Scotts Valley is a small city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, about thirty miles south of downtown San Jose and six miles north of the city of Santa Cruz, in the upland slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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11 Facts About Scotts Valley
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Scotts Valley was named after Hiram Daniel Scott, who purchased Rancho San Agustin, including the valley, in 1850 from Joseph Ladd Majors.
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Scotts Valley was born Osip Volkov around 1794 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Siberia.
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The house originally stood on Scotts Valley Drive, near where a Bank of America branch is located.
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Scotts Valley is near Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, and Roaring Camp Railroads.
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From 1950 to 2011, Scotts Valley was home to Bethany University, a four-year private Christian university.
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At Scott's Scotts Valley Drive, just off Highway 17, The Barn as a nightclub closed by 1968, with the Baymonte Christian School taking control of the property.
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Scotts Valley is located at the southern end of the WWF-designated Northern California coastal forests ecoregion.
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Air in Scotts Valley is typically maritime in origin, as it moves over the land from the Pacific Ocean.
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Sound levels in Scotts Valley are typically in the range of 57 to 65 dBA, except for somewhat higher levels within 150 feet from Highway 17.
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Scotts Valley has mild weather throughout the year, enjoying a Mediterranean climate characterized by cool, wet winters and warm, mostly dry summers.
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