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Electronics Research Laboratory

Electronics Research Laboratory from directly overhead

Electronics Research Laboratory is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is University A.M.E. Zion Church 1925-1965, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1970-05-02
Inscription
Original site of the laboratory and factory of federal telegraph company, founded in 1909 by Cyril F. Elwell. Here, with two assistants, Dr. Lee de Forest, inventor of the three-element radio vacuum tube amplifier and oscillator. World-wide developments
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Coordinates37.44154, -122.15768
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Parks
Attractions
  • Hewlett Packard's Garage: 0.2 mi
  • Tower Well structure (historic): 0.6 mi
  • El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 0.8 mi
  • Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 1.2 mi
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 1.3 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Picnic sites
Peaks
  • Coyote Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Sand Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Vista Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Madera Point: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 45
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 10
  • Summit Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Summit Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Spring source: 8.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 14.0 mi
  • Congress Springs: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 12.3 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 15.2 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 15.3 mi
  • Chab: 20.1 mi
  • Aramai Point: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Electronics Research Laboratory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSSE 167°985 m15.5 mi
Castle RockSSE 167°979 m15.1 mi
The PeakSSE 163°917 m16.1 mi
Lookout TowerS 169°892 m13.7 mi
Goat RockS 169°890 m15.0 mi
Summit RockSSE 167°878 m14.2 mi
Varian PeakS 171°873 m14.8 mi
Black MountainS 176°849 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
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 °F485155576166686766615348
Precip in2.93.22.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palo Alto, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8337015630

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