- Elevation, modelled
- 30 m
- Tallest summit within 13.9 miles
- Observatory Peak1,298 m · 13.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.3282, -121.8841
Auspicious Dragon is a artwork in California, at a modelled 30 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Coins at Crossroads, Cucumber Seeds, Me Too, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Auspicious Dragon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Peak | E 86° | 1,298 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | E 86° | 1,286 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | E 86° | 1,279 m | 13.3 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | E 86° | 1,276 m | 13.4 mi |
| Galileo Peak | E 83° | 1,273 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ptolemy Peak | E 87° | 1,237 m | 13.2 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 53° | 1,169 m | 12.5 mi |
| Mount Day | ENE 58° | 1,163 m | 11.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Coins at Crossroads, Cucumber Seeds, Me Too: 0.0 mi
- El Portal del Regreso: 0.0 mi
- Gingham: 0.0 mi
- Future Leader: 0.0 mi
- One Thousand Generations: 0.0 mi
Museums
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: 0.0 mi
- The Tech Interactive: 0.4 mi
- Children’s Discovery Museum: 0.4 mi
- Luis María Peralta Adobe: 0.8 mi
- Carmel and Thomas Fallon House: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 0.0 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Spartan Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 1.5 mi
- Historic Orchard: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Parque de los Pobladores: 0.0 mi
- Notre Dame High Pardini Park: 0.1 mi
- O'Donnell's Gardens Park: 0.3 mi
- Plaza de César E. Chávez: 0.4 mi
- Fairmont Plaza: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Japanese American Internment Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Twohy Building: 0.4 mi
- Man of Fire: 0.4 mi
- In Memory of the Burning of San Jose Chinatown: 0.4 mi
- City Hall Cornerstone: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Monopoly in the Park: 0.5 mi
- Dragon Flyers: 1.1 mi
- Danny the Dragon Train: 1.1 mi
- Pacific Fruit Express: 1.1 mi
- Kiddie Swings: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Danny's Place: 1.1 mi
- Chimes and Bells: 1.1 mi
- Silly Celebration: 1.1 mi
- Whistling Woods: 1.1 mi
- Sunflower Circle: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 3.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.0 mi
- Lone Hill: 6.1 mi
- Alum Rock: 6.7 mi
- Boccardo Peak: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Ulistac Natural Area: 6.6 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.9 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 7.1 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 7.2 mi
Springs: 27
- Santa Teresa Springs: 8.6 mi
- Cherry Springs: 9.8 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.0 mi
- McClure Spring: 12.4 mi
- South Spring: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Castle Rock Falls: 14.0 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 15.1 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Murietta Falls: 16.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Drawbridge: 10.7 mi
- Lexington: 10.8 mi
- Alma: 11.5 mi
- Holy City: 12.9 mi
- Patchen: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 9
- Niles beach: 18.5 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 20.2 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 20.4 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 22.7 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Graffiti Rock: 11.0 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.4 mi
- Underworld Rock: 13.7 mi
- The Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
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- Capitola · 25 mi
- Santa Cruz · 26 mi
- Watsonville · 29 mi
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