Juana Briones Park
Juana Briones Park is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Briones Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Park in Santa Clara County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49475793, matched on coordinates and name (72 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- Rancho La Purísima Concepción was granted to a former Santa Clara Mission Indian, Sam José Gorgonio, by Governor Alvarado on June 30, 1846. In 1844, Gorgonio and another Indian, José Ramón, sold the grant to Dona Juana Briones de Miranda…
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Briones Park: 0.0 mi
- Terman Park: 0.4 mi
- Monroe Park: 0.6 mi
- Robles Park: 0.6 mi
- Bol Park: 0.7 mi
- Mosaic Tree: 0.6 mi
- Mosaic Horse: 0.8 mi
- Birthplace of the Silicon Valley: 0.9 mi
- Push: 1.2 mi
- Aeolis 10: 1.4 mi
- Coyote Hill: 1.3 mi
- Vista Hill: 4.1 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Madera Point: 4.3 mi
- Ewing Hill: 4.5 mi
- The Foster Museum: 1.9 mi
- Los Altos History Museum: 2.1 mi
- Hoover Tower: 2.6 mi
- Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo: 2.6 mi
- Computer History Museum: 2.8 mi
- Redwood Grove Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Juan Prado Mesa Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Hidden Villa: 4.9 mi
- Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Hewlett Packard's Garage: 2.8 mi
- Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 2.9 mi
- Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 3.1 mi
- Stem Cell Research information placards: 3.2 mi
- Tower Well structure (historic): 3.4 mi
- Mayfield Fire Bell: 0.1 mi
- Mayfield Farm, Homesite of Sarah Wallis: 0.6 mi
- Secundino Robles Adobe Site: 0.9 mi
- Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956: 0.9 mi
- Nikola Tesla: 1.5 mi
- Arastradero Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ventura Garden: 0.6 mi
- Bol Park Native Plant Garden: 0.8 mi
- El Carmelo School Native Habitat Garden: 1.2 mi
- S.T.A. Parish Pastoral Garden: 1.4 mi
- Redwood Group Area: 1.1 mi
- Redwood Individual Area: 1.1 mi
- Arbor Group Area: 1.2 mi
- Pine Grove Group Area: 1.2 mi
- East Meadow Group Area: 1.2 mi
- Niles beach: 13.6 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 15.5 mi
- Martins Beach: 15.6 mi
- San Gregorio Private Beach: 16.0 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 16.3 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 9.3 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 12.1 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 12.6 mi
- Butano Falls: 15.5 mi
- Drawbridge: 9.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 12.9 mi
- Purissima: 15.9 mi
- Lexington: 16.5 mi
- Russell City: 16.9 mi
- Spring source: 6.8 mi
- Summit Spring: 9.9 mi
- Travertine Springs: 11.7 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.9 mi
- Bulls Spring: 14.8 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 9.5 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 12.6 mi
- Underworld Rock: 12.7 mi
- The Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Chab: 22.4 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Juana Briones Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | S 172° | 985 m | 12.9 mi |
| Castle Rock | S 172° | 979 m | 12.5 mi |
| The Peak | SSE 167° | 917 m | 13.4 mi |
| Lookout Tower | S 175° | 892 m | 11.2 mi |
| Goat Rock | S 175° | 890 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SSE 166° | 880 m | 13.7 mi |
| Summit Rock | S 172° | 878 m | 11.6 mi |
| Varian Peak | S 177° | 873 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:54 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palo Alto, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9546309166
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