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Watch the Sun Set in Sunset Beach

Visitors from the eastern section of the United States are often stunned to find out how beautiful a sight the sunset over the Pacific Ocean is. Even those who live along the Atlantic seaboard often have no idea of the wondrous play of light at such a time. This is because, of course, when the sun rises over the Atlantic there are few people awake to see it. This is not the case in California; sunset can occur as early as six or seven in the evening during some seasons, which means that the spectacle of diffused sunlight is widely available, and on a nightly basis, too.

This glorious fact of Pacific coast life is encapsulated in the name of a beachfront town located in Orange County: Sunset Beach. About a thousand people live in the Sunset Beach area, which is technically part of the city of Huntington Beach since the 2011 annexation went through.

Featuring one of Southern California's widest beaches, the area also offers visitors staying in Sunset Beach vacation rentals the chance to enjoy the Green Belt, which is a park where people can walk their dogs and have picnic lunches. Each spring there is an art festival that takes place on Mother's Day. Local artists and artisans bring their wares for sale, and many of them are willing to talk the fair's visitors about the techniques they use and the things that inspire them to produce their artworks.

Nearby, tourists can visit the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge.