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Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bloom, a artwork 0.2 miles away.

The story

Sculpture in Palo Alto, California, USA.

Dates from 2013.

Wikidata Q113031065, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
2013-12-06
Height
3.5 m
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates37.42616, -122.14117

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Hewlett Packard's Garage: 1.4 mi
  • Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 1.9 mi
  • Tower Well structure (historic): 2.0 mi
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 2.0 mi
  • El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 2.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens: 58
Artworks: 57
  • Bloom: 0.2 mi
  • Sun Flowers: 0.2 mi
  • Aeolis 10: 0.2 mi
  • Poetry Wall: 0.8 mi
  • Mosaic Tree: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites: 55
Beaches: 45
Ghost towns: 14
Waterfalls: 13
Springs: 9
  • Spring source: 7.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Congress Springs: 13.4 mi
  • McClure Spring: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 11.0 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 14.0 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 14.0 mi
  • Chab: 21.1 mi
  • The Bluff: 21.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Nikola Tesla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS985 m14.3 mi
Castle RockS979 m13.9 mi
The PeakSSE917 m14.8 mi
Lookout TowerS892 m12.5 mi
Goat RockS890 m13.8 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE880 m15.1 mi
Summit RockS878 m13.0 mi
Varian PeakS873 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155576166686766615348
Precip in2.93.22.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palo Alto, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3064121661

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