Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Elaine Richardson Park, a park 0.5 miles away.
The story
fairground in San Jose, California, United States
Dates from 1940-10-28.
Wikidata Q96404960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds Management Corporation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Elaine Richardson Park: 0.5 mi
- Tully Community Ballfields: 0.8 mi
- Azevedo Park: 0.9 mi
- Stonegate Park: 0.9 mi
- Kurte Park: 0.9 mi
- San Jose Sharks: 1.1 mi
- Xin Cảm Ơn Nước Mỹ;Thank You America: 1.6 mi
- We Live Here: 1.8 mi
- Another World: 1.9 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 2.1 mi
- Communications Hill: 1.2 mi
- Lone Hill: 5.2 mi
- Montgomery Hill: 5.2 mi
- Almaden Meadows Hill: 5.7 mi
- Blossom Hill: 6.6 mi
- Hellenic Heritage Museum: 1.4 mi
- Portuguese Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- History Park at Kelley Park: 1.4 mi
- Chinese American Historical Museum: 1.4 mi
- Viet Museum: 1.5 mi
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 1.6 mi
- Barn: 1.8 mi
- Doc's Critter Cave: 1.8 mi
- Animal Contact Area: 1.8 mi
- Ranch House: 1.8 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 1.7 mi
- Health Brings Peace of Heart and Happiness: 2.1 mi
- Trần Hưng Đạo: 2.3 mi
- San Jose National Bank Gate: 2.8 mi
- Japanese American Internment Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Silly Celebration: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Perch: 1.9 mi
- Sunflower Circle: 1.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.9 mi
- Whistling Woods: 1.9 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 2.7 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Spartan Rose Garden: 3.0 mi
- Lake Cunningham Native Garden: 3.5 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 3.9 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 4.9 mi
- Coyote Creek Parkway: 5.9 mi
- McAbee Entry: 6.1 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 6.3 mi
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 6.4 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 6.0 mi
- Cherry Springs: 8.5 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.8 mi
- South Spring: 12.4 mi
- McClure Spring: 14.4 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 14.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 15.2 mi
- Granuja Falls: 15.3 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 15.3 mi
- Basin Falls: 15.4 mi
- Niles beach: 21.0 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 21.0 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 21.3 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 21.8 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 22.7 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 12.3 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 14.2 mi
- Underworld Rock: 14.5 mi
- The Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Capitola Bluffs: 23.2 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | ENE 75° | 1,327 m | 12.6 mi |
| Observatory Peak | ENE 76° | 1,298 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | ENE 75° | 1,295 m | 12.7 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | ENE 76° | 1,286 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | ENE 76° | 1,279 m | 11.8 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | ENE 76° | 1,276 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Isabel | E 82° | 1,275 m | 12.8 mi |
| Galileo Peak | ENE 73° | 1,273 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:13 | 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 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/86483249
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 22 mi
- Capitola · 23 mi
- Santa Cruz · 25 mi
- Watsonville · 27 mi
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