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A History of San José, California’s “First” City

A History of San José, California’s “First” City from directly overhead

A History of San José, California’s “First” City is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Black Mountain stands 1,169 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is This is Not an Airport Information Booth, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1977-08-04
Visiting

What to expect

Access
permit
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.36814, -121.92814
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
Parks
Museums
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 2.9 mi
  • Central Park Pavillion: 3.2 mi
  • Danny's Place: 4.6 mi
  • Chimes and Bells: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Eagle Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Communications Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Boccardo Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Alum Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Dragon Mountain: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 23
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 5
  • Graffiti Rock: 10.2 mi
  • The Bluff: 13.2 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 13.3 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 13.5 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Niles beach: 15.2 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 21.4 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of A History of San José, California’s “First” City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainENE 69°1,169 m13.3 mi
Mount DayENE 74°1,163 m13.0 mi
Mount UmunhumS 174°1,063 m14.4 mi
Mount ThayerS 178°1,061 m14.1 mi
Mount BielawskiSW 222°985 m13.5 mi
Castle RockSW 224°979 m13.3 mi
The PeakSW 217°917 m13.0 mi
El SombrosoS 176°917 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1092508361

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