What is Los Santos IRL?

Los Santos is based on Los Angeles, California and its greater metropolitan area. Los Santos is Spanish for "The Saints", a play on "The Angels", which is the translation of Los Angeles.

How big would Los Santos be in real life?

For reference, GTA V's Los Santos is about three times bigger than GTA IV's Liberty City, and is the same size of the vast majority of San Francisco, Manhattan, and the Greater Toronto Area.

What is South Los Santos based on?

South Los Santos is one of the many Locations in Grand Theft Auto V. Franklin is a resident of South Los Santos. It is probably based on the real world South Los Angeles.

What mountain is in GTA 5 in real life?

Mount Chiliad is Grand Theft Auto V's tallest mountain and a hotspot for conspiracies. Including sightings of Bigfoot and the presence of a UFO, many conspiracies are surrounding the mountain. It is likely that the mountain is based on Mount San Jacinto because of its appearance and similarities.

What are the real cities in GTA?

The original game's map encompassed three cities—Liberty City (based on New York City), San Andreas (based on San Francisco), and Vice City (based on Miami)—but later titles tend to focus on a single setting; usually one of the original three locales, albeit remodelled and significantly expanded.

Grand Theft Auto vs. Real Life

How accurate is the GTA map to LA?

The game is much more scaled down than the real place, so all of the roads are definitely not there, and neither are many many places. [...] You also have to understand that it is a game, so taking note on the general grid layout of LA streets, Rockstar did in the end design the roads to fit their game.

Where is Maze Bank in real life?

Maze Bank Tower is based on the U.S. Bank Tower in Los Angeles in real life, which was the tallest building in Los Angeles until 2016, and is still the city's tallest building if buildings' heights are measured to roof, and it is the 100th tallest building in the world as of 2018.

Where is Vice City in real life?

The game is set in 1986 in fictional Vice City, which is based heavily on the city of Miami.

Is Vinewood a real place?

It is bordered by Vinewood Hills to the north, Rockford Hills to the west, Downtown to the south, and the Tataviam Mountains to the east. It is based on the real-life Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.

How long would it take to walk the GTA map?

Turns out it's quite a long time, actually. More than 6 hours, in fact. You can check it out for yourself in this stylish time lapse video.

Where will GTA 6 be at?

GTA 6's story campaign could be the first to include online co-op after players discovered clues in leaked gameplay footage. The big GTA VI leaks back in September of 2022 revealed that players will be returning to Vice City with a female protagonist alongside a slew of other gameplay features.

What state is GTA 5 based on?

The game's setting is the fictional US state of San Andreas and city of Los Santos, based on Southern California and Los Angeles respectively.

What is Chicago called in GTA?

Carcer City | GTA Wiki | Fandom.

What is the weird town in GTA?

Dignity Village is an unincorporated tent city established by homeless people near Procopio Beach, located in Blaine County, San Andreas. Dignity Village is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the north, Mount Chiliad to the southwest, Mount Gordo to the east, and Paleto Bay to the west.

What city is under GTA?

The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York.

What lake is in GTA V in real life?

The Alamo Sea, located in Blaine County, is described as "a putrid, salt-rich lake whose waters are unlikely to be home to anything you'd want to go fishing for." The Alamo Sea is located at the base of Mount Chiliad. It is Probably based on the real life lake, Salton Sea.

Where is el corona in gta?

El Corona is a working-class residential district slightly to the south-east of the city centre of Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Surrounding El Corona are the districts of Little Mexico, Verdant Bluffs, Idlewood and Willowfield. Just south is the Los Santos International Airport.

What is Sandy Shores in real life?

Sandy Shores is based on the towns around the Salton Sea in California, such as Desert Shores and Bombay Beach.

Why is Lester in a wheelchair?

Lester suffers from a wasting disease which has gradually worn down his motor skills during his life and left him wheelchair-bound, though he is able to walk short distances with the use of a cane. Due to his limited mobility, Lester has grown considerably overweight, and he also suffers from asthma.

Where is Mirror Park in real life?

The area is based on Echo Park and Silver Lake in Los Angeles, known for having a high concentration of hipsters in residence.

How long is 1 hour GTA?

One of the major differences in the HD Universe is that time now moves at a rate of one in-game minute for every two real-life seconds. Therefore, one in-game hour is now two real-life minutes and one in-game day is now 48 real-life minutes.