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Patchen

Patchen from directly overhead

Patchen is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 460 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the east-southeast, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Patchen (historic), a historic site 0.4 miles away.

ghost town in Santa Clara County, California

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Coordinates37.14833, -121.97444
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Patchen (historic): 0.4 mi
  • Mountain Charlie Historical Marker: 0.7 mi
  • Alma: 2.6 mi
  • Laurel Tunnel South Portal: 2.7 mi
  • Glenwood: 2.8 mi
Parks
  • Friendship Park: 0.8 mi
  • Pageant Grounds: 5.0 mi
  • Loch Lomond City Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
  • Town Plaza Park: 5.1 mi
  • Lompico Park: 5.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Artworks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Deer Flat Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Glen Corrie Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Glen Bre Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Loch View Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
Gardens
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Hakone Gardens: 8.1 mi
  • Saratoga Community Garden: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 49
Waterfalls: 25
  • Ferndell: 8.2 mi
  • Maple Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Castle Rock Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 9.3 mi
Springs: 22
  • Cherry Springs: 4.3 mi
  • Badger Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 6.3 mi
  • Olive Springs: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 8.5 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 11.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 13.1 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 13.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 14.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Patchen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaESE 110°1,154 m7.6 mi
Crystal PeakESE 108°1,097 m8.0 mi
Mount UmunhumENE 79°1,063 m4.2 mi
Mount ThayerENE 71°1,061 m3.2 mi
Mount ChualESE 105°1,046 m8.0 mi
Mount BielawskiNW 308°985 m8.3 mi
Castle RockNW 310°979 m8.7 mi
El SombrosoENE 59°917 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:32
September equinox06:5718:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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