Around Ballard ...
Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Ballard, with the nearest first.
- Los Olivos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Santa Ynez
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Solvang
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buellton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cachuma Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
- Los Alamos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capitan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sisquoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sisquoc is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisquoc
- Mission Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lompoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Isla Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Patera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Patera is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Patera
- Lompoc Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lompoc Village is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
- Vandenberg Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vandenberg Village is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
For more communities neighboring Ballard, please visit our County-by-County Page for Ballard.
Santa Barbara County ...
Ballard is located in Santa Barbara County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Santa Barbara County: Kern, San Luis Obispo & Ventura. The western and southern boundaries of the county is on the Pacific Ocean.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ballard ...
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 Ballard.
Airports Near Ballard ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Ballard and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Ballard.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballard ...
Looking for more information about Ballard? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Ballard. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Ballard, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ballard.
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:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ballard), 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. |