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Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956

Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956, a historic site in California
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Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956, a historic site in California
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Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956, a historic site in California
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Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956, a historic site in California
Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0
Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956, a historic site in California
Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956 is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Birthplace of the Silicon Valley, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

public art installation by Mary B. White and Vickie Jo Sowell in Mountain View, California, United States

Dates from 2018.

Wikidata Q126021158, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Built
2018-05
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.40485, -122.11111
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Fayette Park: 0.1 mi
  • Fayette Greenway: 0.2 mi
  • Del Medio Park: 0.2 mi
  • Monroe Park: 0.4 mi
  • Mora Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Picnic sites
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Beaches: 43
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 15
  • Spring source: 6.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Summit Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Congress Springs: 11.4 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 9.1 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 12.3 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 12.4 mi
  • The Bluff: 20.4 mi
  • Chab: 22.6 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS 176°985 m12.6 mi
Castle RockS 176°979 m12.2 mi
The PeakS 170°917 m13.0 mi
Lookout TowerS 179°892 m10.9 mi
Goat RockS 179°890 m12.2 mi
Sunnyvale MountainS 170°880 m13.3 mi
Summit RockS 177°878 m11.4 mi
Varian PeakS 181°873 m12.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155576166686766615348
Precip in2.93.22.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palo Alto, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/509913602

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