Campbell Historical Museum

Campbell Historical Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bank of Campbell, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Campbell Historical Museum is a local history museum located in Campbell, California. The museum, a section of the City of Campbell's Recreation & Parks, is the steward of the public trust of artifacts, photographs, archives and historic sites owned by the city. The museum is also responsible for archives, photographs, and objects related to the city's five historic sites: John Colpitts Ainsley House (a historic house museum), Campbell Union Grammar School (now part of the Heritage Village Offices), Campbell Union High School Historic District (now part of the Campbell Community Center), Galindo-Leigh House, and the Earl and Virginia Young House (now both private residencies).
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Wikidata Q23016698, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Campbell Historical Museum & Ainsley House Foundation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bank of Campbell: 0.0 mi
- Ainsley House: 0.1 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 3.6 mi
- Historic El Camino Real: 3.6 mi
- Shir Hadash Memorial Garden: 3.8 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 0.1 mi
- Municipal Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 3.5 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 3.9 mi
- Monopoly in the Park: 4.0 mi
- Hyde Park: 0.1 mi
- Campbell Park: 0.3 mi
- El Patio HOA Park: 0.3 mi
- Joseph Gomes Park: 0.4 mi
- Campbell Community Center: 0.4 mi
- Stratigraphy: 1.5 mi
- Circles and Stars: 1.8 mi
- Sanctuary: 1.9 mi
- Circle of Heroes: 3.5 mi
- Bleed Teal: 3.7 mi
- Misora Secret Garden: 2.2 mi
- Saratoga Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 3.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.4 mi
- Life Lab: 3.6 mi
- Roberto Adobe & Suñol House: 2.8 mi
- Children’s Discovery Museum: 3.9 mi
- Little Italy Museum and Cultural Center: 4.1 mi
- The Tech Interactive: 4.2 mi
- de Saisset Museum: 4.3 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 3.1 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 4.0 mi
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 4.5 mi
- Worcester Park: 4.7 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Cherry Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Raintree Group Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Circle Group Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Lone Hill: 3.5 mi
- Communications Hill: 4.3 mi
- Blossom Hill: 4.4 mi
- Almaden Meadows Hill: 5.6 mi
- Collords Peak: 5.9 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 18.8 mi
- Niles beach: 20.4 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 21.4 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 21.5 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 21.8 mi
- Congress Springs: 6.8 mi
- Cherry Springs: 7.1 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 9.2 mi
- Travertine Springs: 11.3 mi
- Spring source: 12.1 mi
- Castle Rock Falls: 9.8 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 11.4 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 15.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.2 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 7.2 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 9.2 mi
- Underworld Rock: 9.5 mi
- The Bluff: 18.1 mi
- Upper Quarry: 20.9 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 22.8 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Campbell Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SSE 156° | 1,154 m | 13.4 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SSE 154° | 1,097 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | SSE 164° | 1,063 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Thayer | S 171° | 1,061 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Chual | SSE 152° | 1,046 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | WSW 242° | 985 m | 9.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 244° | 979 m | 9.3 mi |
| El Sombroso | SSE 166° | 917 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/206939065
Day trips start here
- Aptos · 21 mi
- Capitola · 22 mi
- Santa Cruz · 22 mi
- Watsonville · 27 mi
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