Welcome to Descanso Junction ...
Descanso Junction is located in San Diego County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Descanso Junction: Descanso Jct. (or less commonly used: Descanso Jctn.)
Descanso Junction is 3,380 feet [1,030 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Descanso Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Descanso Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Descanso Junction: 619 & 858<3>
Communities near Descanso Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Descanso Junction.
- Pine Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Willows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Willows is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stonewall ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Cuyamaca ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cuyamaca is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyamaca
- El Capitan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- El Capitan is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Capitan
- Mount Laguna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harbison Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harbison Canyon is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbison Canyon
- Morena Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morena Village is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morena Village
- Flinn Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flinn Springs is located in San Diego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Springs
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Descanso Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Descanso Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Descanso Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Descanso Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Descanso Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Descanso Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Descanso Junction ...
Looking for more information about Descanso Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Descanso Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Descanso Junction.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Diego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Descanso Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 619 code has been Overlayed with the 858 area code. New phone numbers in the Descanso Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 619 or 858. As a result, placing a call in the Descanso Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |