A Pioneer Memorial
A Pioneer Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bodhidharma - The Greatest Zen Master, a artwork 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The Laguna Cemetery is the final resting place of the pioneers who farmed ranched and tilled this Milpitas soil.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bodhidharma - The Greatest Zen Master: 0.6 mi
- Shakyamuni Buddha attaining Parinirvana: 0.6 mi
- Dhrtarashtra - Guardian of the East: 0.6 mi
- Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva - The Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion: 0.6 mi
- Bhaisajyaguru: The Medicine Buddha: 0.6 mi
- Dragon Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Monument Peak: 2.9 mi
- Monument Peak North: 3.2 mi
- Monument Peak Northwest: 3.2 mi
- Boccardo Peak: 3.5 mi
- Ed R Levin Park: 1.5 mi
- Alviso Adobe Park: 1.6 mi
- Ben Rodgers Park: 1.8 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 2.0 mi
- Foothill Park: 2.0 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 3.7 mi
- Former Ford Assembly Plant: 3.8 mi
- Leland Stanford Winery: 5.4 mi
- Confucius Statue: 5.7 mi
- Little Calvary: 6.8 mi
- Todd Quick Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Quail Hollow: 4.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 4.0 mi
- Rustic Lands: 4.0 mi
- Sachi's Rest Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
- Alum Rock Science & Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Washington Township Museum of Local History: 7.1 mi
- Japanese American Museum of San Jose: 7.4 mi
- 49ers Museum: 7.5 mi
- Intel Museum: 7.7 mi
- Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Ulistac Natural Area: 6.8 mi
- New Chicago Marsh: 7.0 mi
- Blue Oak Ranch Reserve: 8.1 mi
- Ohlone Regional Wilderness Area: 8.5 mi
- W-Tree: 4.8 mi
- Indian Joe Cave Rocks: 5.6 mi
- Sidewinder: 7.7 mi
- Dragon's Den: 7.8 mi
- Flight Deck: 7.8 mi
- Ponderosa Woods: 4.9 mi
- Gray Garden: 5.0 mi
- Blue Garden: 5.2 mi
- Chinese Cultural Garden: 5.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.4 mi
- McClure Spring: 4.6 mi
- Strommer Spring-Drinking water(must be treated): 11.0 mi
- South Spring: 13.8 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 15.5 mi
- Congress Springs: 18.1 mi
- Drawbridge: 7.3 mi
- Lexington: 19.0 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.5 mi
- Alma: 19.9 mi
- Russell City: 21.3 mi
- Murietta Falls: 9.3 mi
- Tehan Falls: 16.5 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 20.6 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 20.9 mi
- The Bluff: 6.1 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 13.5 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 17.2 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 20.4 mi
- Underworld Rock: 20.7 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 12.2 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 12.4 mi
- Niles beach: 12.7 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 15.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of A Pioneer Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | ESE 120° | 1,327 m | 13.6 mi |
| Observatory Peak | ESE 123° | 1,298 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hipparchus Peak | ESE 120° | 1,295 m | 13.8 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | ESE 122° | 1,286 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | ESE 123° | 1,279 m | 13.2 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | ESE 123° | 1,276 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Isabel | SE 124° | 1,275 m | 14.8 mi |
| Galileo Peak | ESE 120° | 1,273 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunrise.
| 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11197145282
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