Artwork · California
Spectorium
Spectorium is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Encinal Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2021
- Material
- glass
How to reach it
Coordinates37.39111, -122.03975
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Encinal Park: 0.2 mi
- Macara Walking Path: 0.2 mi
- Cannery Park: 0.5 mi
- The Wall: 0.6 mi
- Pyramid Park: 0.9 mi
Artworks
- Reaching for the Stars: 0.2 mi
- Technically West: 0.2 mi
- Luminous Reverie: 0.2 mi
- Child's Play: 0.5 mi
- Child's Play: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Hendy's "California" Stamp Mill: 1.0 mi
- Martin Murphy Home and Estate: 1.0 mi
- De Anza Expedition: 1.0 mi
- Shenandoah Plaza: 1.8 mi
- Blue and Gold Kennel Club: 2.3 mi
Attractions
- Plaza del Sol: 1.0 mi
- Plaza del Sol Labyrinth: 1.0 mi
- Lockheed P-3 Orion: 1.4 mi
- Star Tower: 3.6 mi
- Xtreme Skyflyer: 3.6 mi
Gardens
- Charles Street Garden: 1.2 mi
- Water-wise Demonstration Garden: 2.4 mi
- Sister City Friendship rock garden: 2.4 mi
- Cuesta Pollinator Habitat: 2.6 mi
- Senior Center Community Garden: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum: 1.3 mi
- Moffett Field Model Railroad Club: 1.6 mi
- Moffett Field Historical Society Museum: 1.6 mi
- Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum: 2.5 mi
- Computer History Museum: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites
- Braly Picnic #1: 2.2 mi
- Braly Picnic #2: 2.2 mi
- Braly Picnic #3: 2.2 mi
- Bubb Park picnic area: 2.6 mi
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 3.4 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 3.4 mi
- Redwood Grove Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Ulistac Natural Area: 4.7 mi
Peaks
- Anza Knoll: 4.6 mi
- Coyote Hill: 6.0 mi
- Ewing Hill: 6.7 mi
- Hunters Point: 6.8 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 39
- Niles beach: 13.1 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 20.0 mi
- Martins Beach: 20.3 mi
- San Gregorio Private Beach: 20.3 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 20.5 mi
Springs: 18
- Spring source: 8.6 mi
- Congress Springs: 10.1 mi
- Travertine Springs: 11.9 mi
- McClure Spring: 12.0 mi
- Summit Spring: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Peter's Creek Falls: 9.9 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 10.1 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 11.9 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 14.0 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Drawbridge: 6.2 mi
- Lexington: 13.7 mi
- Alma: 15.0 mi
- Stokes Landing: 15.2 mi
- Holy City: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Graffiti Rock: 8.1 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 11.7 mi
- Underworld Rock: 11.8 mi
- The Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 22.9 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Spectorium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | SSW 194° | 985 m | 12.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSW 195° | 979 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Peak | S 188° | 917 m | 12.0 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SSW 201° | 892 m | 10.7 mi |
| Goat Rock | SSW 198° | 890 m | 11.9 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | S 187° | 880 m | 12.2 mi |
| Summit Rock | SSW 197° | 878 m | 10.9 mi |
| Varian Peak | SSW 201° | 873 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12939034056
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