Towns & cities
Petaluma
city in Sonoma County, California, United States
United States · 38.2458, -122.6314
Petaluma is recorded as a filming location for 3 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Petaluma, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 6 more.
“In addition to Petaluma, California, the city where the original was filmed, parts of the film were also shot in San Francisco.”
Movies filmed in Petaluma
- A California Christmas 2020
- A California Christmas: City Lights 2021
- Roped 2020
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Petaluma as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Birds 1963
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American Graffiti
1973
“Much of the 1973 movie American Graffiti directed by George Lucas and produced by Francis Ford Coppola was filmed in Petaluma.” Wikipedia
- Peggy Sue Got Married 1986
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Howard the Duck
1986
“The location scout was stumped for a location for the sequence; after she described what she was looking for, a telephone repairman working in her office in San Francisco suggested Petaluma, California for the scene.” Wikipedia
- Cujo 1983
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Inventing the Abbotts
1997
“Though the film is set in rural Illinois, it was mostly shot in the region of Northern California, including the areas of Healdsburg, Petaluma, and Santa Rosa.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
Sonoma Mountain
United States·10 km north-east
mountain in Sonoma County, California
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Towns & cities
Cotati
United States·11 km north-west
city in Sonoma County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Rohnert Park
United States·13 km north-west
city in Sonoma County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Sonoma
United States·16 km east
city in Sonoma County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Glen Ellen
United States·16 km north-east
census designated place in Sonoma County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Novato
United States·16 km south
city in Marin County, California, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Petaluma?
9 productions are recorded as filmed in Petaluma, including A California Christmas (2020), A California Christmas: City Lights (2021) and Roped (2020). 6 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Petaluma?
A California Christmas (2020), covered by 8 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Petaluma?
Petaluma is in the United States. Its coordinates are 38.2458, -122.6314.
What other filming locations are near Petaluma?
Sonoma Mountain (10 km north-east), Cotati (11 km north-west), Rohnert Park (13 km north-west), Sonoma (16 km east) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0.