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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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.28770, -121.94395

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Parks
  • 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
Artworks
Gardens
  • 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
Museums
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Peaks
  • 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
Beaches: 48
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 25
Cliffs: 13
  • 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
Ghost towns: 12
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 22.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaSSE 156°1,154 m13.4 mi
Crystal PeakSSE 154°1,097 m13.4 mi
Mount UmunhumSSE 164°1,063 m9.1 mi
Mount ThayerS 171°1,061 m8.7 mi
Mount ChualSSE 152°1,046 m13.1 mi
Mount BielawskiWSW 242°985 m9.3 mi
Castle RockWSW 244°979 m9.3 mi
El SombrosoSSE 166°917 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1416:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/206939065

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