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The Gill Trail

The Gill Trail from directly overhead

The Gill Trail is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 133 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Searsville Historical Marker, a park 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
in honor of Robert F. Gill for his dedication to Woodside Trails
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.40793, -122.24889
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
Picnic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 4.3 mi
  • Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 4.3 mi
  • Historic Railroad Station: 4.9 mi
  • El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 5.1 mi
  • Tower Well structure (historic): 5.2 mi
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 9
Springs: 8
  • Summit Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Summit Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Spring source: 8.1 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Graffiti Rock: 13.2 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 15.1 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 15.2 mi
  • Aramai Point: 19.4 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of The Gill Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSE 146°985 m15.4 mi
Castle RockSE 146°979 m15.0 mi
The PeakSE 143°917 m16.3 mi
Lookout TowerSE 145°892 m13.5 mi
Goat RockSSE 148°890 m14.6 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSE 143°880 m16.6 mi
Summit RockSE 144°878 m14.2 mi
Varian PeakSSE 149°873 m14.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:07
December solstice07:2116:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505255586367717169635449

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodside Fire STN 1, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12349537732

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