San Francisquito Creek

San Francisquito Creek is a creek whose mainstem flows 12.9-mile-long eastwards to southwest in , United States. Historically it was called the Arroyo de San Francisco by Juan Bautista de Anza in 1776.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: creeks in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Arroyo De San Francisco”, “Arroyo De San Francisquito”, “Francisquito Creek”, and “Rio de San Francisco”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County and Hooks Island.

Aerodrome
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Palo Alto Airport is a general aviation in the city of . , California, near the south end of on the western shore.

Island
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is an uninhabited, approximately 36-acre tidal salt marsh island in , in Palo Alto, California, United States. In the 2010s, it was observed to be a home for tens of near-endangered California clapper rails.

School
, colloquially INTL, is a private grade day school located in , with three campuses, two campuses in and one in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Green Gables and East Palo Alto.

Neighborhood
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is a 1950s subdivision located in , United States. The subdivision was developed by Joseph Eichler, whose company built its first 63 homes in 1950.

Town
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is a city in , United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of was 30,034. It is situated on the , roughly halfway between the cities of and .

Neighborhood
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is a registered historic district in containing homes that were built by Stanford University professors. The historic district is bounded by Addison Avenue, Waverley Street, Kingsley Avenue, and Ramona Street. is situated 2½ miles southwest of San Francisquito Creek.

San Francisquito Creek

Latitude
37.46605° or 37° 27′ 58″ north
Longitude
-122.11524° or 122° 6′ 55″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
849VFV8M+CW
Geo­Names ID
5392030
Wiki­data ID
Q7414193
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Satellite Map

Discover San Francisquito Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“San Francisquito Creek” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “San Francisquito Creek”
  • Chinese: “小圣弗朗西斯科溪”
  • Hebrew: “נחל סן פרנסיסקיטו”
  • Macedonian: “Сан Францискито (поток)”
  • Macedonian: “Сан Францискито”
  • Venetian: “San Francisquito”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cooley Landing and Ravenswood.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course and Hooks Point.

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