Historic site · California
Old City Hall
Old City Hall is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1905
How to reach it
Coordinates37.00706, -121.56837
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Forest Street Park: 0.2 mi
- San Ysidro Park: 0.5 mi
- Butcher Park: 0.5 mi
- Miller Park: 0.7 mi
- Renz Park: 0.8 mi
Picnic sites
- Milias Group Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Park Maintenance: 5.4 mi
- Sandy Beach Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- San Ysidro Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
Peaks
- Christmas Hill: 1.6 mi
- Lions Peak: 4.9 mi
- Pigeon Point: 5.2 mi
- Atherton Peak: 6.6 mi
- Mount Pajaro: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Pajaro River Ag Preserve (South): 4.2 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Mendoza Ranch Entrance: 5.1 mi
- Carnadero Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Coyote Lake Entrance: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 50
- Banana Split: 3.2 mi
- Tubs-O-Fun: 3.2 mi
- Strawberry Sundae: 3.2 mi
- Bulgy the Goldfish: 3.2 mi
- Timber Twister: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 42
- Edgar Holloway House: 0.2 mi
- Miller Red Barn: 1.3 mi
- Highway 152 Tree Row: 2.6 mi
- Anza Expedition Campsite: 7.0 mi
- Machado School: 7.7 mi
Springs: 34
- El Pajaro Springs: 7.0 mi
- Spike Jones Spring: 9.0 mi
- Mistletoe Spring: 9.7 mi
- Willson Camp Quartz Spring: 9.8 mi
- Willson Camp Hillside Spring: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 27
- Mural Gilroy the City of Garlic: 0.1 mi
- Fat Bhuda: 10.3 mi
- Bhuda: 10.4 mi
- If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 15.9 mi
- Motorcycle from chains: 16.6 mi
Museums: 27
- Gilroy Museum: 0.2 mi
- Wings of History Air Museum: 5.3 mi
- Agricultural History Project Center and Museum: 10.0 mi
- Villa Mira Monte: 10.1 mi
- Morgan Hill Museum: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 21
- Garden Essential: 2.1 mi
- Claudia's Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rainbow Garden: 3.4 mi
- South County Backroads Garden: 3.4 mi
- Holly Garden: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 21
- Sunset State Beach: 16.8 mi
- Palm Beach: 16.9 mi
- Beer Can Beach: 17.9 mi
- Jetty Beach: 18.3 mi
- Rio Del Mar Beach: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Bonfante Falls: 3.4 mi
- Pacheco Falls: 12.9 mi
- Triple Falls: 13.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.5 mi
- Granuja Falls: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Capitola Bluffs: 21.0 mi
- Swanson Bluff: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Old City Hall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | WNW 295° | 1,154 m | 16.8 mi |
| Crystal Peak | WNW 297° | 1,097 m | 16.5 mi |
| Mount Chual | WNW 298° | 1,046 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Sizer | NNE 12° | 998 m | 14.6 mi |
| Middle Ridge | N 6° | 884 m | 13.9 mi |
| Nesbit Ridge | NNE 13° | 850.7 m | 9.1 mi |
| Pacheco Peak | E 90° | 844 m | 15.5 mi |
| Larios Peak | NNE 18° | 840 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:51 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
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 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 75000480OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/30353436
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