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Welcome to Rincon de las Salinas ...

Rincon de las Salinas is located in Monterey County<1>.

Rincon de las Salinas is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Rincon de las Salinas lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Rincon de las Salinas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rincon de las Salinas.

  • Salinas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Watsonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Seaside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Monterey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pacific Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Capitola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • San Juan Bautista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Del Rey Oaks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Oaks
    • Del Rey Oaks is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
  • Sand City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rincon de las Salinas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rincon de las Salinas.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rincon de las Salinas. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rincon de las Salinas.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rincon de las Salinas. See our Newspapers Page for Rincon de las Salinas.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rincon de las Salinas ...

Looking for more information about Rincon de las Salinas? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rincon de las Salinas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rincon de las Salinas.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rincon de las Salinas - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.