- Elevation, modelled
- 31 m
- Tallest summit within 14.1 miles
- Copernicus Peak1,327 m · 12.8 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.3219, -121.8606
Japanese Friendship Garden is a attraction in California, at a modelled 31 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Viet Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
- Built
- 1962
- Operated by
- San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
- Access
- Permitted
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Japanese Friendship Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | E 82° | 1,327 m | 12.8 mi |
| Observatory Peak | E 84° | 1,298 m | 12.0 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | E 82° | 1,295 m | 12.9 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | E 83° | 1,286 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | E 83° | 1,279 m | 12.0 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | E 83° | 1,276 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Isabel | E 89° | 1,275 m | 13.2 mi |
| Galileo Peak | E 81° | 1,273 m | 12.6 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Viet Museum: 0.1 mi
- Chinese American Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- Portuguese Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- History Park at Kelley Park: 0.2 mi
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- Barn: 0.2 mi
- Doc's Critter Cave: 0.2 mi
- Animal Contact Area: 0.2 mi
- Ranch House: 0.2 mi
- Leaping Lemurs: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Trần Hưng Đạo: 0.8 mi
- San Jose National Bank Gate: 1.3 mi
- César E. Chávez Monument: 1.5 mi
- Olympics Black Power Statue: 1.5 mi
- Japanese American Internment Memorial: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 2.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 5.7 mi
- Montgomery Hill: 5.9 mi
- Alum Rock: 6.0 mi
- Lone Hill: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Castle Rock Falls: 15.0 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Murietta Falls: 16.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.7 mi
- Granuja Falls: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Lexington: 11.2 mi
- Drawbridge: 11.7 mi
- Alma: 11.8 mi
- Holy City: 13.1 mi
- Wrights: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 11
- Niles beach: 19.4 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 19.9 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 20.2 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 22.8 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 24.1 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).
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