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Around Green Acres ...

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is San Jose. It is located about 13 miles [20 km] to the east of Green Acres. San Jose has a population of 1,014,000 people.<1>.

The next largest community is San Francisco. It is located about 29 miles [ km] to the northwest of Green Acres and has a population of 867,000 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Green Acres, with the nearest first.

  • Castro City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castro City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castro City
    • Castro City is located in Santa Clara County
  • Los Altos Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Los Altos
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ventura
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventura
    • Ventura is located in Santa Clara County
  • Escondido Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escondido Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Village
    • Escondido Village is located in Santa Clara County
  • Mountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo Alto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stanford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladera
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladera
    • Ladera is located in San Mateo County
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    • The Willows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
      • The Willows is located in San Mateo County
    • East Palo Alto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Loyola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyola
      • Loyola is located in Santa Clara County
    • Menlo Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Menlo Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Atherton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

For more communities neighboring Green Acres, please visit our County-by-County Page for Green Acres.

Santa Clara County ...

Green Acres is located in Santa Clara County<4>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Santa Clara County: Alameda, Merced, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Cruz & Stanislaus.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Acres ...

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 Green Acres.

Airports Near Green Acres ...

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 Green Acres and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Green Acres.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

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 Green Acres.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Clara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Green Acres), 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.




 

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