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J. Gilbert Smith House

J. Gilbert Smith House from directly overhead

J. Gilbert Smith House is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Los Altos History Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

What to expect

Operated by
Association of the Los Altos Historical Museum
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.38094, -122.11232

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Village Park: 0.1 mi
  • Shoup Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rosita Park: 0.8 mi
  • Gemello Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Artworks: 59
Gardens: 59
Picnic sites: 52
Beaches: 40
Springs: 14
  • Spring source: 5.4 mi
  • Congress Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 8
  • Graffiti Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 10.7 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 10.7 mi
  • The Bluff: 21.1 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of J. Gilbert Smith House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS985 m11.0 mi
Castle RockS979 m10.6 mi
The PeakSSE917 m11.4 mi
Lookout TowerS892 m9.3 mi
Goat RockS890 m10.6 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE880 m11.7 mi
Summit RockS878 m9.7 mi
Varian PeakS873 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/379557732

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