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Around Santa Clarita ...

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Los Angeles. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the southeast of Santa Clarita. Los Angeles has a population of 3,970,000 people.<1>.

The next largest community is Glendale. It is located about 24 miles [ km] to the southeast of Santa Clarita and has a population of 198,000 people.

For comparison, Santa Clarita has a population of 210,000 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Santa Clarita, with the nearest first.

  • Newhall
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Saugus
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stevenson Ranch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Honby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honby
    • Honby is located in Los Angeles County
  • Canyon Country
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Castaic Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castaic Junction
    • Castaic Junction is located in Los Angeles County
  • Valencia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mint Canyon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Castaic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Val Verde
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylmar
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylmar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylmar
      • Sylmar is located in Los Angeles County
    • Granada Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada Hills
      • Granada Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Mission Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
      • Mission Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Chatsworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth
      • Chatsworth is located in Los Angeles County
    • San Fernando
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

For more communities neighboring Santa Clarita, please visit our County-by-County Page for Santa Clarita.

Los Angeles County ...

Santa Clarita is located in Los Angeles County<4>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Los Angeles County: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino & Ventura. The southwestern boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Santa Clarita ...

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 Santa Clarita.

Airports Near Santa Clarita ...

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 Santa Clarita and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Santa Clarita.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Clarita ...

Looking for more information about Santa Clarita? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Santa Clarita. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Santa Clarita, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Santa Clarita.

Websites We Enjoy ...

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

The official website for Santa Clarita: www.santa-clarita.com/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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 Santa Clarita.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Santa Clarita), 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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