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Moto Republic
A shared motorcycle workshop and social hub in Costa Mesa where riders wrench on their bikes and share the community stoke.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Mission Viejo
California, United States · North America
About Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Laguna Hills, 32km from Disney California Adventure Park.
Mission Viejo is in California, United States, with about 97,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Laguna Hills, about 4 km away.
Mission Viejo High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Mission Viejo, California, United States, as part of the Saddleback Valley Unified School District. The school has served the area since 1966. Students within its attendance boundaries live in western Mission Viejo, southwest LakeRead more
Forest, Trabuco Canyon, Rancho Santa Margarita, and Laguna Hills. Its mascot is Pablo the Diablo and its colors are scarlet and gold. 230 credits are required to graduate. It is the home to one of the only agricultural farms on a high school campus in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District.
Mission Viejo High School, an International Baccalaureate (IB) school since 1985, offers an IB program for academically focused students, awarding approximately 80 IB diplomas in the 2015–2016 school year. The school has been recognized with three Blue Ribbon School Awards and six California Distinguished School honors, most recently in 2024. Its performing arts programs include a marching band that won the WBA 4A division championship in 2016, a drumline that earned multiple High Percussion titles between 1997 and 2003, and four choir ensembles. Notable alumni include golfer Mark O’Meara, Olympic swimmer Brian Goodell, astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria, soccer player Julie Foudy, NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez, journalist Brianna Keilar, and MLB pitcher Patrick Sandoval.
In the 2022–2023 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,646 students and 75.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 21.8. 40.9% of students were eligible for free or discounted lunch.
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What is there to see near Mission Viejo?
Within an hour or so of Mission Viejo: Moto Republic (23 km), Disney California Adventure Park (32 km), Cars Land (Disney California Adventure) (32 km), Disneyland Park (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Mission Viejo?
The nearest famous roads are Route 66 - Santa Monica End and Mulholland Drive.
Where is Mission Viejo?
Mission Viejo is in California, United States, about 4 km from Laguna Hills.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 97,156
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 33.6000, -117.6720
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Essential numbers in United States
AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Mission Viejo
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Disney California Adventure Park
Anaheim Disney park celebrating California's culture, history, and natural beauty with Pixar and Marvel lands.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Cars Land (Disney California Adventure)
Disney's immersive recreation of Radiator Springs from Pixar's Cars films with the thrilling Radiator Springs Racers ride.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Disneyland Park
Walt Disney's original theme park opened in 1955, the happiest place on earth in Anaheim, California.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Knott's Berry Farm
America's first theme park in Buena Park, California, known for its Old West Ghost Town and thrilling coasters.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach aquarium showcasing the diverse marine life of the Pacific Ocean from Southern California to the tropics.
52 km · about 60 min drive
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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
Drag racing's shrine at the Pomona Fairplex, steps from the historic strip where the NHRA season starts and ends, packed with top fuel dragsters, hot rods and land-speed cars.
54 km · about 65 min drive
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In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip
The oldest continuously operating drag strip in the world, opened 1951 on the Los Angeles County Fairplex, and the traditional season opener and finale of the NHRA calendar.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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