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Around Opal Cliffs ...

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is San Jose. It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the north of Opal Cliffs. San Jose has a population of 1,014,000 people.<1>.

The next largest community is Salinas. It is located about 25 miles [ km] to the southeast of Opal Cliffs and has a population of 155,000 people.

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Opal Cliffs, with the nearest first.

  • Capitola
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Soquel
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Twin Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Aptos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Santa Cruz
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pasatiempo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasatiempo
    • Pasatiempo is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Rio del Mar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • La Selva Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Paradise Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Park
    • Paradise Park is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Aptos Hills - Larkin Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Day Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Valley
      • Day Valley is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Scotts Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Corralitos
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Felton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Hermon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

For more communities neighboring Opal Cliffs, please visit our County-by-County Page for Opal Cliffs.

Santa Cruz County ...

Opal Cliffs is located in Santa Cruz County<3>.

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 Opal Cliffs ...

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 Opal Cliffs.

Airports Near Opal Cliffs ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Opal Cliffs and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Opal Cliffs.

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 Opal Cliffs. 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 Opal Cliffs.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Opal Cliffs), 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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