- Elevation, modelled
- 24 m
- Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
- Ptolemy Peak1,237 m · 14.0 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.3349, -121.8990
Prepare for Takeoff is a artwork in California, at a modelled 24 m. Ptolemy Peak stands 1,237 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Italy Museum and Cultural Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
- Built
- 2012-05-24
- Material
- aluminium
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Prepare for Takeoff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ptolemy Peak | E 89° | 1,237 m | 14.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,169 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount Day | ENE 61° | 1,163 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | S 180° | 1,063 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Thayer | S 185° | 1,061 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | SW 234° | 985 m | 13.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 236° | 979 m | 13.1 mi |
| El Sombroso | S 183° | 917 m | 10.8 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Little Italy Museum and Cultural Center: 0.0 mi
- Luis María Peralta Adobe: 0.3 mi
- Carmel and Thomas Fallon House: 0.3 mi
- The Tech Interactive: 0.6 mi
- Children’s Discovery Museum: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Henry’s Hi-Life: 0.1 mi
- Sons of San José: 0.2 mi
- Luis María Peralta Adobe: 0.2 mi
- San Jose/Santa Clara Valley Veterans Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Robert F. Kennedy: 0.5 mi
Artworks
- Ready or Not: 0.1 mi
- Sensing YOU: 0.2 mi
- Remembering Agriculture: 0.2 mi
- Life Abundant in the Face of Death Imminent: 0.2 mi
- Celebration Under Water: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Arena Green: 0.1 mi
- Pellier Park: 0.3 mi
- Guadalupe River Park: 0.3 mi
- John P. McEnery Park: 0.3 mi
- Guadalupe River Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Monopoly in the Park: 0.6 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
- Dragon Flyers: 2.0 mi
- Danny the Dragon Train: 2.0 mi
- Pacific Fruit Express: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Historic Orchard: 0.7 mi
- Courtyard Garden: 0.8 mi
- Heritage Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 0.8 mi
- Spartan Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites
- Backesto One Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Danny's Place: 2.0 mi
- Chimes and Bells: 2.0 mi
- Silly Celebration: 2.0 mi
- Whistling Woods: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 3.8 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.2 mi
- Lone Hill: 6.4 mi
- Boccardo Peak: 7.0 mi
- Alum Rock: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Ulistac Natural Area: 5.8 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.0 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.1 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 7.1 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 7.3 mi
Springs: 26
- Santa Teresa Springs: 9.4 mi
- Cherry Springs: 10.2 mi
- Congress Springs: 10.6 mi
- McClure Spring: 12.0 mi
- Spring source: 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Castle Rock Falls: 13.6 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 14.4 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 15.0 mi
- Murietta Falls: 17.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Drawbridge: 9.9 mi
- Lexington: 10.8 mi
- Alma: 11.6 mi
- Holy City: 13.1 mi
- Patchen: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Graffiti Rock: 10.4 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.0 mi
- Underworld Rock: 13.3 mi
- The Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 7
- Niles beach: 17.8 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 20.2 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 20.4 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 22.7 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.4 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).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 2 mi away.
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