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Anderson Collection at Stanford University

Anderson Collection at Stanford University from directly overhead

Anderson Collection at Stanford University is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Passenger Pigeon, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

private research university in Stanford, California, USA

Dates from 1885.

Wikidata Q41506, matched on coordinates and name (703 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Stanford University

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.43379, -122.17082
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Gardens
Attractions
  • Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 0.3 mi
  • Stem Cell Research information placards: 0.4 mi
  • Tower Well structure (historic): 0.9 mi
  • El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 0.9 mi
  • Hewlett Packard's Garage: 1.1 mi
Picnic sites
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
  • In Memory of Charles A. “Chuck” Taylor: 0.5 mi
  • In Memory of Glenn S. “Pop” Warner: 0.5 mi
  • Memorial Tablet: 0.6 mi
  • Palo Alto’s First Community House: 0.7 mi
  • original Palo Alto volunteer fire department bell 1904: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Coyote Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Sand Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Vista Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Madera Point: 4.8 mi
  • Eagle Hill: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 15
Ghost towns: 11
Springs: 9
  • Summit Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Summit Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Spring source: 8.3 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 13.5 mi
  • Congress Springs: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 14.9 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 14.9 mi
  • Chab: 20.7 mi
  • Aramai Point: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Anderson Collection at Stanford University. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSSE 164°985 m15.2 mi
Castle RockSSE 164°979 m14.8 mi
The PeakSSE 160°917 m15.8 mi
Lookout TowerSSE 165°892 m13.4 mi
Goat RockSSE 166°890 m14.6 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSE 159°880 m16.1 mi
Summit RockSSE 163°878 m13.9 mi
Varian PeakSSE 168°873 m14.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:21
June solstice05:4919:5520:34
September equinox06:5718:3319:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485155576166686766615348
Precip in2.93.22.21.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.62.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Palo Alto, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/493811440

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