55" N	118° 17' 20" W	3.6km (2.2 miles)
Unnamed Pb-Ag-Zn Mine, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 52' 22" N	118° 18' 3" W	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Higgins Brick & Tile Company - Gardena Mine, Gardena, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 52' 17" N	118° 19' 11" W	5.2km (3.2 miles)
Western Avenue Brick Company pit, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 51' 56" N	118° 19' 0" W	5.3km (3.3 miles)
Builders Brick Company Mine, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 52' 0" N	118° 19' 9" W	5.4km (3.4 miles)
Westmont, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 56' 29" N	118° 18' 7" W	6.0km (3.7 miles)
Coast Brick Company Mine, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 51' 55" N	118° 20' 26" W	7.2km (4.5 miles)
City Brick Company pit, Westmont, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 57' 37" N	118° 17' 53" W	7.8km (4.8 miles)
Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 50' 8" N	118° 20' 26" W	9.1km (5.7 miles)
Del Aire, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 54' 57" N	118° 22' 9" W	9.4km (5.9 miles)
Material yard, Del Aire, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 54' 5" N	118° 22' 24" W	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Caswell & Company Mine (No. 77 and No. 99 pits), Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 51' 5" N	118° 21' 44" W	9.7km (6.0 miles)
Lawrence I. Liston Company-Madrona Ave Mine, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 50' 20" N	118° 21' 29" W	10.1km (6.3 miles)
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 57' 42" N	118° 21' 11" W	10.7km (6.7 miles)
Clifton-Redondo placer, Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 52' 0" N	118° 22' 59" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Independent Brick Company pit and plant, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 58' 0" N	118° 21' 6" W	11.0km (6.9 miles)
Miller Brothers Truck Company - Hawthorne Mine, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 49' 19" N	118° 21' 24" W	11.3km (7.0 miles)
Linderman and Decker Company Mine, Lomita, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 47' 30" N	118° 17' 30" W	11.5km (7.2 miles)
Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 50' 57" N	118° 23' 15" W	11.9km (7.4 miles)
Lomita, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 47' 31" N	118° 18' 53" W	12.0km (7.5 miles)
Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 51' 43" N	118° 23' 57" W	12.4km (7.7 miles)
Walter D. Ransom Mine (Leibee Mine), El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 54' 35" N	118° 24' 20" W	12.6km (7.8 miles)
Burdick deposit (Burdick Minerals Corporation), Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 50' 4" N	118° 23' 22" W	12.8km (8.0 miles)
Signal Hill Oil field, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 48' 33" N	118° 10' 31" W	12.9km (8.0 miles)
King Harbor Breakwater, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 50' 43" N	118° 24' 1" W	13.1km (8.2 miles)
Lakewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 51' 12" N	118° 8' 2" W	13.4km (8.3 miles)
El Segundo, Los Angeles County, California, USA	33° 55' 9" N	118° 24' 59" W	13.7km (8.5 miles)

Minerals recorded nearby (within 13.7 km)

ⓘ 'Clay minerals'

ⓘ 'Silica'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America	Continent
California Borderland, North America Plate	Accretionary Complex
Franciscan Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Los Angeles basin, North America Plate	Basin
Southern California Borderland Basins, North America Plate	Basin
Pacific Plate	Tectonic Plate
USA	Country
California, USA	State
Los Angeles County, California, USA	County

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