Around Laurel ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is San Jose. It is located about 15 miles [24 km] to the north of Laurel. San Jose has a population of 1,014,000 people.<1>.
The next largest community is Fremont. It is located about 29 miles [ km] to the north of Laurel and has a population of 235,000 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Laurel, with the nearest first.
- Glenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Patchen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Redwood Estates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Estates
- Redwood Estates is located in Santa Clara County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood Estates <3>
- Summit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Santa Cruz County
- Summit has also been known as:
- Loma Prieta
- The Willows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
- Chemeketa Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
- Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Lexington Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
- Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
- Lompico
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompico
- Lompico is located in Santa Cruz County
- Scotts Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Valley
- Scotts Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,995 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Valley <3>
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- Zayante
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zayante
- Zayante is located in Santa Cruz County
- Ben Lomond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
- Ben Lomond is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <3>
- Mount Hermon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mount Hermon is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <3>
- Brookdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Brookdale is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookdale <3>
- Felton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Felton is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felton <3>
- Boulder Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Boulder Creek is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder Creek <3>
- Zayante
For more communities neighboring Laurel, please visit our County-by-County Page for Laurel.
Santa Cruz County ...
Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County<4>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Santa Cruz County: Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo & Santa Clara. The west boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay lies to the east.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laurel.
Airports Near Laurel ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Laurel and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Laurel.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of California:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Laurel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Laurel. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Laurel), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |