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Blacksmith Shop

Blacksmith Shop from directly overhead

Blacksmith Shop is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Environmental Education Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Height
8.8 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.31305, -122.06304
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Gardens
Parks
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Villa Maria Group Picnic Site: 0.8 mi
  • Villa Maria Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Baytree Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
  • Rancho San Antonio Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
Artworks
  • Justice, Equity, Peace: 1.0 mi
  • What Does Justice Look Like?: 1.1 mi
  • The World As It Is and the World We Want To See: 1.1 mi
  • Stellar Motion: 1.1 mi
  • Two As One: 1.1 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Anza Knoll: 1.3 mi
  • Hunters Point: 1.4 mi
  • Maisie's Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Nob Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Table Mountain: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 59
Waterfalls: 25
Springs: 19
  • Congress Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Spring source: 5.4 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 13
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
Lighthouses: 1
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Blacksmith Shop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumSE 139°1,063 m13.9 mi
Mount ThayerSE 142°1,061 m13.0 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW 195°985 m6.4 mi
Castle RockSSW 197°979 m6.1 mi
The PeakS 184°917 m6.5 mi
El SombrosoSE 138°917 m12.5 mi
Lookout TowerSSW 209°892 m5.3 mi
Goat RockSSW 203°890 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/377473685

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