Salinas
United States / Salinas, California
Location ID: #10105958
Salinas is the birthplace of novelist John Steinbeck and the primary city in one of the world’s most famous farming regions.
Salinas (/səˈliːnəs/) is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. With a population of 156,259 (as of 2018), Salinas is the most populous city in Monterey County, as well as its county seat.[10] Salinas is an urban area located just outside the southern portion of the Greater Bay Area and 10 miles (16 km) southeast of the mouth of the Salinas River.[11] The city is located at the mouth of the Salinas Valley, roughly eight miles from the Pacific Ocean, and it has a climate more influenced by the ocean than the interior.
Location Category:
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - *;
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Farm / Rural Towns;
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Historic Districts;
- CITIES, TOWNS & PUBLIC SPACES - Small Towns / Main Streets;
- COMMERCIAL - STORES & RETAIL - *;
- COMMERCIAL - STORES & RETAIL - Retail Districts;
- GOVERNMENTAL - *;
- GOVERNMENTAL - Government Buildings;
- SCHOOLS - *;
- SCHOOLS - Historic Schoolhouses;
- TRANSPORTATION - *;
- TRANSPORTATION - Railroads / Train Stations / Depots