The Oval
The Oval is an area in Santa Clara County, California. The Oval is situated nearby to the hamlet Stanford, as well as near the neighborhood Southgate.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oval and Hoover Institution.
Oval
Grassland
Photo: Simonwillison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Oval is an oval-shaped sunken lawn on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States. It has had flower plantings in the shape of the letter "S", for Stanford.
Hoover Institution
College
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The Hoover Institution is an American public policy think tank which promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and limited government. While the institution is formally a unit of Stanford University, it maintains an independent board of overseers and relies on its own income and donations.
Lathrop Library
Library
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
The Lathrop Library is one of several libraries at Stanford University in California. It is the current undergraduate library and houses the East Asia Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stanford and Palo Alto.
Stanford
Hamlet
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Stanford is a census-designated place in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University, after which it was named.
Palo Alto
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Palo Alto is a bustling suburb in Santa Clara County south of the city of San Francisco. It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of Silicon Valley technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.
College Terrace
Neighborhood
College Terrace is a neighborhood in the city of Palo Alto, California, adjacent to Stanford University.
The Oval
- Type: Area
- Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.42994° or 37° 25′ 48″ northLongitude
-122.16941° or 122° 10′ 10″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
849VCRHJ+X6GeoNames ID
5380121
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