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Pleasant Hill

California, United States · North America

About Pleasant Hill

Pleasant Hill is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pacheco, 46km from Muir Woods National Monument.

Pleasant Hill is in California, United States, with about 35,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pacheco, about 4 km away.

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Within an hour or so of Pleasant Hill: Blackhawk Museum (21 km), Exploratorium (34 km), Coit Tower (34 km), Alcatraz Island (35 km).

Where is Pleasant Hill?

Pleasant Hill is in California, United States, about 4 km from Pacheco.

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Quick Information

Population
34,810
Continent
North America
Country
United States
Region
California
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates
37.9480, -122.0608

Emergency & Services

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911
Ambulance
911
Fire
911
Driving side
right

AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.

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Worth the detour from Pleasant Hill

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

museum

Blackhawk Museum

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

21 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Exploratorium

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

34 km · about 40 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.

34 km · about 40 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.

35 km · about 40 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.

39 km · about 45 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.

41 km · about 45 min drive

racetrack

Sonoma Raceway

A challenging road course set among the rolling hills of California wine country, hosting NASCAR and IndyCar events.

42 km · about 50 min drive

national park

Muir Woods National Monument

An ancient old-growth coast redwood forest just north of San Francisco, offering peaceful trails beneath towering thousand-year-old trees.

46 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Pleasant Hill

  • 39 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.
  • 57 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.

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