San Lorenzo River
The San Lorenzo River is a 29.3-mile-long river in the U.S. state of California. The name San Lorenzo derives from the Spanish language for "Saint Lawrence" due to its reported sighting on that saint's feast day by Spanish explorers.- Stream
- Description: river in Santa Cruz County, California, United States
- Also known as“Rio de Santa Cruz”“Rio San Augustine”“Rio San Lorenzo”“Rio Santa Cruz”“San Augustine Creek”“Santa Cruz River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Giant Dipper and Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
Museum
The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History is one of the earliest museums in the state of California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twin Lakes and Santa Cruz.
Twin Lakes
Village
Twin Lakes is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California, United States.
San Lorenzo River
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Latitude
36.96412° or 36° 57′ 51″ north
Longitude
-122.01246° or 122° 0′ 45″ west
Open location code
848VXX7Q+J2
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“San Lorenzo River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “San Lorenzo”
- Cebuano: “San Lorenzo River”
- Dutch: “San Lorenzo River”
- Irish: “Abhainn San Lorenzo”
- Italian: “San Lorenzo (fiume della California)”
- Italian: “San Lorenzo”
- Spanish: “Río San Lorenzo”
- Venetian: “San Lorenzo”
- Vietnamese: “sông San Lorenzo”
- Welsh: “Afon San Lorenzo”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Seabright and Allegro Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Santa Cruz City Museum and Tyrre Park.
Santa Cruz County: Highlights
Learn more about Santa Cruz and Watsonville.
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