City on a Hill

Did you know the city of Los Angeles (DTLA) is literally a “City on a Hill” and at a higher elevation than even San Francisco?1

34°03'26.1"N 118°14'53.9"W - City of Los Angeles High Point
34°03’26.1″N 118°14’53.9″W – City of Los Angeles High Point

 

City planners of Downtown Los Angeles (DTLA) recognized the City of Angels’ uniqueness and appropriately named the streets bounding its pinnacle “Hope,” “Grand,” and “Temple.”2 God has destined Los Angeles to become a beacon of Light,3 a veritable City of Light in the Biblical sense of the word.

Ye are the light of the world
A CITY SET ON A HILL cannot be hid
Let your light shine before men
That they may see your good works, and
Glorify your Father who is in heaven
(Matthew 5:14)

Notes

  1. Comparing downtown-proper landmarks using the same address-based elevation lookup (Geocodify), Ahmanson Theatre (DTLA) returns ~407 ft above sea level, while Grace Cathedral (SF) returns ~307 ft.
  2. See 34°03’26.1″N 118°14’53.9″W.
  3. “Light” is capitalized when referring to God’s spiritual Light.