Historic site · California
De Anza Expedition
De Anza Expedition is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Murphy Home and Estate, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista De Anza by decree of Carlos III of Spain led an expedition to this site—the mission being to colonize the San Francisco Bay Area De Anza Expedition 1775–1776
How to reach it
Coordinates37.38212, -122.02617
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum: 0.4 mi
- Sunnyvale Heritage Park Museum: 1.8 mi
- Moffett Field Model Railroad Club: 2.5 mi
- Moffett Field Historical Society Museum: 2.6 mi
- 49ers Museum: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Plaza del Sol Labyrinth: 0.4 mi
- Plaza del Sol: 0.4 mi
- Lockheed P-3 Orion: 2.4 mi
- Demon: 3.0 mi
- Xtreme Skyflyer: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 60
- Charles Street Garden: 0.9 mi
- Cuesta Pollinator Habitat: 3.2 mi
- Water-wise Demonstration Garden: 3.2 mi
- Sister City Friendship rock garden: 3.2 mi
- Drought Demonstration Garden: 3.8 mi
Peaks
- Anza Knoll: 4.4 mi
- Hunters Point: 6.4 mi
- Coyote Hill: 6.8 mi
- Maisie's Peak: 7.1 mi
- Ewing Hill: 7.2 mi
Artworks
- Element: Grove: 0.4 mi
- Redwood Blue: 0.6 mi
- Fountain: 0.6 mi
- Child's Play: 0.6 mi
- Heads: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 2.5 mi
- Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve: 3.8 mi
- Ulistac Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- New Chicago Marsh: 4.7 mi
- Redwood Grove Nature Preserve: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Murphy Park: 0.0 mi
- Arques Place Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Victory Village Park: 0.5 mi
- Fair Oaks Park: 0.6 mi
- Cannery Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Martin Murphy Home and Estate: 0.0 mi
- Hendy's "California" Stamp Mill: 0.1 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 2.2 mi
- Charles Clifton Spalding House: 2.4 mi
- Blue and Gold Kennel Club: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 52
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 2.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.1 mi
- Bubb Park picnic area: 3.1 mi
- Central Park Pavillion: 4.0 mi
- Rancho San Antonio Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 35
- Niles beach: 13.6 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 20.7 mi
- San Gregorio Private Beach: 20.9 mi
- Martins Beach: 21.0 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Peter's Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 10.1 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 11.6 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 14.1 mi
- Sempervirens Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 17
- Spring source: 8.8 mi
- Congress Springs: 9.6 mi
- Travertine Springs: 11.7 mi
- McClure Spring: 11.9 mi
- Cherry Springs: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Drawbridge: 6.4 mi
- Lexington: 13.0 mi
- Alma: 14.2 mi
- Holy City: 15.8 mi
- Stokes Landing: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Graffiti Rock: 7.7 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 11.3 mi
- Underworld Rock: 11.5 mi
- The Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of De Anza Expedition. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | SSW 199° | 985 m | 11.6 mi |
| Castle Rock | SSW 200° | 979 m | 11.3 mi |
| The Peak | SSW 192° | 917 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SSW 206° | 892 m | 10.4 mi |
| Goat Rock | SSW 203° | 890 m | 11.5 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SSW 191° | 880 m | 11.7 mi |
| Summit Rock | SSW 202° | 878 m | 10.6 mi |
| Varian Peak | SSW 205° | 873 m | 11.6 mi |
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 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7684087075
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