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The Salinas Valley runs approximately 90 miles (145 km) southeast from the Salinas River mouth near Castroville and Salinas towards King City and San Ardo. The valley lends its name to the geologic province in which it is located, the Salinian Block .
King City (variants: Kings City, City of King) [8] is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. It is located on the Salinas River 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Salinas, [8] at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m). [6] It lies along U.S. Route 101 in the Salinas Valley of California's Central Coast.
Salinas Municipal Airport is located on the southeastern boundary of the City of Salinas, 3 miles (4.8 km) from the city center. It is a general aviation facility occupying 763 acres (3.1 km 2 ), with two runways serving single and twin engine aircraft and helicopters, as well as an increasing number of turbopropeller and turbine-powered ...
Events and outreach programming makes up the bulk of the National Steinbeck Center's time, effort, and budget. The center plans and runs over 40 events a year. The major events the center is known for is the annual Steinbeck Festival, Steinbeck's Birthday Celebration, [4] the Steinbeck Young Authors Program, [5] and the Salinas Valley Comic Con ...
Greenfield is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. [6] Formerly Clarke Colony, it lies in the Salinas Valley, 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Salinas, [8] at an elevation of 289 feet (88 m). [6] As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,937, [7] up from 16,330 in the 2010 census. Its most well-known public event is the annual ...
Pages in category "California city council members" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 257 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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In their youth, Steinbeck and his sister, Mary, played at the base of Castle Rock, the "fence of earth" giving Corral de Tierra its Spanish name. [ 6 ] The beautiful valley between Monterey and Salinas, granted by Governor Guiterrez to Francisco Figueroa in 1836, inspired Steinbeck’s short stories and California-based novels.