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Cabrillo College Gallery

Cabrillo College Gallery from directly overhead

Cabrillo College Gallery is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Cabrillo Gallery, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 27 miles off.

About

The story

public community college in Aptos, California, United States

Dates from 1959.

Wikidata Q1024969, matched on coordinates and name (210 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Cabrillo College

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.98864, -121.92733

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Cabrillo Gallery: 0.1 mi
  • Windfalls: 0.3 mi
  • Old Tree: 1.6 mi
  • Skyball: 1.7 mi
  • Skyball: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Willowbrook Park: 0.3 mi
  • Richard Vessey Park: 0.6 mi
  • New Brighton City Park: 0.7 mi
  • The Farm Park and Community Center: 0.9 mi
  • Cortez Park: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites
  • Special Events Ramada: 0.8 mi
  • Pourroy Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Emmet Reed Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • George's Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Mary Easton Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 54
Gardens: 53
  • Tiger Lily Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Ksitigarbha Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 4.3 mi
  • afe native plant garden: 4.7 mi
  • AFE Salamander Garden: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 50
Waterfalls: 23
  • Fairy Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Maple Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Moose Lodge Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Ferndell: 8.6 mi
Springs: 15
  • Olive Springs: 4.8 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 5.5 mi
  • Badger Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Horse Trough Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Dodero Spring: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
  • Capitola Bluffs: 1.5 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 5.7 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 5.9 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 7.2 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 7.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Cabrillo College Gallery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNE 28°1,154 m9.6 mi
Crystal PeakNNE 30°1,097 m10.0 mi
Mount UmunhumN 8°1,063 m12.0 mi
Mount ThayerN 2°1,061 m12.1 mi
Mount ChualNNE 30°1,046 m10.4 mi
El SombrosoN 4°917 m13.2 mi
Ralph's MountainN 358°828 m11.4 mi
Grizzly RockNNW 332°827 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5320:31
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1816:1516:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525355586063646565625651
Precip in6.46.14.32.00.90.20.00.00.11.33.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Cruz, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2797971599

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