Around San Marcos ...
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from San Marcos, with the nearest first.
- Cachuma Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cachuma Village is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cachuma Village
- Goleta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- La Patera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- La Patera is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Patera
- Hope Ranch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hope Ranch is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Ranch
- Isla Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mission Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Canyon
- Santa Barbara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Ynez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Capitan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Capitan is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Montecito
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Los Olivos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Solvang
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Summerland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Toro Canyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toro Canyon is located in Santa Barbara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toro Canyon
For more communities neighboring San Marcos, please visit our County-by-County Page for San Marcos.
Santa Barbara County ...
San Marcos is located in Santa Barbara County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Santa Barbara County: Kern, San Luis Obispo & Ventura. The western and southern boundaries of the county is on the Pacific Ocean.
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Marcos ...
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 San Marcos.
Airports Near San Marcos ...
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 San Marcos and that information can be found on the Airports Page for San Marcos.
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:
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 Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to San Marcos), 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. |