Historic site · California
Santa Clara Interlocking Tower
Santa Clara Interlocking Tower is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Day stands 1,163 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Clara Tower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Built in 1926 and used around the clock until July 17, 1993 the Santa Clara Interlocking Control Tower is one of two Harriman Standard No.4 towers in California…
How to reach it
Coordinates37.35376, -121.93777
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society: 0.1 mi
- de Saisset Museum: 0.3 mi
- Triton Museum of Art: 1.0 mi
- Japanese American Museum of San Jose: 2.5 mi
- Little Italy Museum and Cultural Center: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Cesar Chavez Commons: 0.3 mi
- Larry J. Marsalli Park: 0.4 mi
- Reed & Grant Sports Park: 0.5 mi
- City Plaza Park: 0.6 mi
- Fremont Park: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Municipal Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
- Monopoly in the Park: 3.0 mi
- Tiki Twirl: 3.3 mi
- The Grizzly: 3.3 mi
- Psycho Mouse: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 6.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 7.3 mi
- Anza Knoll: 7.6 mi
- Lone Hill: 7.8 mi
- Hunters Point: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 59
- Forge Garden: 0.1 mi
- Mission Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Juju’s Garden: 1.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.6 mi
- PayPal Garden: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- Bronco Statue: 0.4 mi
- eCloud: 1.1 mi
- Space Observer: 1.1 mi
- A History of San José, California’s “First” City: 1.1 mi
- San Jose, CA 2024: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Ulistac Natural Area: 3.7 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 3.8 mi
- New Chicago Marsh: 5.9 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 7.6 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Santa Clara Tower: 0.0 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 0.1 mi
- Carmelite Monastery ~ Bond Ranch: 0.9 mi
- Armistice Oak Tree Site: 0.9 mi
- Geoffrey C. "Grof" Goodfellow Sesquicentennial Park: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites: 51
- Central Park Pavillion: 2.3 mi
- Backesto One Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 3.2 mi
- Danny's Place: 4.5 mi
- Chimes and Bells: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Castle Rock Falls: 12.7 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 12.9 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 13.3 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 17.1 mi
- Murietta Falls: 17.4 mi
Springs: 23
- Congress Springs: 9.9 mi
- McClure Spring: 11.1 mi
- Cherry Springs: 11.5 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 11.8 mi
- Spring source: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 13
- Drawbridge: 7.9 mi
- Lexington: 11.2 mi
- Alma: 12.2 mi
- Holy City: 13.8 mi
- Patchen: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Graffiti Rock: 9.2 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 12.2 mi
- Underworld Rock: 12.5 mi
- The Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 5
- Niles beach: 16.0 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 20.5 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 20.6 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 22.5 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 23.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Felton Covered Bridge: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Santa Clara Interlocking Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Day | ENE 70° | 1,163 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | S 171° | 1,063 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Thayer | S 176° | 1,061 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | SW 223° | 985 m | 12.4 mi |
| Castle Rock | SW 225° | 979 m | 12.3 mi |
| The Peak | SW 218° | 917 m | 11.9 mi |
| El Sombroso | S 173° | 917 m | 12.2 mi |
| Antler Point | E 82° | 913 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:54 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7504799744
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