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 DATE ADMITTED INTO THE UNION September 9, 1850 CAPITAL Sacramento NICKNAME The Golden State(Official, 1968), The Land of Milk and Honey, The El Dorado State, The Grape State MOTTO Eureka (I have found it.) STATE FISH California Golden Trout (Salmo agua-bonita) STATE FLOWER Golden Poppy (Eschsholtzia) STATE INSECT California Dogface Butterfly (Zerene eurydice) STATE TREE California Redwood (Coast Redwood: Sequoia sempervirens) and (Giant Sequoia: Sequoia gigantea). The name, Sequoia gigantea was given to the Giant Sequoia by Joseph Decaisne in 1854. Though adopted, by the California legislature as Sequoia gigantea, the Giant Sequoia was more correctly identified as Sequoiadendron giganteum by John T. Buchholz in 1939. NETSTATE thanks to J. Jenneskens for bringing this to our attention. STATE SONG I Love You, California lyrics by F.B. Silverwood and music by A.F. Frankenstein, published 1913 |
TOTAL AREA 163,707 square miles HIGHEST POINT 14,494 feet (Mount Whitney) LOWEST POINT -282 feet (Death Valley) POPULATION 33,871,648 GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES Longitude: 114° 8' W to 124° 24' W Latitude: 32° 30' N to 42° N GEOGRAPHIC CENTER The geographic center of California is located 38 miles east of Madera. Longitude: 120° 4.9'W Latitude: 36° 57.9'N STATE BORDER California is bordered by Oregon to the north. In the south, California shares an international border with Mexico. To the east, Nevada and Arizona share the California border. California meets the Pacific Ocean on the west. MAJOR RIVERS Sacramento River, San Joaquin River, Colorado River STATE BIRD California Valley Quail (Lophortyx californica) |
 Hawthorn Suites Ltd. Santa Clara/Silicon ValleyThe Hawthorne Suites Santa Clara is an all-suite property located at the corner of El Camino Real and San Tomas Expressway, approximately four miles f...  Hyatt Regency San Francisco AirportBuilt around a skylit garden atrium with cascading waterfalls, this nine-story hotel on San Francisco Bay is two miles from the airport and 14 miles f...  Holiday Inn Express Monterey-Cannery Row CACOMPLETLEY RENOVATED IN JANUARY 2004 Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express Cannery Row Hotel on the Monterey/Carmel Peninsula. Come stay with us and enjo... |  Best Western Heritage Inn- Hotel Year Built - 1987 Year Remodeled - 2004 Additional Property Description - Centrally Located in the Historic Waterfron...  Holiday Inn Selma-Swancourt CANestled deep in the heart of the fertile San Joaquin Valley lies the sunny hamlet of Selma, home of a magical place called the Swan Court. This splend...  Vagabond Inn ExecutiveThis AAA Two-Diamond all-suite hotel is located approximately 15 miles from Orange County John Wayne Airport, 30 miles from Los Angeles International ... |
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