Stockton, Port city in California, United States
Description
Stockton is a port city in San Joaquin County, California, connected to the San Francisco Bay by canals and surrounded by agricultural fields. The streets follow a grid pattern, with low buildings in most neighborhoods and warehouses along the waterways.
History
Gold from the Sierra Nevada flowed through this city as merchants and workers arrived to supply the mines during the 1850s. Immigrants from China, Europe, and Latin America settled here and built railroads, farms, and canals.
Culture
Several festivals celebrate the city's Mexican, Cambodian, and Filipino communities with street markets and musical performances that take place throughout the year. Local restaurants serve dishes from these traditions, and many families speak multiple languages at home.
Practical
The city sits about ninety minutes east of the San Francisco Bay, with roads reaching several regional airports. Weather shifts between mild winters and hot, dry summers when temperatures often climb past 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius).
Did you know?
More than ninety hand-carved statues fill the halls of the Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple, showing scenes from Buddha's story in painted and jeweled wood. Visitors can walk through the rooms and observe the details of each figure as monks pray in nearby areas.
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USS Lucid
4.5 km
Stagg Memorial Stadium
3.1 km
Haggin Museum
1.9 km
Hotel Stockton
521 m
Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium
55 m
Bob Hope Theatre
699 m
Wong K. Gew Mansion
2 km
Elks Building
942 m
Stockton Waterfront Events Center
346 m
Benjamin Holt House
772 m
Moses Rodgers House
1.7 km
Children's Museum of Stockton
728 m
Nippon Hospital
625 m
The Serpentarium
4.4 kmMexican Heritage Center & Gallery
829 mWeberstown Park
4.3 kmWest Jackson Park
3.1 km
Anchored
425 m
Daggett Road Bridge
6 kmBrookside Country Club
6.3 kmVan Buskirk Municipal Golf Course
4.2 kmElkhorn Golf Course
11.1 kmStockton Golf and Country Club
5.7 kmOakmoore Golf Course
4.5 kmSwenson Park Golf Course
7.4 kmStockton
433 mOak Grove Ampitheater
12.6 kmVenetian Gardens Golf Course
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