Sky Londa, California

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The San Mateo County, California mountain community of Sky Londa is located at the intersection of State Route 84 (Woodside Road) and State Route 35 (Skyline Boulevard). The community is inside area code 650.

Atop the coastal range west of Woodside, the community's official elevation is 1,520 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The latitude and longitude for Sky Londa are listed in the National Geographic Names Database as 37°23′01″N, 122°15′42″W.

While Sky Londa is the spelling approved by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names, a frequently-used State government variant spelling is Skylonda. The variant spelling is used on a CalTrans sign for southbound SR35 north of SR84 and on the name of a CDF Fire station in the community. This variant name is also shown as a variant in the National Geographic Names Database. The 1994 7.5-minute quadrangle, Woodside, California shows it spelled Sky Londa.

There are a cluster of commercial establishments at the intersection of SR35 and SR84. There is one service station, a convenience store, and two restaurants. The area is popular with motorcycle and bicycle riders, especially during spring and summer weekends.

The 7.5-minute quadrangle, Woodside, California, (1994), shows Woodside VOR north of the settlement. The aircraft navigation facility is shown as being outfitted with distance measuring equipment. It lies one mile at 285 degrees off true north from the intersection of SR35 and SR84. Its identifier is "OSI" and publicly-available FAA documents show the VOR signal is on 113.9 MHz.

[edit] See also

• La Honda, California
• Portola Valley, California
• Skeggs Point, California