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Mayor Bosco

Mayor Bosco from directly overhead

Mayor Bosco is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Eylar Mountain stands 1,224 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunol Water Temple, a historic site 0.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
2008
Material
bronze
Inscription
Mayor Bosco 1981-1994
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.59415, -121.88762
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
Parks
Gardens
  • Gardens at Palmdale: 4.4 mi
  • Leaf CR Stone Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Koomei George Kato Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
  • LEAF Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Rose Garden: 5.8 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Indo-ABC Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
  • Triangle: 4.9 mi
  • Reserved "A" Area: 5.2 mi
  • Dock Area: 5.2 mi
  • Reserved "D" Area: 5.2 mi
Artworks
  • Unity: 5.6 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 7.6 mi
  • Conversation: 7.7 mi
  • Don Biddle Memorial: 7.9 mi
  • The Junction: 7.9 mi
Nature reserves
Springs: 20
  • McClure Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Eugene Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 10.2 mi
  • Marsh Creek Headwaters Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Niles beach: 6.5 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 8.2 mi
  • The Bluff: 9.2 mi
  • Chab: 16.2 mi
  • The Devil's Shelf: 16.6 mi
  • Turtle Rock: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Waterfalls: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Mayor Bosco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eylar MountainESE 114°1,224 m19.8 mi
Mount DiabloN 356°1,173 m19.9 mi
Black MountainSE 137°1,169 m14.9 mi
Rose PeakESE 123°1,163 m10.6 mi
Mount DaySE 139°1,163 m15.8 mi
Mount LewisSE 125°1,136 m13.8 mi
Cedar MountainE 99°1,118 m15.6 mi
Devil's PulpitN 356°1,110 m19.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4719:5420:33
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:2016:1216:53

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586265676867635551
Precip in3.03.22.51.20.50.20.00.00.10.71.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fremont, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6017766027

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