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Earnest “Ernie” Renzel, Junior

Earnest “Ernie” Renzel, Junior from directly overhead

Earnest “Ernie” Renzel, Junior is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Black Mountain stands 1,169 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1994-03-02
Material
bronze
Inscription
The interior of Terminal “C” is dedicated as a tribute to Earnest “Ernie” Renzel, Junior, a former mayor of San Jose and chairman of the Airport Commission. Ernie first organized young business people in 1938 to form a committee to pursue the purchase of
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Coordinates37.36983, -121.92904
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Parks
Museums
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 2.8 mi
  • Central Park Pavillion: 3.2 mi
  • Baylands Park Picnic area: 4.6 mi
  • Danny's Place: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Eagle Rock: 6.5 mi
  • Communications Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Boccardo Peak: 7.2 mi
  • Alum Rock: 7.8 mi
  • Dragon Mountain: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 23
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 5
  • Graffiti Rock: 10.2 mi
  • The Bluff: 13.2 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 13.3 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 13.6 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Niles beach: 15.0 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 21.3 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Earnest “Ernie” Renzel, Junior. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainENE 69°1,169 m13.3 mi
Mount DayENE 74°1,163 m13.0 mi
Mount UmunhumS 173°1,063 m14.6 mi
Mount ThayerS 178°1,061 m14.2 mi
Mount BielawskiSW 222°985 m13.6 mi
Castle RockSW 223°979 m13.4 mi
The PeakSW 217°917 m13.0 mi
El SombrosoS 176°917 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10007961022

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