Goleta: US-101 : Patterson Avenue
Few places in coastal Santa Barbara County have a history as closely tied to farming as Goleta. Set between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains, the city occupies part of the Goleta Valley, where citrus and avocado growing helped shape local settlement. Highway 101 runs through Goleta as the principal coastal road linking communities across Santa Barbara County, and Patterson Avenue is one of its important local connections. Goleta Slough, a coastal wetland near the shore, gives the urban area an environmental dimension beyond its roads and businesses. The Chumash have longstanding cultural ties to this stretch of the California coast, a history that predates the modern city by many centuries.
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Set along the Pacific coast between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the ocean, Goleta is a place whose character is shaped by its broad coastal plain and mild maritime climate. Goleta Slough, beside Santa Barbara Airport, is among the remaining coastal wetlands of southern Santa Barbara County, while nearby Goleta Beach provides direct access to the shore. The area has longstanding ties to the Chumash people, and the modern city was incorporated only in 2002. Residential districts, agricultural land and technology employers share this South Coast stretch west of Santa Barbara, close to the University of California, Santa Barbara. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of California’s South Coast connects regionally.
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