Historic site · California
Flags Over Santa Clara
Flags Over Santa Clara is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Universal Child Statue, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates37.35474, -121.95459
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Triton Museum of Art: 0.1 mi
- de Saisset Museum: 0.8 mi
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society: 1.0 mi
- Intel Museum: 2.3 mi
- Little Italy Museum and Cultural Center: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Civic Center Park: 0.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
- Geof Goodfellow Sesquicentennial Park: 0.2 mi
- Fremont Park: 0.4 mi
- Larry J. Marsalli Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Municipal Rose Garden: 2.1 mi
- The Grizzly: 2.8 mi
- Tiki Twirl: 2.8 mi
- Drop Tower: 2.8 mi
- Psycho Mouse: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 6.7 mi
- Anza Knoll: 6.7 mi
- Hunters Point: 7.1 mi
- Maisie's Peak: 7.8 mi
- Nob Hill: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 59
- Mission Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Forge Garden: 0.9 mi
- Juju’s Garden: 2.1 mi
- PayPal Garden: 2.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Bronco Statue: 1.0 mi
- Aurelian Season: 1.6 mi
- Rolling Ball Sculpture (Wallpiece XXXI): 1.7 mi
- San Jose, CA 2024: 1.7 mi
- A History of San José, California’s “First” City: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Ulistac Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- New Chicago Marsh: 5.6 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 7.6 mi
- Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Universal Child Statue: 0.1 mi
- Statue of Saint Clare: 0.1 mi
- Jamison-Brown House: 0.2 mi
- Armistice Oak Tree Site: 0.2 mi
- Geoffrey C. "Grof" Goodfellow Sesquicentennial Park: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 52
- Central Park Pavillion: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.8 mi
- Backesto One Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Baylands Park Picnic area: 4.5 mi
- Danny's Place: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Gerow's Waterfall: 12.1 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 12.1 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 12.5 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 16.3 mi
- Murietta Falls: 18.0 mi
Springs: 22
- Congress Springs: 9.4 mi
- McClure Spring: 11.3 mi
- Cherry Springs: 11.7 mi
- Spring source: 11.7 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- Drawbridge: 7.7 mi
- Lexington: 11.1 mi
- Alma: 12.2 mi
- Holy City: 13.7 mi
- Patchen: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 8
- Niles beach: 15.7 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 21.0 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 21.1 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 22.7 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Graffiti Rock: 8.5 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 11.6 mi
- Underworld Rock: 11.9 mi
- The Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 22.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Flags Over Santa Clara. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Umunhum | SSE 167° | 1,063 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Thayer | S 172° | 1,061 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | SW 220° | 985 m | 11.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 222° | 979 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Peak | SW 214° | 917 m | 11.4 mi |
| El Sombroso | SSE 169° | 917 m | 12.4 mi |
| Antler Point | E 83° | 913 m | 13.8 mi |
| Lookout Tower | SW 229° | 892 m | 11.3 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 | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 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 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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