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California History Center

California History Center from directly overhead

California History Center is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 91 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunken Garden, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Height
5.5 m
Elevation
91 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
De Anza College
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.32082, -122.04731
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sunken Garden: 0.0 mi
  • S Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Main Quad: 0.1 mi
  • A Quad: 0.1 mi
  • L Quad: 0.2 mi
Artworks
  • The World As It Is and the World We Want To See: 0.1 mi
  • Stellar Motion: 0.1 mi
  • Two As One: 0.1 mi
  • Beautiful Chaos: 0.1 mi
  • Justice, Equity, Peace: 0.1 mi
Attractions
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks
  • Anza Knoll: 1.5 mi
  • Hunters Point: 2.0 mi
  • Maisie's Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Nob Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Table Mountain: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Villa Maria Group Picnic Site: 1.8 mi
  • Villa Maria Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • Baytree Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Rancho San Antonio Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 25
Springs: 19
  • Congress Springs: 5.2 mi
  • Spring source: 6.3 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 11.7 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 13
  • Graffiti Rock: 3.4 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 7.1 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 19.9 mi
  • The Bluff: 20.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of California History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumSE 144°1,063 m13.8 mi
Mount ThayerSSE 147°1,061 m12.9 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW 201°985 m7.2 mi
Castle RockSSW 203°979 m6.9 mi
The PeakS 191°917 m7.2 mi
El SombrosoSE 143°917 m12.4 mi
Lookout TowerSSW 214°892 m6.2 mi
Goat RockSSW 208°890 m7.2 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 solstice07:1916:1416:55

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/260684078

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