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Anderson Valley, Mendocino County Anderson Valley is a sparsely populated region in western Mendocino County in Northern California.Located approximately 100 miles (160 km) north of San Francisco, the name "Anderson Valley" applies broadly to several rural, unincorporated communities in or near the alluvial terraces along Anderson Creek and other tributaries to the Navarro River.
The viticultural area was established on August 18, 1983 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by the Anderson Valley Appellation Committee proposing a viticultural area to be named "Anderson Valley." It encompasses about 57,600 acres (90 sq mi) with 600 acres (243 ha) of vineyards ...
Hendy Woods State Park lies in the Anderson Valley of Mendocino County, approximately a three-hour drive north of San Francisco; it is the only large park within the Anderson Valley. It is about 20 miles from the coast, and because of the distance, it is noticeably warmer than California's coast redwood forests on the coast. [1]
The overall climate of the Anderson Valley area is described as "Coastal" by the Mendocino County Farm Advisor's Office, in their booklet, "The Climate of Mendocino County." The total average heat summation for Mendocino AVA for the period of April through October is 3,097 cumulative degree-days and is therefore classified as Region III. [4]
Boonville is in southern Mendocino County, in the Anderson Valley, 115 miles (185 km) north of San Francisco. State Route 128 passes through the town, leading southeast 28 miles (45 km) to U.S. Route 101 at Cloverdale and northwest the same distance to the Pacific Ocean near Albion .
A few miles later, at Geyserville, Route 128 separates from U.S. 101 and continues southeast through Knights Valley on the way to Napa Valley, where it joins Route 29 at Calistoga. After passing through the town of St. Helena, Route 128 splits from Route 29 at Rutherford and climbs east over dry ridges above Lake Berryessa to the Sacramento Valley.
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Anderson is a city in Shasta County, California, approximately 10 miles south of Redding. Its population is 11,323 as of the 2020 census , up from 9,932 from the 2010 census . Located 138 miles north of Sacramento , the city's roots are as a railroad town near the northern tip of the Central Valley of California.