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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

Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
Picnic sites
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
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 14
Springs: 10
  • Spring source: 7.9 mi
  • Summit Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Summit Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 12.9 mi
  • Congress Springs: 13.4 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 15.8 miles of Nikola Tesla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiS 169°985 m14.3 mi
Castle RockS 170°979 m13.9 mi
The PeakSSE 165°917 m14.8 mi
Lookout TowerS 172°892 m12.5 mi
Goat RockS 172°890 m13.8 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE 165°880 m15.1 mi
Summit RockS 170°878 m13.0 mi
Varian PeakS 174°873 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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