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The Thinker

The Thinker from directly overhead

The Thinker is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 70 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Drought Demonstration Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.34403, -122.07515
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
Artworks
Peaks
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Rancho San Antonio Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Bubb Park picnic area: 2.4 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Villa Maria Group Picnic Site: 2.7 mi
  • Villa Maria Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Attractions
Beaches: 37
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 18
  • Spring source: 5.2 mi
  • Congress Springs: 6.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 8.1 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Summit Spring: 13.9 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 9
  • Graffiti Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 20.3 mi
  • The Bluff: 20.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of The Thinker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS 187°985 m8.4 mi
Castle RockS 188°979 m8.1 mi
The PeakS 179°917 m8.6 mi
El SombrosoSE 142°917 m14.6 mi
Lookout TowerSSW 196°892 m7.0 mi
Goat RockSSW 193°890 m8.2 mi
Sunnyvale MountainS 178°880 m8.9 mi
Summit RockS 190°878 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
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: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5915191646

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