Los Trancos Creek
Los Trancos Creek is a creek that flows northerly from Monte Bello Ridge on the northeast slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains to its confluence with San Francisquito Creek at Stanford University in California, United States.Photo: Schmiebel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Los Stancos Creek”, “Los Traneos Creek”, “Maximo Creek”, “Reynolds Creek”, “Stancos Creek”, and “Strancos Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden and Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences.
Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden
Garden
In 1994, Jim Mason, a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology at Stanford University, arranged for two groups of men from the Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea to carve the New Guinea Sculpture Garden at Stanford University.
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
University building
Photo: Jawed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences is an interdisciplinary research institution at Stanford University. Established with a founding grant from the Ford Foundation, the Center began operations in 1954 with a purpose "to increase knowledge…
Lagunita
Pond
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Lagunita, informally referred to as Lake Lag, is an artificial dry lake in Stanford University, California, located on the western side of the Stanford campus near the Lagunita residences.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ladera and Stanford.
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.
Stanford
Hamlet
Photo: Baltakatei, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
College Terrace
Neighborhood
College Terrace is a neighborhood in the city of Palo Alto, California, adjacent to Stanford University. College Terrace is situated 2½ miles east of Los Trancos Creek.
Los Trancos Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Los Trancos Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Los Trancos Creek”
- Cebuano: “Los Trancos Creek”
- Macedonian: “Лос Транкос (поток)”
- Macedonian: “Лос Транкос”
- Venetian: “Los Trancos”
Localities in the Area
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