Historic site · California
Olympics Black Power Statue
Olympics Black Power Statue is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Spartan Rose Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- SJSU Alumni Tommie Smith and John Carlos Statue
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates37.33549, -121.88255
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Education: 0.2 mi
- High Technology: 0.2 mi
- Trailblazers: 0.2 mi
- The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA ETA Chapter: 0.2 mi
- Gold Rush: 0.2 mi
Parks
- O'Donnell's Gardens Park: 0.4 mi
- Fairmont Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Circle of Palms Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Plaza de César E. Chávez: 0.5 mi
- Notre Dame High Pardini Park: 0.5 mi
Museums
- The Tech Interactive: 0.5 mi
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: 0.5 mi
- Luis María Peralta Adobe: 0.7 mi
- Carmel and Thomas Fallon House: 0.7 mi
- Children’s Discovery Museum: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Monopoly in the Park: 0.8 mi
- Dragon Flyers: 1.2 mi
- Pacific Fruit Express: 1.2 mi
- Danny the Dragon Train: 1.2 mi
- Kiddie Swings: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 59
- Spartan Rose Garden: 0.0 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 0.5 mi
- Historic Orchard: 1.4 mi
- Heritage Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 56
- César E. Chávez Monument: 0.1 mi
- San Jose Rotary Gate: 0.1 mi
- Ridder Gate: 0.1 mi
- San Jose National Bank Gate: 0.2 mi
- Japanese American Internment Memorial: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Ulistac Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.9 mi
- Sierra Vista Open Space Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 7.6 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 7.7 mi
Picnic sites: 50
- Backesto One Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Danny's Place: 1.2 mi
- Chimes and Bells: 1.2 mi
- Silly Celebration: 1.2 mi
- Whistling Woods: 1.2 mi
Springs: 26
- Santa Teresa Springs: 9.0 mi
- Cherry Springs: 10.3 mi
- Congress Springs: 11.3 mi
- McClure Spring: 11.9 mi
- South Spring: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Castle Rock Falls: 14.4 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Murietta Falls: 16.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Drawbridge: 10.3 mi
- Lexington: 11.2 mi
- Alma: 12.0 mi
- Holy City: 13.4 mi
- Patchen: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 6
- Niles beach: 18.1 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 19.7 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 19.9 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 23.1 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Graffiti Rock: 11.3 mi
- The Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.7 mi
- Underworld Rock: 14.1 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Olympics Black Power Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus Peak | E 87° | 1,327 m | 13.9 mi |
| Observatory Peak | E 88° | 1,298 m | 13.2 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | E 88° | 1,286 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | E 88° | 1,279 m | 13.2 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | E 88° | 1,276 m | 13.3 mi |
| Galileo Peak | E 85° | 1,273 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ptolemy Peak | E 89° | 1,237 m | 13.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 55° | 1,169 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/411543648
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