Valencia, CA

Information And Links To Web Sites About Valencia

Valencia is a lovely enclave of Santa Clarita, CA, located about 25 miles north of Los Angeles in the Santa Clarita Valley. The Valencia Travel Village has been the site of many WARFA retreats. (Photo from Wikipedia Media)

Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2007 California Department of Finance estimate, the city population was 177,158. Including unincorporated areas of the Santa Clarita Valley, the population is estimated at over 200,000. It is located about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, and occupies most of the Santa Clarita Valley. It is a notable example of a U.S. edge city or boomburb. The FBI rates it as the sixth safest city in the United States with at least 100,000 inhabitants. (Nearby Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks, in Ventura County, traditionally alternate between the first and second spots on the list.) Santa Clarita is ranked as one of the top 100 places to live by Money...

Fast Facts

Santa Clarita is rated by the FBI as the 6th safest city in the US with over 100,000 inhabitants.

Known for its paseos - paths winding through the community

Filming location for 1984 movie, "This Is Spinal Tap"

Well-known residents have included:
- Mark Crear, Olympic medallist

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf,

Starbucks

Valencia attractions: Six Flags Magic Mountain, Hurricane Harbor water park

Colleges and universities: California Institute of the Arts

In 1987, Valencia was one of the four communities (along with Saugus, Newhall, and Canyon Country) that merged to create the city of Santa Clarita, California.
Sources: The ePodunk and Wikipedia web sites.

Valencia In Popular Culture
  Valencia was destroyed by a nuclear bomb in the sixth season of the Fox TV series, 24 .
  The set for the gas station explosion in the movie Christine was constructed and filmed on a vacant lot in Valencia.
  The set of the CBS hit series NCIS - Naval Criminal Investigative Service - is located in Valencia
  Weeds was filmed in Valencia and the neighboring community of Stevenson Ranch,CA
  Valencia was featured in a scene in the movie Ocean's thirteen where Brad Pitt was supposed to be executing a vault heist.

Weather And Location
Valencia, CA by AccuWeather AccuWeather provides extremely detailed forecasts and you can click up a TV weathercaster video on demand forecast.
PDA/Mobile Weather: Santa Clarita, CA (The Weather Underground) This page is a good choice for home internet users with older systems.
National Weather Service Point Forecast: Santa Clarita 2.3 miles south of Santa Clarita, according to the web page, but close enough!
National Weather Service Los Angeles Radar 0.5 degree short range reflectivity. The colors are the same as your TV radar.

Santa Clarita Locator Map Valencia (and Santa Clarita) is located around 25 miles north of Los Angeles in the delightful little Santa Clarita Valley. Interstate 5 passes through Santa Clarita.

Valencia Links And Information
KHTS Radio Real hometown radio in Santa Clarita.
Wikipedia: Santa Clarita, CA The basic facts.
The City Of Santa Clarita Web Site All about Santa Clarita. This is a very comprehensive web site.
Wikipedia: Valencia, Ca A brief article that highlights Valencia itself.
ePodunk Community profile: Valencia, CA
ePodunk Community profile: Santa Clarita, CA
City Data Web Site: Santa Clarita, Ca