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Monopoly in the Park

Monopoly in the Park from directly overhead

Monopoly in the Park is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic El Camino Real, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

About

The story

giant board game set in San Jose, California

Wikidata Q131726998, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.32826, -121.89321
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Historic El Camino Real: 0.1 mi
  • San Jose/Santa Clara Valley Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • City Hall Cornerstone: 0.3 mi
  • In Memory of the Burning of San Jose Chinatown: 0.4 mi
  • Man of Fire: 0.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
Parks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Dragon Flyers: 1.6 mi
  • Danny the Dragon Train: 1.6 mi
  • Pacific Fruit Express: 1.6 mi
  • Kiddie Swings: 1.6 mi
  • Granny Bugs: 1.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • Danny's Place: 1.6 mi
  • Chimes and Bells: 1.6 mi
  • Silly Celebration: 1.6 mi
  • Whistling Woods: 1.6 mi
  • Sunflower Circle: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Lone Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Alum Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Boccardo Peak: 7.1 mi
Nature reserves
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 26
Ghost towns: 12
Beaches: 9
  • Niles beach: 18.4 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 22.4 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Graffiti Rock: 10.5 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 13.0 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 13.3 mi
  • The Bluff: 14.2 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 22.1 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Monopoly in the Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakE 86°1,298 m13.8 mi
Mount HamiltonE 86°1,279 m13.8 mi
Huyghens PeakE 86°1,276 m13.9 mi
Ptolemy PeakE 87°1,237 m13.7 mi
Black MountainNE 54°1,169 m13.0 mi
Mount DayENE 59°1,163 m12.3 mi
Mount UmunhumS 182°1,063 m11.6 mi
Mount ThayerS 187°1,061 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/357951075

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