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Town of West Union

Town of West Union from directly overhead

Town of West Union is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Lookout Tower stands 892 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaspar de Portolá Expedition Campsite, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Built
2008-03-29
Inscription
Town of West Union / 1853 – 1910 / The town of West Union stood between today's Edgewood Road and Raymundo Drive in Woodside. The town was originally developed by the employees of two lumber mills established by Willard Whipple on West Union Creek. […]
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Coordinates37.46086, -122.29421
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves: 60
Gardens
  • Fruit Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Panel Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Knot Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Daffodil Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
Parks
  • Filoli Estate: 1.1 mi
  • Easter Bowl: 1.3 mi
  • Handley Rock Park: 1.4 mi
  • Crestview Park: 1.7 mi
  • Eaton Park: 1.9 mi
Museums
Picnic sites
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Public Bocce Court: 4.7 mi
  • Wing Lam gravesite: 5.2 mi
  • Historic Railroad Station: 6.1 mi
  • Lemos Farm: 6.4 mi
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 44
Waterfalls: 17
Springs: 10
  • Summit Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Summit Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Spring source: 12.5 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Cliffs: 6
  • Aramai Point: 15.1 mi
  • Graffiti Rock: 17.6 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 19.5 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 19.6 mi
  • Chab: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Town of West Union. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout TowerSE 146°892 m18.0 mi
Summit RockSE 145°878 m18.6 mi
Varian PeakSSE 148°873 m18.7 mi
Black MountainSE 141°849 m12.8 mi
Turtle RockSSE 148°812 m15.6 mi
Borel HillSSE 152°766 m11.0 mi
Morena SierraSSW 193°731 m3.6 mi
China GradeSSE 166°719 m17.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8784299502

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