10 Interesting California Facts

In this post, let’s discuss about the California facts. California is a great state visited by many people all over the world because of its tourism attraction. Spending time in this state will be nice. But it will be better for you to know much about 10 interesting California facts as additional information for you.

1.Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site

Let’ see the first California facts on the interesting place called as Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site. This nice building is located in Danville. If you visit it, you may see that only American playwrights who won the Nobel Prize will be put in this historic site.

 

 

2.California popular name

Based on the second California facts, you may see that this state also has several popular names used to call it. Some of them include the Grape state, The Eldorado State, The land of Milk and Honey as well as The Golden State. All of the names attached are used to describe how this state looks like.

 

3.Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

One of the important people in California history is Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. This Spanish man is an explorer who wants to gain a land to be claimed for the Spanish Royal family. He had explored the San Diego Bay in 1542.

 

4.Death Valley

The structural area in California is a little a bit contradictory. You may find that both the highest and lowest point of the areas below and above the sea level can be seen here. Death Valley is the lowest one with its 282 feet beneath the sea level, while Mount Whitney is the highest one with its 14,419 over the sea level.

 

5.Tremor in California

The next California facts are about its disaster risk. California is a state which is subjected to some disaster. Every year, it is recorded that this state experiences up to 500,000 seismic tremors.

 

6.Hottest day in California

In 10th July 1913, the American people who lived in Death Valley California perceived the hottest day ever. The hot temperature at that time could reach the level of 135 Fahrenheit or 56.7 Celsius.

 

7.California’s movement

On the seventh California facts, you may see that the plate of this state is moving east especially to the San Gabriel Mountain. It is recorded by using the satellite to investigate such condition. The rate of the movement is 1/5 inches annually.

 

8.McDonald Restaurant

California had been the first location picked by the founders of McDonald Restaurant. The exact place of this restaurant was situated in San Bernardino. Can you guess why Dick and also Mac McDonald selected it?

 

9.Turkey

One of the largest animals which have been in this state is turkey. There is no other state in US which is comparable to California in term of breeding turkeys.

 

10.Sequoia National Park

California is a home to some biggest and largest trees in the world. You may find them living in Sequoia National Park. The biggest one that you may see is the General Sherman tree which has the mass counted at 6,000 tons. You may also see some other trees like Coast Redwood and also California Redwood.

 

Have you realized the facts about California?