Marina Del Rey is located only 4 miles from LAX, and easily accessed from many major Southern California freeways. This seaside community with a current population of about 8,672 and an elevation of 10 feet above sea level, is positioned with an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, and is surrounded on three sides by the City of Los Angeles. Built around the largest man made small-boat harbor in the world, Marina Del Rey is home to over 6,000 pleasure boats and yachts as well as being the headquarters of the Inernet governing organizations ICANN, IANA, and ISA. Marina Del Rey is located about 290 miles southwest of Las Vegas, 20 miles west of the metropolitan area of Los Angeles, and 131 miles northwest of San Diego. Marina Del Rey observes an average of 289 days of sunshine per year, with temperatures in the low 40's to high 70's in the winter months, and low 50's to mid-90 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months. Marina Del Rey boasts its own Fisherman's Village, world-class shopping with a wide variety of local boutiques and large availability of national retailers. Also close by are numerous gourmet restaurants, luxury accommodations of every kind, just about every conceivable type of watersport is offered, from boats and watercraft you pedal, paddle, sail or drive, along with windsurfing, swimming, sunbathing, and surfing. What's there to do when the sun goes down ? Don't you worry, because destinations nearby can easily satisfy your desire for the night-life as in Marina Del Rey you are only minutes from Venice, Santa Monica and Beverly Hills.