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Casa De Tableta

Casa De Tableta from directly overhead

Casa De Tableta is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dwight Crowder Trail Plaque, a historic site 1.0 miles away.

The story

Historical building in San Mateo County, California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49477131, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1969-05-24
Inscription
[…] This structure […] served as a gambling retreat and meeting place for Mexican-Californios. It was strategically located on the earliest trail used both by rancheros and American settlers crossing the peninsula to the coast […]

How to reach it

Coordinates37.38232, -122.19372

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Triangle Park: 1.1 mi
  • Frog Pond Park: 1.5 mi
  • Los Altos Hills Dog Park: 2.4 mi
  • Purissima Park: 2.6 mi
  • Frenchman's Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Orchard Glen: 1.5 mi
  • EBF Picnic: 2.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.6 mi
  • Steve and Loli Sy Oak Grove: 3.9 mi
  • Patriot Corner Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 1.8 mi
  • Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 3.5 mi
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 3.5 mi
  • Tower Well structure (historic): 4.6 mi
  • El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 4.7 mi
Artworks
Museums
Beaches: 45
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 14
Springs: 12
  • Spring source: 5.1 mi
  • Summit Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Congress Springs: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Covered bridges: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Casa De Tableta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSSE 153°985 m12.3 mi
Castle RockSSE 153°979 m11.9 mi
The PeakSSE 149°917 m13.1 mi
Lookout TowerSSE 154°892 m10.5 mi
Goat RockSSE 156°890 m11.6 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE 149°880 m13.4 mi
Summit RockSSE 152°878 m11.1 mi
Varian PeakSSE 158°873 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255586367717169635449

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodside Fire STN 1, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5538857870

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