Historic site · California

China Camp

China Camp from directly overhead

China Camp is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Black Mountain stands 1,169 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Port and Town of Alviso, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material: metal

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Coordinates37.42835, -121.97889

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

The Port and Town of Alviso: 0.1 mi
The Steamboat Jenny Lind Disaster: 0.1 mi
Drawbridge: 2.6 mi
Historic El Camino Real: 4.1 mi
De Anza Expedition: 4.1 mi

Parks

Alviso Marina County Park: 0.1 mi
Alviso Education Center: 0.5 mi
Alviso Park: 0.6 mi
Sunnyvale Baylands Park: 1.4 mi
Vista Montaña Neighborhood Park: 1.6 mi

Artworks

Totem Pole: 0.6 mi
Anything's Possible: 1.7 mi
Methanogen Polyptych: 2.0 mi
Wiggle: 2.6 mi
C'mon: 2.6 mi

Nature reserves

New Chicago Marsh: 0.6 mi
Ulistac Natural Area: 2.0 mi
Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve: 4.7 mi
Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 5.7 mi
Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 5.7 mi

Gardens

Butterfly Garden: 1.3 mi
PayPal Garden: 4.7 mi
Charles Street Garden: 5.0 mi
Forge Garden: 5.7 mi
Mission Gardens: 5.9 mi

Picnic sites

Museums

49ers Museum: 1.7 mi
Intel Museum: 2.9 mi
Moffett Field Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
Moffett Field Model Railroad Club: 4.3 mi
Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum: 4.3 mi

Attractions

Rue Le Dodge: 2.1 mi
Flight Deck: 2.1 mi
Rip Roaring Rapids: 2.1 mi
Star Tower: 2.2 mi
Patriot: 2.2 mi

Peaks

Monument Peak Northwest: 7.3 mi
Monument Peak: 7.3 mi
Monument Peak North: 7.5 mi
Dragon Mountain: 7.6 mi
Mount Allison: 7.7 mi

Springs15

McClure Spring: 7.8 mi
Spring source: 12.8 mi
Congress Springs: 13.3 mi
Travertine Springs: 15.8 mi
Cherry Springs: 17.0 mi

Waterfalls15

Peter's Creek Falls: 14.1 mi
Gerow's Waterfall: 14.2 mi
Castle Rock Falls: 15.6 mi
Murietta Falls: 16.2 mi
Tehan Falls: 17.1 mi

Ghost towns14

Drawbridge: 2.5 mi
Stokes Landing: 14.7 mi
Lexington: 16.0 mi
Alma: 17.2 mi
Russell City: 17.7 mi

Beaches11

Niles beach: 10.5 mi
Shadow Cliffs Beach: 18.3 mi
Del Valle East Beach: 18.7 mi
Del Valle West Beach: 18.7 mi
Coyote Point Beach: 22.0 mi

Cliffs6

Graffiti Rock: 11.7 mi
The Bluff: 13.1 mi
Lyme Disease Rock: 15.2 mi
Underworld Rock: 15.4 mi
Del Valle Cliffs: 18.8 mi

Rest areas1

Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 22.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of China Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Black Mountain	E 88°	1,169 m	15.2 mi
Rose Peak	ENE 68°	1,163 m	15.1 mi
Mount Day	E 92°	1,163 m	15.3 mi
Mount Bielawski	SSW 204°	985 m	15.5 mi
Castle Rock	SSW 205°	979 m	15.2 mi
The Peak	SSW 199°	917 m	15.3 mi
Antler Point	ESE 102°	913 m	15.4 mi
Lookout Tower	SSW 210°	892 m	14.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:46	19:20
June solstice	05:48	19:54	20:33
September equinox	06:57	18:32	19:06
December solstice	07:20	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	53	56	58	62	66	68	68	68	64	56	51
Precip in	2.5	2.9	2.0	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	1.4	2.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10935320769

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