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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. Ptolemy Peak stands 1,237 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
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens
  • 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
Picnic sites
  • 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
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
Nature reserves
Springs: 26
Waterfalls: 26
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 8
  • 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: 7
  • 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: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Sons of San José. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ptolemy PeakE 88°1,237 m14.0 mi
Black MountainNE 56°1,169 m13.0 mi
Mount DayENE 61°1,163 m12.5 mi
Mount UmunhumS 180°1,063 m11.9 mi
Mount ThayerS 186°1,061 m11.7 mi
Mount BielawskiSW 235°985 m13.1 mi
Castle RockWSW 237°979 m13.0 mi
El SombrosoS 183°917 m10.7 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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