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Sons of San José

Sons of San José from directly overhead

Sons of San José is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Mount Hamilton stands 1,279 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Arena Green, a park 0.1 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
San Jose Vietnam War Memorial Foundation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.33254, -121.89874
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 59
  • CNGF Native Plant Farm: 0.7 mi
  • Historic Orchard: 0.8 mi
  • SoFA Demonstration Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Spartan Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Courtyard Garden: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Lone Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Boccardo Peak: 7.1 mi
  • Alum Rock: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 56
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 50
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Danny's Place: 1.9 mi
  • Chimes and Bells: 2.0 mi
  • Silly Celebration: 2.0 mi
  • Whistling Woods: 2.0 mi
Springs: 25
Waterfalls: 24
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 12.9 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 13.2 mi
  • The Bluff: 14.1 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Niles beach: 18.0 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 20.5 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Sons of San José. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HamiltonE1,279 m14.1 mi
Ptolemy PeakE1,237 m14.0 mi
Black MountainNE1,169 m13.0 mi
Mount DayENE1,163 m12.5 mi
Mount UmunhumS1,063 m11.9 mi
Mount ThayerS1,061 m11.7 mi
Mount BielawskiSW985 m13.1 mi
Castle RockWSW979 m13.0 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3616819734

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