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Pillars of Hercules III

Pillars of Hercules III from directly overhead

Pillars of Hercules III is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoover Tower, a museum 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

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Coordinates37.42924, -122.16784
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
Parks
Picnic sites
Gardens
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 0.5 mi
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 0.5 mi
  • Tower Well structure (historic): 1.2 mi
  • Hewlett Packard's Garage: 1.2 mi
  • El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Coyote Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Sand Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Vista Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Madera Point: 4.5 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 47
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 14
Springs: 10
  • Summit Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Summit Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Spring source: 8.0 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Congress Springs: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 11.7 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 14.6 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 14.6 mi
  • Chab: 21.0 mi
  • Aramai Point: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Pillars of Hercules III. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSSE 164°985 m14.8 mi
Castle RockSSE 164°979 m14.4 mi
The PeakSSE 160°917 m15.5 mi
Lookout TowerSSE 166°892 m13.0 mi
Goat RockSSE 167°890 m14.3 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE 160°880 m15.7 mi
Summit RockSSE 164°878 m13.6 mi
Varian PeakSSE 168°873 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6527889816

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