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San Francisco Bay Area at a glance
The City by the Bay: charm, cuisine, and avant-culture in one of the world's greatest natural settings. Ride a cable car, windsurf the Golden Gate, scribble poetry in a North beach cafe. Power-shop. See an opera, then club-crawl through cyber-cool SoMa.
San Francisco Bay Area history
The Finding and Founding of San Francisco Miwok Indians to
the north and the Ohlones to the south lived a peaceful existence
before the coming of Europeans. The Kule Loklo Miwok village,
re-created near the Bear Valley Visitors Center at Point Reyes
National Seashore in Marin County, provides an insight into their
daily life. San Francisco Bay Area local information
State: California Country:
United States San Francisco By The Numbers:
Population: 789,600Elevation: 128 feet/ 39 meters Average Annual Rainfall: 20.4 inches/ 52 centimeters Average January Temperature: 51 degrees F/ 11 degrees C Average July Temperature: 60 degrees F/ 16 degrees C Quick Facts:
Major Industries: Oil, Electronics, Computers, Tourism, Higher
Education, Biotech Ethnic Mix: Caucasian (43.6%), African American (7.8%), Hispanic (14.1%), Asian, (30.8%), Other (3.7%) Electricity: 110 volts, 60Hz, standard two pin plugs Time Zone: GMT- 8 Country Dialing Code: 1 Area Code: 415 & 650 Did You Know?
San Francisco is one of the most popular tourist destinations in
the United States. Each year more than 17 million visitors from
around the world make the City by the Bay an important stop on
their vacation or business itinerary. Orientation:
San Francisco is bordered on the north by the Golden Gate Strait,
on the east by San Francisco Bay, and on the west by the Pacific
Ocean.
San Francisco Bay Area weather
Average Temperatures
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Rainy Days
Average Annual
Rainfall:
17.5" / 44.3 cm
Getting There: By Air: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (+1 650 821 8211/ http://www.flysfo.com/). Oakland International Airport (OAK) (+1 510 563 3300/ http://www.flyoakland.com) is also a major airport in the San Francisco Bay area. With a terminal entirely devoted to Southwest, they carry many additional flights to those listed at SFO. AirTrain shuttle will take you from your terminal to the rental car center 24 hours a day. It also services the parking garages and the BART station connection at the airport. BART Rapid Rail services northern San Mateo County, San Francisco, and the East Bay from the airport. The SFO BART station is located on the Departures/Ticketing Level (Level 3) of the International Terminal, on the Boarding Area G side of the terminal near the Berman Reflection Room. (http://www.bart.gov) Caltrain rail service between San Francisco and San Jose, with weekday commute-hour service to Gilroy. BART connects SFO to the Caltrain rail system at the Millbrae Station. (http://www.caltrain.com/) Samtrans 24-hour service connecting SFO to San Mateo County and parts of San Francisco and Palo Alto. SamsTrans buses stop at Terminal 1, 2, and International. (http://www.samtrans.org/) By Train: Amtrak services two San Francisco stops daily from nationwide locations ( +1 800 872 7245/ http://www.amtrak.com). By Bus: Greyhound ( +1 800 231 2222; +1 512 458 4463/ http://www.greyhound.com ) accesses San Francisco daily. By Car: San Francisco can be reached via I-80, I-280, and I-101. Getting Around:
The Muni Buses service the entire city (http://www.sfmuni.com) and
is San Francisco's main transportation system. Bart rapid transit services downtown San Francisco as well as Oakland, Pittsburg, Fremont, and other Bay areas. (http://www.bart.gov/) For ferries to Alcatraz Island, use Alcatraz Cruises, departing from Pier 33. ( +1 415 981 7625 / http://www.alcatrazcruises.com ) © Wcities |
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