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Around Oak Hills ...

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Salinas. It lies just southeast of Oak Hills. Salinas has a population of 155,000 people.<1>.

The next largest community is Santa Cruz. It is located about 21 miles [ km] to the northwest of Oak Hills and has a population of 64,300 people.

The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Oak Hills, with the nearest first.

  • Castroville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Prunedale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elkhorn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Elkhorn is located in Monterey County
  • Moss Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Rita
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita
    • Santa Rita is located in Monterey County
  • Boronda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boronda
    • Boronda is located in Monterey County
  • Las Lomas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Lomas
    • Las Lomas is located in Monterey County
  • Marina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
    • Marina is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <2>
  • Salinas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Aromas
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pajaro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajaro
      • Pajaro is located in Monterey County
    • Colache Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colache Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colache Town
      • Colache Town is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Watsonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • River Oaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
      • River Oaks is located in San Benito County
    • San Juan Bautista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

For more communities neighboring Oak Hills, please visit our County-by-County Page for Oak Hills.

Monterey County ...

Oak Hills is located in Monterey County<4>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monterey County: Fresno, Kings, San Benito, San Luis Obispo & Santa Cruz. The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Hills ...

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 Oak Hills.

Airports Near Oak Hills ...

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 Oak Hills and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Oak Hills.

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 Oak Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.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 Oak Hills.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Oak Hills), 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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