Bear Creek
Bear Creek is a stream in San Mateo, California. Bear Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Westridge, as well as near the hamlet Woodside Highlands.Places of Interest
Highlights include Searsville Dam and Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.
Searsville Dam
Dam
Photo: Efly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Searsville Dam is a masonry dam in San Mateo County, California, that was completed in 1892, one year after the founding of Stanford University, and impounds Corte Madera Creek to form a reservoir known as Searsville Reservoir or Searsville Lake.
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
Nature reserve
The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve is a 1,190 acres nature preserve and biological field station formally established as a reserve in 1973. The biological preserve is owned by Stanford University, and is part of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Research institute
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, is a federally funded research and development center in Menlo Park, California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodside and Sky Londa.
Woodside
Photo: Jawed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodside is a small town on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is considered one of the wealthiest towns in the United States, and is home to many celebrities and executives. Despite its small size, Woodside features many local attractions.
Sky Londa
Hamlet
Sky Londa is an unincorporated mountain community in San Mateo County, California located at the intersection of State Route 84 and State Route 35. The community is inside area code 650 and ZIP code 94062. Sky Londa is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bear Creek.
Ladera
Village
Ladera is a census-designated place in southern San Mateo County, California, adjacent to Portola Valley. Primarily a residential community, it comprises approximately 520 homes, governed by the Ladera Community Association. Ladera is situated 2½ miles east of Bear Creek.
Bear Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Bear Gulch Creek” and “Coppinger Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.40994° or 37° 24′ 36″ northLongitude
-122.2383° or 122° 14′ 18″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
849VCQ56+XMGeoNames ID
5326787
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