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Stanford

California, United States · North America

About Stanford

Stanford is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Menlo Park, 52km from Golden Gate Bridge.

Stanford is a town located in California, United States. With a population of 13,809, it is an important destination in North America.

On a road trip, Stanford sits in United States, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Los Angeles time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Stanford to your route.

About Stanford

Designed by Spencer Associates in 1986 and funded by a donation from Elaine Sweet, Sweet Hall is a four-story building at Stanford University designed to consolidate undergraduate services, Stanford Overseas Studies, and the Undergraduate Advising and Research Center. The basement of Sweet Hall consists of an ITS

Read more server room and NSO (New Student Orientation). The first floor of Sweet Hall is the site of the Freshmen Dean's Office, Undergraduate Advising and Research, and the Stanford Overseas Studies Program. Until the fall of 2006, the second floor housed a network of Linux and UNIX workstations designed for remote use through telnet. The workstations were moved to the Gates Computer Science building and the Terman Engineering building. The space is currently occupied by the design group, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford, as well as some IT support staff for VPUE (Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education), IHUM Fellows, and Oral Comm rooms. The third floor of Sweet Hall houses the Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR). The Oral Communication Program is also on this level. Offices for PWR and OCP lecturers are located on this level. The fourth floor houses the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. It is also the site of FSP (Freshman Sophomore Programs), parts of UAR (Undergrad Advising and Research) and CTL, the Center for Teaching and Learning, which supports faculty and students by promoting effective teaching methods, through classroom observation and analysis, through obtaining feedback from students, and through lessons on teaching in general. Benefactor Elaine Sweet served as a consultant to private and public entities in the areas of public health, human services, education, and public policy.

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Where is Stanford located?

Stanford is located in California, United States, North America. The coordinates are 37.4241 latitude, -122.1661 longitude.

What is the population of Stanford?

Stanford has a population of approximately 13,809 people, making it a town in United States.

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Quick Information

Population
13,809
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
California
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
37.4241, -122.1661

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911
Ambulance
911
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911
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Worth the detour from Stanford

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

cafe

Alice's Restaurant

A legendary biker and car enthusiast hangout on Skyline Boulevard in the Santa Cruz Mountains, a must-stop on one of California's best riding roads.

9 km · about 15 min drive

tunnel

Tom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide)

Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.

35 km · about 40 min drive

museum

Exploratorium

A pioneering hands-on science museum on San Francisco's waterfront that inspired interactive museums worldwide.

47 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Coit Tower

Art Deco observation tower on Telegraph Hill offering 360-degree views of San Francisco, the bay, and the Golden Gate Bridge.

47 km · about 55 min drive

museum

California Academy of Sciences

A unique museum combining an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum under a living green roof in Golden Gate Park.

47 km · about 55 min drive

museum

Blackhawk Museum

Classic and rare automobiles displayed as art in an elegant gallery setting in the San Francisco Bay Area.

48 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Alcatraz Island

Notorious former federal penitentiary on a rocky island in San Francisco Bay that once held America's most dangerous criminals.

50 km · about 60 min drive

bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

The Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.

52 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Stanford

  • 35 kmTom Lantos Tunnels (Devil's Slide)Twin highway tunnels that bypass the notorious Devil's Slide cliffs on Highway 1 south of Pacifica; the old clifftop roadbed is now a spectacular coastal trail.
  • 52 kmGolden Gate BridgeThe Art Deco suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait in famous International Orange; drive, cycle, or walk it, with classic viewpoints at Battery Spencer and Fort Point.

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Stanford.

Palo Alto

🇺🇸 United States

3 km awayPop. 66,853

West Menlo Park

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3 km awayPop. 3,659

Menlo Park

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4 km awayPop. 33,449

Ladera

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4 km awayPop. 1,426

Atherton

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5 km awayPop. 7,167

East Palo Alto

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5 km awayPop. 29,662

Los Altos Hills

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6 km awayPop. 8,419

North Fair Oaks

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6 km awayPop. 14,687

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