California Gazetteer
Silliman Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Tulare County. The primary coordinates for Silliman Creek places it within the CA 93262 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Silliman Creek |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | In Sequoia National Park, heads at Silliman Lake at the base of Mount Silliman on the Kings-Kern Divide, flows west-southwest to Marble Fork Kaweah River at Lodgepole. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named for Professor Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864), chemist, geologist and physicist at Yale University. In 1802 he was appointed first professor of chemistry and natural history where he served until 1853. (US-T121) |
| County: | Tulare County |
| Latitude: | 36.6035552 |
| Longitude: | -118.7387094 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Silliman Creek: Silliman Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Silliman Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Silver City, CA
(10.9 miles SSE) Hartland, CA (12.6 miles WNW) |
Three Rivers, CA
(14.7 miles SW) Wilsonia, CA (15.1 miles NW) |
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Red Fir, CA
(1.4 miles W) Pinewood, CA (2.4 miles SW) |
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(6.8 miles SSW) Stony Creek Village, CA (7 miles NW) |
