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Bridge Creek Historic Site

Bridge Creek Historic Site from directly overhead

Bridge Creek Historic Site is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 163 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away.

About

The story

Park in Santa Cruz County, California, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49475740, matched on coordinates and name (22 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
163 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.04378, -121.90077
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Enchanted Valley Community Center: 2.5 mi
  • Joe's Top of the Hill Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
  • Kids Park: 3.4 mi
  • Valencia Hall Park: 3.8 mi
  • Willowbrook Park: 4.3 mi
Gardens
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 4.9 mi
  • Roses of Yesterday: 6.5 mi
  • Outdoor Education Garden: 7.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Epicenter Loma Prieta Earthquake: 1.1 mi
  • S. S. Palo Alto: 5.2 mi
  • Ropes Course: 5.2 mi
  • Capitola Wharf: 5.8 mi
  • Zip Tower and Climbing Wall: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 56
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 51
  • Porter Family Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
  • Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 48
Springs: 24
  • Olive Springs: 1.4 mi
  • Badger Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 3.0 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 7.1 mi
  • Old Growth Spring: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Maple Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Basin Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Upper Falls: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Capitola Bluffs: 5.5 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 8.4 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 8.7 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 9.2 mi
  • Sand Hill Bluff: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 8.0 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 9.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 10.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Bridge Creek Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNE1,154 m5.6 mi
Crystal PeakNE1,097 m6.0 mi
Mount UmunhumN1,063 m8.1 mi
Mount ThayerN1,061 m8.4 mi
Mount ChualNE1,046 m6.4 mi
El SombrosoN917 m9.3 mi
The PeakNW917 m15.3 mi
Sunnyvale MountainNW880 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358849139

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