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Santa Clara Tower

Santa Clara Tower from directly overhead

Santa Clara 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 Interlocking Tower, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
The Santa Clara Tower, built by the Southern Pacific Railroad, went into service in 1927. Located at the junction of the Coast and Western Divisions, the tower controlled signals and switches at the north end of the Newhall Yard…
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Coordinates37.35375, -121.93778
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • 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
Nature reserves
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
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 24
Ghost towns: 13
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: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Santa Clara Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DayENE 70°1,163 m13.8 mi
Mount UmunhumS 171°1,063 m13.5 mi
Mount ThayerS 176°1,061 m13.2 mi
Mount BielawskiSW 223°985 m12.4 mi
Castle RockSW 225°979 m12.3 mi
The PeakSW 218°917 m11.9 mi
El SombrosoS 173°917 m12.2 mi
Antler PointE 82°913 m12.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:32
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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7504799745

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