Vacaville

Northern California municipality

Vacaville is a city in Solano County, California, situated between San Francisco and Sacramento along Interstate 80.

Known for its outlet shopping and the California State Prison, Solano, the city's name comes from the Spanish word for "cow town," reflecting its ranching history.

We stopped in Vacaville on our way to Sacramento.

agriculture

orchards

Fruit tree plantations

peaches · onions · farming · ranching · produce · harvest · crops · irrigation · farmland · rural

geography

California

West coast megastate

  • SacramentoCalifornia seat of government
  • Bay AreaNorthern California metropolitan region
  • I-80Transcontinental US interstate

Fairfield · Dixon · Davis · Central Valley · Northern California · commuter · suburb · midway · corridor · valley

prison

correctional

Aimed at rehabilitation

facility · rehabilitation · institution · penitentiary · guards · healthcare · sentences · parole · custody · detention

retail

outlets

Points of release or connection

mall · stores · bargains · fashion · deals · Nike · tourism · destination · commercial · retail therapy

history

pioneers

First to explore territory

Mexican · land grant · railroad · 19th century · founding · heritage · historic · downtown · preservation · Western

Opposites
california political/administrative status

VacavilleSacramento

California seat of government

state capital · Washington D.C. · San Francisco · Los Angeles · county seat

urban scale/metropolitan status

VacavilleSan Francisco

Northern California metropolis

Los Angeles · New York City · Manhattan · metropolis · major city

california regional character

VacavilleSan Francisco

Northern California metropolis

Malibu · Santa Monica · Carmel-by-the-Sea · La Jolla · Newport Beach

Family

vacant, vacancy, vacancies, vacate, vacated, vacating, vacation, vacations, vacationer

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G