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Danville is a town located in a part of Contra Costa County, California called the San Ramon Valley, United States. The population was 41,715 at the 2000 census. It is considered an upscale suburb of Oakland and San Francisco. There is also a Danville located in Kentucky, Virginia, Illinois, and Indiana.

Seasonal Events: Spring - Devil Mountain 5/10k run; Summer - The Fourth of July parade; Hot Summer Nights held every-other Thursday on Hartz Avenue in Downtown in July and August features 100's of vintage pre-1960's automobiles on display with live music; Fall - the Fall Arts Festival in late October draws craftpersons and artists with their works of highest quality; Winter - Annual Christmas tree lighting.

Museums and Historic sites: Eugen O'neill National Historic Site (Tao House), and Museum of the San Ramon Valley (located in the restored 1891 Southern Pacific depot).

Danville is located at 37.811476, -121.974192. Adjoining towns and cities are San Ramon to the south, Diablo and Blackhawk to the east, and Alamo to the north. Interstate 680 serves as the main means of transport out of the town.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 46.9 km² (18.1 mi²). All of it is land and none of it is covered by water.

Danville is set in a narrow section of the San Ramon Valley with the Las Trampas Ridge to the west and the Diablo Range to the east. The most prominent landmark of Danville is the backdrop of Mount Diablo, which stands to the east at 3,849 feet and provides a picturesque backdrop for Danville and neighboring towns and cities. Sycamore Creek drains some of the Mount Diablo slopes and flows through Danville.

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