What is Blaine County based on?

Description. Blaine County has been described as "Barren, rundown desert region" that is based off of the destitute area around the baddusy Sea (the Alamo Sea is the Rockstar Games rendition of the Salton Sea).

What county is Blaine County based on GTA V?

Blaine County is based on several different counties in California close to Los Angeles. The northernmost area of Paleto forest and the southernmost area near Bolingbroke penitentiary are influenced by San Bernardino County.

What is Paleto Bay in real life?

However, Paleto Bay contains other elements of inland southern Californian towns such as Gorman and Somis, and some buildings are directly influenced by their real-life counterparts in towns such as Lamont, Fillmore, and Piru.

What is the real life version of Blaine County?

Blaine County is an amalgamation of several Southern Californian counties adjacent to Los Angeles and the Salton Sea.

What is Sandy Shores based on?

Sandy Shores is based on the towns around the Salton Sea in California, such as Desert Shores and Bombay Beach. Sandy Shores also shares some inspiration from Niland and Joshua Tree, two other towns in California (which are referenced on the city's street names).

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What is Mount Chiliad based on?

Mount Chiliad is likely based on Mount San Jacinto, however it could also be based on Mount San Antonio and/or San Gorgonio Mountain.

What is Fort Zancudo in real life?

Fort Zancudo closely resembles the real-life Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California. Lago Zancudo's marshy environment suggests that Fort Zancudo is also based on that of real-life Naval Base Ventura County, Mugu Lagoon.

What is Blaine County modeled after?

Description. Blaine County has been described as "Barren, rundown desert region" that is based off of the destitute area around the baddusy Sea (the Alamo Sea is the Rockstar Games rendition of the Salton Sea).

What is Los Santos based off of?

Los Santos is a fictional city in the GTA universe, loosely based on Los Angeles and other California Coast cities.

What is Vespucci Beach in real-life?

Vespucci Beach, found on the west coast of the city of Los Santos is a spot where hipsters and the general public frequent. It overlooks the Pacific Ocean, and it's loosely based off of Venice Beach.

Where is grapeseed in real-life?

Grapeseed is a scaled down version of Bakersfield, California. However, it does take some influences from other areas such as Lamont and Grapevine.

Is Grove street based on a real place?

Grove Street is most likely based on Spruce Street in Compton because of the cul-de-sac, the tree related name, the proximity to the city's river (in a separate location of the street), and that the Ballas occupy the area. In real-life, the Tree Top Piru set of the Bloods occupy the street.

Where is the real Blaine County?

Blaine County is a county in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 24,272. The county seat and largest city is Hailey.

Does Trevor live in Blaine County?

Trevor eventually settles in Sandy Shores, a small town in Blaine County, San Andreas, where he establishes a small criminal enterprise that smuggles weapons and manufactures methamphetamine, which he hopes will grow into a large empire.

What is Red County based on GTA?

The area appears to be based on various mountain areas of Southern California and the Central Valley, and the name may be a reference to Orange County, as both are names of colors. The county contains four towns: Palomino Creek, Montgomery, Blueberry and Dillimore.

What is Liberty City based on?

Liberty City, based on New York City, is one of the three original cities introduced in Grand Theft Auto.

What is North Yankton based on?

North Yankton may be based upon the state of North Dakota. Very little is known about the state, however, the small town of Ludendorff is located in the state, a city based on Fargo, North Dakota and Bismarck, North Dakota. The state's name is derived from the Yankton Tribe of the Sioux Native Americans.

What city is Vice City based on?

Vice City is based on Miami.

What is the Grand Senora desert based on?

Its name is most likely a reference to the Sonoran Desert. It could be based on the Palm Desert, which is in closer proximity to the Salton Sea. It could also be based on the higher Mojave Desert areas in San Bernardino County and Los Angeles County since it has a high concentration of Joshua trees.

Where is Fort Zancudo?

Fort Zancudo, the military base in GTA 5 is located on the west coast of GTA 5's world map near the bottom of Mount Josiah in Blaine County.

Where is the Alamo Sea in real life?

The Alamo Sea is located in Blaine County, which is in the desert region of the map in the game, and is located at the base of Mount Chiliad. The sea is based on the Salton Sea in Southern California.

Were there military bases in GTA 5?

There's only one military base in Grand Theft Auto 5: Fort Zancudo. The military base in GTA 5 is hidden on the outskirts of Blaine County, San Andreas, and there's good reason to pay it a visit. Head to Fort Zancudo and you can recquisition a P-996 Lazer fighter jet, a Rhino tank, or other military goodies.

Can you legally get into Fort Zancudo?

Entering the Fort Zancudo military base in GTA 5 will instantly put a wanted level on the player. However, since the Smugglers Run update, players can buy hangars within the military base in GTA Online. This will grant them access to the base without acquiring a wanted level.

Why buy a Fort Zancudo hangar?

The three Hangars in Fort Zancudo are better protected and any players who shoot inside the base will instantly get 4 stars and be hunted down by Rhino Tanks. Of the three to choose from the best Hangar location to buy in GTA Online is Fort Zancudo Hangar A2.