Hamilton Rental Car Discount |
Car Rental Coupons and prices
|
Hamilton Attractions and Things to See
Hamilton City, which had
been called just Hamilton, is located in Glenn County,
California and is about 10 miles east of Oakland, at 151 feet
above sea level, along the Sacramento River, that was
established in 1905. It has a few landmarks that are more
familiar to the locals, is the Hamilton Union High School, grain
elevators, that had been part of the Holly Sugar Corporation and
served by the California Northern Railroad, can be seen from any
point in the small town. The Glenn-Colusa Canal is the town
western boundary, and the entire town occupies .3 square miles.
It was started when a huge sugar beet processing plant was
constructed there, and its first post office opened in 1906. The
small town would be named after J. G. Hamilton, the sugar
company president. The census of 2000 configured that the number
of people living there at that time was 1903, but the 2010
census showed that now there are only 1759 folks living in the
area. The town uses the Glenn County Sheriff's department for
any legal problems, with the fire services rendered by the
Hamilton City Fire Protection District that includes a mutual
aid agreement with Butte County, as well as the Capay Volunteer
Fire Department and the Ord Bend fire department, some eight
miles south.
The city has a couple of interesting sites for the visitors that
come here, mostly to avoid the big city noise and congestion of
Oakland, and include the California Historic Preservation Office
and the few mentioned above. But the majority of people living
here, or visiting, come to get away from the big city problems,
the noise and pollution, enjoying the quiet and calmness that is
found here, while having the advantage of being close enough to
the city of Oakland and other cities in the area that provide
excellent attractions and museums.
Oakland is the eighth biggest city in the state, a major West
Coast port, that sits next to the San Francisco Bay, about eight
miles east of San Francisco itself, that also offer many
exceptional attractions and interests.
Oakland has almost two dozen cultural attractions that are sure
to pique anyone's interest, with a plethora more in San
Francisco. Some of the most famous or well known include the
Oakland Zoo, Children's Fairyland, Chinatown, the USS Potomac
which was President Franklin Roosevelt's presidential yacht, the
Dunsmuir House, Jack London Square, Peralta Hacienda Historical
Park, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum that is home to the
Oakland Raiders football team and the Oakland Athletics baseball
team. There are many more attractions that are sure to keep any
visitors quite busy, and if you find that you want more, than
surely San Francisco and its many attractions will be more than
enough.
The town of Hamilton City has a few restaurants that serve
American and Mexican food, while it isn't too far to travel to
Oakland or San Francisco to enjoy a night out on the town, going
to any number of fabulous restaurants and eating establishments
that provide the finest cuisine in the country. Whether you are
looking for just fast food or fine dining, you are close enough
to all that you could imagine, and it all is just a couple of
miles down the road. If you come by plane, then there are a
number of car rental companies that will offer you a great deal,
and you'll have the great cities close enough to enjoy every day
and night or just when you want to.