Welcome to The Willows ...

The Willows is located in San Diego County<1>.

The Willows is 2,180 feet [664 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of The Willows is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The Willows lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for The Willows: 619 & 858<3>

Communities Also Named The Willows ...

While we believe that this The Willows is located in San Diego County, we know of another 4 California communities named The Willows. Those communities are located in the following counties: Glenn, Marin, San Mateo and Santa Cruz County.

Beyond California, there are 24 communities that are also named The Willows - they are located in Delaware, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The Willows.

Communities near The Willows ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near The Willows.

• El Cajon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cajon
  • El Cajon is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Cajon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Cajon
  • From The Willows to El Cajon
• La Mesa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesa
  • La Mesa is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Mesa <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Mesa
  • From The Willows to La Mesa
• Santee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
  • Santee is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santee
  • From The Willows to Santee
• Lemon Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Grove
  • Lemon Grove is located in San Diego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemon Grove <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lemon Grove
  • From The Willows to Lemon Grove
• Los Terrentos
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Terrentos
  • Los Terrentos is located in San Diego County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Los Terrentos
  • From The Willows to Los Terrentos
• Descanso
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Descanso
  • Descanso is located in San Diego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Descanso <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Descanso
  • From The Willows to Descanso
• Harbison Canyon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbison Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbison Canyon
  • Harbison Canyon is located in San Diego County
• El Capitan ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for El Capitan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Capitan
  • El Capitan is located in San Diego County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to El Capitan
  • From The Willows to El Capitan
• Flinn Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Springs
  • Flinn Springs is located in San Diego County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Flinn Springs
  • From The Willows to Flinn Springs
• Crest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
  • Crest is located in San Diego County

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 The Willows. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for The Willows.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of The Willows. 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 The Willows.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around The Willows. See our Newspapers Page for The Willows.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Willows ...

Looking for more information about The Willows? 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 The Willows, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for The Willows.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for The Willows. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/