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Bhaisajyaguru: The Medicine Buddha

Bhaisajyaguru: The Medicine Buddha from directly overhead

Bhaisajyaguru: The Medicine Buddha is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva - The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
marble

How to reach it

Coordinates37.45469, -121.84848

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • A Pioneer Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 3.8 mi
  • Former Ford Assembly Plant: 4.0 mi
  • Leland Stanford Winery: 4.8 mi
  • Confucius Statue: 6.3 mi
Parks
  • Ed R Levin Park: 0.9 mi
  • Alviso Adobe Park: 1.7 mi
  • Ben Rodgers Park: 2.1 mi
  • Cardoza Park: 2.2 mi
  • Foothill Park: 2.2 mi
Picnic sites
  • Todd Quick Rest Area: 4.4 mi
  • Quail Hollow: 4.6 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Rustic Lands: 4.6 mi
  • Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
Springs: 16
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • The Bluff: 5.9 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 13.1 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 17.4 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 20.7 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Del Valle West Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Niles beach: 12.1 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 14.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Bhaisajyaguru: The Medicine Buddha. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakESE 122°1,327 m14.1 mi
Observatory PeakSE 125°1,298 m13.7 mi
Hipparchus PeakESE 122°1,295 m14.3 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakSE 124°1,286 m13.9 mi
Mount HamiltonSE 125°1,279 m13.7 mi
Huyghens PeakSE 124°1,276 m13.8 mi
Mount IsabelSE 125°1,275 m15.3 mi
Galileo PeakESE 121°1,273 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9244488191

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