LOCATION:

Located in the Sacramento valley of California in the southeast corner of Yolo County, along Interstate 80 70 miles east of San Francisco and 10 miles west of the State capital, Sacramento. Surrounding cities are: Woodland to the north; West Sacramento to the east; and Winters to the west

POPULATION:

64,472 in 2000. 25,075 enrolled at UCdavis in 2000.

GEOGRAPHY:

11 square miles Davis is flat and surrounded by rich and fertile farmland Elevation: 51 Feet

HISTORY:

Sustained by the area's natural bounty, the Patwun Indians were the earliest known inhabitants. The mid-1800's brought livestock producers, agricultarists, and early settlers like Jerome and Mary Davis. Davisville, as it was originally known, officially became the City of Davis on March 28, 1917.

CLIMATE:

January: Avg. Minimum: 37 degrees Fahrenheit Avg. Maximum: 53 degrees Fahrenheit April: Avg. Minimum: 45 degrees Fahrenheit Avg. Maximum: 72 degrees Fahrenheit July: Avg. Minimum: 56 degrees Fahrenheit Avg. Maximum: 93 degrees Fahrenheit October: Avg. Minimum: 48 degrees Fahrenheit Avg. Maximum: 79 degrees Fahrenheit

FEATURES:

Informal, small town atmosphere, making Davis a friendly and safe place to live Home of University of California at Davis (UCD) Well educated, Davis is ranked the second highest educated community in the U.S. Nicknamed the "city of bicycles", Davis has miles and miles of bike lanes and bike paths for public use Conveniently located for day trips to either the California coast or the Sierra Nevada Mountains

MAP:

CITY OF DAVIS MAP

TRANSPORTATION ACCESS:

AIRPORTS

Sacramento Int'l Airport: 19 miles Davis, University Airport: 1 mile Yolo County Airport: 8 miles

INTERSTATE FREEWAYS

Interstate 5: 11 miles Interstate 80: 1 mile

HIGHWAYS

U.S. Highway 50: 17 miles U.S. Highway 99: 17 miles Highway 113: 1 mile

RAILWAY

Amtrak, Southern Pacific Railroad

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Greyhound, Yolo Bus, Unitrans

DISTANCES TO CITIES/ATTRACTIONS FROM DAVIS:

Bodega Bay: 115 miles (185 km) Chandlier Tree - Leggett: 188 miles (303 km) Grand Canyon: 881 miles (1410 km) Lake Tahoe: 111 miles (179 km) Las Vegas: 593 miles (954 km) Lassen National Park: 184 miles (296 km) Los Angeles: 403 miles (649 km) Monterey: 181 miles (292 km) Napa Valley (Wine Country): 45 miles (72 km) Point Reyes: 63 miles (102 km) Reno, Nevada: 147 miles (237 km) Richardson Grove State Park: 199 miles (320 km) San Diego: 526 miles (847 km) San Francisco: 73 miles (117 km) Stanford University in Palo Alto: 101 miles (162 km) University of California at Berkeley: 60 miles (97 km) University of California at Santa Barbara: 384 miles (617 km) University of California at Santa Cruz: 136 miles (219 km) Yosemite National Park: 187 miles (299 km)

OTHER CITIES WITH THE NAME DAVIS:

UNITED STATES

Appling County, GA Atascosa County, TX Carbon County, WY Clarke County, MS Hillsborough County, NH La Salle County, LA Lincoln County, MO Logan County, WV Loudon County, TN Macomb County, MI Madison County, MS Murray County, OK Pacific County, WA Rockbridge County, VA Saint Francois County, MO Strafford County, NH Tucker County, WV

COLUMBIA

Tolima

CUBA

Isla dela Juventud