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Around Potrero de Los Cerritos ...

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Potrero de Los Cerritos, with the nearest first.

  • Newark
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Union City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Union City is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,501 people
    • Former name for Union City:
    • Decoto
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
  • Fremont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Fremont is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
    • Former names for Fremont:
    • Centerville
    • Irvington
    • Mission San Jose
    • Niles
    • Warm Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
  • Mount Eden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Palo Alto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairview is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Hayward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Russell City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell City is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell City
  • Cherryland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cherryland is located in Alameda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryland
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    • The Willows
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Willows is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Willows
    • Ashland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Castro Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Fair Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Fair Oaks is located in San Mateo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fair Oaks
    • Palo Alto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • San Lorenzo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

For more communities neighboring Potrero de Los Cerritos, please visit our County-by-County Page for Potrero de Los Cerritos.

Alameda County ...

Potrero de Los Cerritos is located in Alameda County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alameda County: Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara & Stanislaus. The western boundary of the county is on San Francisco Bay.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Potrero de Los Cerritos ...

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 Potrero de Los Cerritos.

Airports Near Potrero de Los Cerritos ...

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 Potrero de Los Cerritos and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Potrero de Los Cerritos.

Websites We Enjoy ...

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

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 Alameda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Potrero de Los Cerritos), 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.