Old Hilltown, Salinas

Name: Old Hilltown
Address: Salinas, United States

#11 among attractions in Salinas

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Old Hilltown, formerly Hill Town, is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. It is located on the north side of the Salinas River 3 miles south-southwest of Salinas on California State Route 68, at an elevation of 46 feet, approximately two miles from Spreckels, California The name is from James Bryant Hill, one of the first settler in the area. The first European land exploration of Alta California, the Spanish Portolá expedition, camped on the Salinas River in this vicinity on September 30, 1769, having followed the river from the south for several days. From this camp, the scouts went out to survey the route ahead and saw Monterey Bay for the first time. Unsure whether the point they could see at the southern end of the bay was the "Point of Pines" described by Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602, Portola decided that the party should investigate. ()

Coordinates: 36°37'53"N, 121°40'10"W

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Old Hilltown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas Sports Complex, National Steinbeck Center, Salinas Fairways.

5.6 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas
144 min walk • Laguna Seca Raceway is a paved road racing track in central California used for both auto racing and motorcycle racing, built in 1957 near both Salinas and Monterey, California, United States.
4.4 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Event space, Sport venue
Salinas Sports Complex, Salinas
114 min walk • The Salinas Sports Complex is a sporting complex located in Salinas, California on the Central Coast. The main feature of the complex is a 17,000-seat stadium for California Rodeo Salinas.
3.2 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
National Steinbeck Center, Salinas
83 min walk • The National Steinbeck Center is a museum and memorial dedicated to the author John Steinbeck, located at the California State University, Monterey Bay at Salinas City Center building at One Main Street in Salinas, California, the town where Steinbeck grew up.
4 miNE
36°40'9"N • 121°36'54"W
Salinas Fairways, Salinas
102 min walk • Golf
4.8 miN
Museum, Historical place, Architecture
Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe, Salinas
124 min walk • The Jose Eusebio Boronda Adobe is a Monterey Colonial style building from 1846, located in Salinas, Monterey County, California.
3.2 miN
Museum, Historical place, Specialty museum
John Steinbeck House, Salinas
82 min walk • The John Steinbeck House is a historic house restaurant and house museum in Salinas, California. The house was the boyhood home of author John Steinbeck. Steinbeck's boyhood home is a turreted Victorian building in downtown Salinas, which has been preserved and restored by the Valley Guild, a nonprofit organization.
3 miN
36°40'24"N • 121°39'18"W
ARIEL Theatrical, Salinas
77 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
4.4 miN
Arenas and stadiums
California Rodeo Salinas, Salinas
114 min walk • Salinas is a major stop on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association circuit. The Salinas rodeo began in 1911 as a Wild West Show on the site of the old race track ground, now the Salinas Sports Complex.
4.7 miN
36°41'59"N • 121°40'5"W
California Welcome Center Salinas, Salinas
121 min walk • Museum, Visitor center
2.9 miN
Library
John Steinbeck Library, Salinas
74 min walk • The John Steinbeck Library is a public library in Salinas, California. The library was named after writer John Steinbeck in 1969. The library held the Steinbeck archives until 1998 when they were transferred to the new National Steinbeck Center.
4.4 miNE
Neighbourhood
Alisal, Salinas
112 min walk • Alisal, sometimes called East Salinas, is a neighborhood of Salinas in Monterey County, California. It is located east of downtown, at an elevation of 89 feet. The unincorporated community of Alisal was annexed to Salinas in 1963. Alisal is home to Alisal High School.