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Municipal Rose Garden

Municipal Rose Garden from directly overhead

Municipal Rose Garden is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Mount Day stands 1,163 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hester Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

The story

historic American rose garden in San Jose, California

Dates from 1927.

Wikidata Q3442578, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1930-04-07

What to expect

Operated by
San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.33176, -121.92849

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Historic El Camino Real: 0.7 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 0.8 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 0.9 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 1.5 mi
  • Santa Clara Tower: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Monopoly in the Park: 2.0 mi
  • Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 3.3 mi
  • Dragon Flyers: 3.5 mi
  • Danny the Dragon Train: 3.5 mi
  • Pacific Fruit Express: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • Central Park Pavillion: 2.7 mi
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Danny's Place: 3.5 mi
  • Chimes and Bells: 3.6 mi
  • Silly Celebration: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 26
Ghost towns: 13
Beaches: 9
  • Niles beach: 17.6 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 22.0 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Graffiti Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 11.5 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 11.8 mi
  • The Bluff: 15.1 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 22.7 mi
Covered bridges: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Municipal Rose Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DayENE 64°1,163 m13.9 mi
Mount UmunhumS 172°1,063 m11.9 mi
Mount ThayerS 177°1,061 m11.6 mi
Mount BielawskiSW 230°985 m11.8 mi
Castle RockSW 232°979 m11.7 mi
El SombrosoS 175°917 m10.6 mi
The PeakSW 225°917 m11.1 mi
Antler PointENE 75°913 m12.7 mi

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/37908759

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