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Birthplace of the Silicon Valley

Birthplace of the Silicon Valley from directly overhead

Birthplace of the Silicon Valley is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.40501, -122.11109
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Fayette Park: 0.1 mi
  • Del Medio Park: 0.2 mi
  • Fayette Greenway: 0.2 mi
  • Monroe Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mora Park: 0.5 mi
Gardens
Picnic sites
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Beaches: 43
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 15
  • Spring source: 6.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Summit Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Congress Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 9.1 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 12.3 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 12.4 mi
  • The Bluff: 20.4 mi
  • Chab: 22.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Birthplace of the Silicon Valley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS 176°985 m12.6 mi
Castle RockS 176°979 m12.2 mi
The PeakS 170°917 m13.0 mi
Lookout TowerS 179°892 m11.0 mi
Goat RockS 179°890 m12.2 mi
Sunnyvale MountainS 170°880 m13.3 mi
Summit RockS 177°878 m11.4 mi
Varian PeakS 181°873 m12.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155576166686766615348
Precip in2.93.22.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palo Alto, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1285395880

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