Amaya Creek

Amaya Creek is a creek located Santa Cruz County, California, United States. It is part of the Soquel Creek watershed. The creek was named after two brothers who owned the land around it, circa 1860: Casimero and Dario Amaya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laurel and Glenwood.

Laurel

Hamlet

Photo: Cloudswrest, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Laurel is a ghost town in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Laurel is situated 3½ miles northwest of Amaya Creek.

Glenwood

Hamlet

Photo: Mrwrite, Public domain.

Glenwood is an unincorporated area of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Glenwood is situated 4 miles northwest of Amaya Creek.

Summit

Village

Summit is a small unincorporated community more… Summit is situated 4½ miles northwest of Amaya Creek.

Amaya Creek

Type: Stream
Description: river in the United States of America
Categories: river and body of water
Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.07495° or 37° 4′ 30″ north

Longitude

-121.92524° or 121° 55′ 31″ west

Elevation

509 feet (155 metres)

Open location code

849W33FF+XW

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Amaya Creek” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Amaya Creek”
Cebuano: “Amaya Creek”
Venetian: “Amaya”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Summit Road and The Willows.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Badger Spring and Caldwell Gulch.

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Worth a closer look: Santa Cruz and Watsonville.

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