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Olympics Black Power Statue

Olympics Black Power Statue, a historic site in California
Olympics Black Power Statue, a historic site in CaliforniaSammySpartan · CC BY-SA 4.0

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.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
SJSU Alumni Tommie Smith and John Carlos Statue
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.33549, -121.88255
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Historic sites
Artworks
Parks
Museums
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
Picnic sites
  • 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
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Alum Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Boccardo Peak: 6.4 mi
  • Lone Hill: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 26
Ghost towns: 12
Beaches: 7
  • 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: 2
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakE 87°1,327 m13.9 mi
Observatory PeakE 88°1,298 m13.2 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakE 88°1,286 m13.4 mi
Mount HamiltonE 88°1,279 m13.2 mi
Huyghens PeakE 88°1,276 m13.3 mi
Galileo PeakE 85°1,273 m13.7 mi
Ptolemy PeakE 89°1,237 m13.1 mi
Black MountainNE 55°1,169 m12.2 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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/411543648

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