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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
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
Museums
Gardens: 58
Artworks: 57
Picnic sites: 51
  • 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
Beaches: 44
Ghost towns: 14
Waterfalls: 13
Springs: 11
  • Spring source: 5.1 mi
  • Summit Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 10.3 mi
  • Congress Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Casa De Tableta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSSE985 m12.3 mi
Castle RockSSE979 m11.9 mi
The PeakSSE917 m13.1 mi
Lookout TowerSSE892 m10.5 mi
Goat RockSSE890 m11.6 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE880 m13.4 mi
Summit RockSSE878 m11.1 mi
Varian PeakSSE873 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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