Around Olive Springs ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is San Jose. It is located about 19 miles [30 km] to the north of where Olive Springs would have been located. San Jose has a population of 1,014,000 people.<1>.
The next largest community is Salinas. It is located about 29 miles [ km] to the southeast of Olive Springs and has a population of 155,000 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Olive Springs, with the nearest first.
- The Willows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
- The Willows is located in Santa Cruz County
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Aptos
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptos
- Aptos is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aptos <2>
- Capitola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Capitola is located in Santa Cruz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitola <2>
- Day Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
- Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Santa Cruz County
- Scotts Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- 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 <2>
- Soquel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soquel
- Soquel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soquel <2>
- Pasatiempo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasatiempo
- Pasatiempo is located in Santa Cruz County
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- Patchen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Summit
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
- Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
- Chemeketa Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemeketa Park
- Chemeketa Park is located in Santa Clara County
- Corralitos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corralitos
- Corralitos is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corralitos <2>
- Lexington Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Hills
- Lexington Hills is located in Santa Clara County
- Patchen
For more communities neighboring Olive Springs, please visit our County-by-County Page for Olive Springs.
Santa Cruz County ...
Olive Springs would have been located within present day 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 Olive Springs ...
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 Olive Springs.
Airports Near Olive Springs ...
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 Olive Springs and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Olive Springs.
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 ...
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 Olive Springs. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Olive Springs), 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. |