Historic site · California
Mayfield Fire Bell
Mayfield Fire Bell is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Briones Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- From 1906 to 1925 this bell was used to summon the volunteer firemen of the town of Mayfield. First used ar College Avenue and El Camino Real, the bell was transferred to the town hall at El Camino Real and California Avenue in 1921.
How to reach it
Coordinates37.40717, -122.12582
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Briones Park: 0.1 mi
- Terman Park: 0.3 mi
- Monroe Park: 0.5 mi
- Robles Park: 0.6 mi
- Del Medio Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 60
- Mosaic Tree: 0.7 mi
- Birthplace of the Silicon Valley: 0.8 mi
- Mosaic Horse: 0.9 mi
- Push: 1.2 mi
- Aeolis 10: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Coyote Hill: 1.4 mi
- Vista Hill: 4.2 mi
- Elephant Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Madera Point: 4.4 mi
- Ewing Hill: 4.5 mi
Museums
- The Foster Museum: 1.8 mi
- Los Altos History Museum: 2.0 mi
- Hoover Tower: 2.7 mi
- Computer History Museum: 2.7 mi
- Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Redwood Grove Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Stevens Creek Shoreline Nature Study Area Open Space Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Juan Prado Mesa Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Hidden Villa: 4.9 mi
- Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve: 5.1 mi
Attractions
- Pandemonium Aviaries Sculpture: 2.9 mi
- Hewlett Packard's Garage: 2.9 mi
- Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 3.2 mi
- Stem Cell Research information placards: 3.3 mi
- Tower Well structure (historic): 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Juana Briones Park: 0.1 mi
- Mayfield Farm, Homesite of Sarah Wallis: 0.7 mi
- Birthplace of Silicon Valley, 1956: 0.8 mi
- Secundino Robles Adobe Site: 0.8 mi
- Nikola Tesla: 1.6 mi
Gardens: 59
- Arastradero Garden: 0.4 mi
- Ventura Garden: 0.7 mi
- Bol Park Native Plant Garden: 0.9 mi
- El Carmelo School Native Habitat Garden: 1.3 mi
- S.T.A. Parish Pastoral Garden: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 55
- Redwood Group Area: 1.1 mi
- Redwood Individual Area: 1.1 mi
- Pine Grove Group Area: 1.1 mi
- Arbor Group Area: 1.2 mi
- East Meadow Group Area: 1.2 mi
Beaches: 45
- Niles beach: 13.6 mi
- Tunitas Beach: 15.5 mi
- Martins Beach: 15.7 mi
- San Gregorio Private Beach: 16.0 mi
- San Gregorio Beach: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Peter's Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 12.1 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 12.5 mi
- Butano Falls: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 14
- Drawbridge: 9.2 mi
- Stokes Landing: 13.0 mi
- Purissima: 16.0 mi
- Lexington: 16.4 mi
- Russell City: 17.0 mi
Springs: 11
- Spring source: 6.8 mi
- Summit Spring: 10.0 mi
- Travertine Springs: 11.6 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.8 mi
- Bulls Spring: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Graffiti Rock: 9.5 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 12.6 mi
- Underworld Rock: 12.6 mi
- The Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Chab: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Mayfield Fire Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Bielawski | S 172° | 985 m | 12.8 mi |
| Castle Rock | S 172° | 979 m | 12.4 mi |
| The Peak | SSE 167° | 917 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lookout Tower | S 175° | 892 m | 11.1 mi |
| Goat Rock | S 175° | 890 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sunnyvale Mountain | SSE 167° | 880 m | 13.6 mi |
| Summit Rock | S 173° | 878 m | 11.6 mi |
| Varian Peak | S 177° | 873 m | 12.2 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.
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