Sacramento Zoo

The Sacramento Zoo is a zoo located in in . It opened on June 2, 1927, with 40 animals. At that time, it occupied 4.2 acres, which remained the case until the early 1960s when the zoo expanded to its current 14.3 acres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sacramento City College and Charles C. Hughes Stadium.

College
is a public community college in . SCC is part of the Los Rios Community College District and had an enrollment of 25,307 in 2009.

Stadium
Photo: Indolences, Public domain.
is an outdoor stadium located at in . The stadium opened in 1928 and was initially known as "Sacramento Stadium" and "Sacramento College Stadium".

Railway station
Photo: Indolences, Public domain.
is an at-grade light rail station on the Blue Line of the SacRT light rail system operated by the Sacramento Regional Transit District.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curtis Park and Oak Park.

Suburb
is a neighborhood located within the city of . is defined as north of Sutterville Road, south of Broadway, east of Freeport Boulevard, and west of Highway 99.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in . The , University of the Pacific Sacramento Campus, Sacramento High School, and are located in this neighborhood. is situated 2 miles east of Sacramento Zoo.

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is the state capital of in the . It is the regional center for the Greater metropolitan area, which dominates much of the surrounding and stretches into parts of .

Sacramento Zoo

Latitude
38.53907° or 38° 32′ 21″ north
Longitude
-121.50357° or 121° 30′ 13″ west
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
84CWGFQW+JH
Geo­Names ID
5389655
Wiki­data ID
Q11705492
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Sacramento Zoo” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Sacramento Zoo
  • Dutch: Dierentuin van Sacramento
  • Egyptian Arabic: جنينة حيوانات سكرامنتو
  • French: zoo de Sacramento
  • French: Zoo de Sacramento
  • German: Sacramento Zoo
  • Indonesian: Kebun Binatang Sacramento
  • Italian: zoo di Sacramento
  • Japanese: サクラメント動物園
  • Navajo: Chéchʼiltah Tóńlį́įdi naaldeehii danílʼį́ bił hazʼání
  • Spanish: Zoologico de Sacramento
  • Spanish: Zoológico de Sacramento

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