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925. FIPS code. 06-83346. GNIS feature IDs. 1660120, 2412174. Website. Official website. Walnut Creek is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, about 16 miles (26 kilometers) east of the city of Oakland.
The Walnut Creek mainstem is a 12.3-mile-long (19.8-kilometer) [3] northward-flowing stream in northern California. The Walnut Creek watershed lies in central Contra Costa County, California and drains the west side of Mount Diablo and the east side of the East Bay Hills. [4] The Walnut Creek mainstem is now mostly a concrete or earthen flood ...
Website. contracosta .ca .gov. Contra Costa County ( / ˌkɒntrə ˈkɒstə / ⓘ; Contra Costa, Spanish for 'Opposite Coast') is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 1,165,927. [ 6]
La Tomatina. La Tomatina is a Spanish festival in Buñol, Spain where participants throw tomatoes at each other. It is said to be the biggest food fight in the world. [ 1][ 2] From the festival's origin as a food fight between friends in the 1940s, it has become a famous tourist attraction. Prior to 2013, the festival did not operate with an ...
The Garden began in the early 1950s as Ruth Bancroft's private collection of potted plants within Bancroft Farm, a 400-acre (160 ha) property bought by publisher Hubert Howe Bancroft (grandfather of Ruth's husband Philip) in the 1880s as an orchard for pears and walnuts.
Lindsay Wildlife Experience. Coordinates: 37.9235°N 122.0757°W. A close-up photograph of Bubo, Lindsay's resident great horned owl. Lindsay Wildlife Experience, formerly known as Lindsay Wildlife Museum, [1] [2] is a family museum and wildlife rehabilitation center in Walnut Creek, California. Lindsay is the first wildlife hospital ...
An 18-year-old girl died early Thursday morning and her 18-year-old male passenger was injured in a crash near downtown Walnut Creek. Aug. 1, 2024.
Gardens at Heather Farm. Coordinates: [1] Ward Garden at Heather Farm Park. The 6- acre (2.4 ha) Gardens at Heather Farm are a set of gardens located at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, California, United States. The gardens have a view of Mount Diablo, and are open to the public 7 days a week during daylight hours.