Napa Essential Info
Overview
Napa is in the state of California. Napa is located 50 miles north of San Francisco in the southern end of scenic Napa Valley.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Year round
Current Time
Current Weather
54 °F
Partly Cloudy
Fun Facts
- The City of Napa was founded by Nathan Coombs in 1847.
- The Napa State Asylum for the Insane, now called Napa State Hospital, located just south of Napa, received its first patients in 1876.
- Napa is the county seat for one of the world's Great Wine Capitals.
- In 1915, Jensen and Pridham invented the loudspeaker in their workshop in Napa.
- Although most wineries are located outside the City limits, wine has been produced in the City of Napa since the mid 1800s.
Popular Foods
- Steamed Clams
- Crabbed Cocktails