Santa Barbara County, California

United States

Santa Barbara County, California shares 56 connections with 1909 other places across 16 topics, with nature-related threads making up the largest share. The county connects closely with Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Goleta. Oil production began in Summerland in 1886, and the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill is credited with inspiring Earth Day. History threads trace the county's name through California Missions practices, while cuisine ties through Chardonnay and religion ties through Saint Barbara round out the connection profile.

Channel Islands National Park

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Ventura County, California | Ventura, California

Gaviota Coast

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Vandenberg Space Force Base | Las Cruces, California

Orcutt Oil Field

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Santa Maria, California | Los Alamos, California

Lompoc Oil Field

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Santa Maria, California | Los Alamos, California

Los Angeles Archdiocese

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Los Angeles County, California | Azusa, California

California Missions

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Santa Clara, California | San Gabriel, California

1969 Santa Barbara oil spill

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Isla Vista, California | Summerland, California

Lake Cachuma

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Goleta, California | Isla Vista, California

Hollister Ranch

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Isla Vista, California | Gaviota, California

California Central Coast

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Ventura, California | Salinas, California | Santa Cruz County, California

Thomas Fire

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Newbury Park, California | Montecito, California | Wheeler Springs, California

Cat Canyon Oil Field

Connects Santa Barbara County, California to: Santa Maria, California | Los Alamos, California | Sisquoc, California

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