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五聖宮;“Ng Shing Gung”;Temple of the Five Gods

五聖宮;“Ng Shing Gung”;Temple of the Five Gods from directly overhead

五聖宮;“Ng Shing Gung”;Temple of the Five Gods is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is 散那些;“San-Doy-Say”;唐人埠;“Tong Yun Fow”, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

Former Chinese temple and community center in San Jose, California, United States.

Dates from 1888.

Wikidata Q123159405, matched on coordinates and name (99 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.35064, -121.89356
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Gardens: 60
Attractions
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.3 mi
  • Boccardo Peak: 6.1 mi
  • Alum Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Lone Hill: 7.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 56
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 50
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
  • Chimes and Bells: 2.4 mi
  • Danny's Place: 2.4 mi
  • Whistling Woods: 2.4 mi
  • Silly Celebration: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 23
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 5
  • Graffiti Rock: 11.1 mi
  • The Bluff: 12.9 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 13.9 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 14.2 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Niles beach: 16.9 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 22.3 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of 五聖宮;“Ng Shing Gung”;Temple of the Five Gods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakE1,298 m13.8 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakE1,286 m14.0 mi
Mount HamiltonE1,279 m13.8 mi
Huyghens PeakE1,276 m13.9 mi
Galileo PeakE1,273 m14.2 mi
Ptolemy PeakE1,237 m13.7 mi
Black MountainENE1,169 m12.1 mi
Mount DayENE1,163 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11258982808

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