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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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Association of the Los Altos Historical Museum
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.38094, -122.11232
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Artworks
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
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks
Attractions
Beaches: 41
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 15
  • Spring source: 5.4 mi
  • Congress Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 9.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Summit Spring: 11.1 mi
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: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of J. Gilbert Smith House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS 175°985 m11.0 mi
Castle RockS 175°979 m10.6 mi
The PeakSSE 169°917 m11.4 mi
Lookout TowerS 179°892 m9.3 mi
Goat RockS 179°890 m10.6 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE 168°880 m11.7 mi
Summit RockS 176°878 m9.7 mi
Varian PeakS 181°873 m10.4 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/379557732

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