Museum · California

Hoover Tower

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Elevation, modelled: 26 m
Tallest summit within 16.4 miles: Mount Bielawski985 m · 14.7 mi
Sunset, June solstice: 20:34local time
Coordinates: 37.4277, -122.1670

Hoover Tower is a museum in California, at a modelled 26 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is In Memory of Charles A. “Chuck” Taylor, a historic site 0.4 miles away.

About

285-foot structure on the campus of Stanford University

Wikidata Q5898829, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

Height: 87 m

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Hoover Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Bielawski	SSE 164°	985 m	14.7 mi
Castle Rock	SSE 164°	979 m	14.3 mi
The Peak	SSE 160°	917 m	15.3 mi
Lookout Tower	SSE 166°	892 m	12.9 mi
Goat Rock	SSE 167°	890 m	14.2 mi
Sunnyvale Mountain	SSE 160°	880 m	15.6 mi
Summit Rock	SSE 164°	878 m	13.4 mi
Varian Peak	SSE 168°	873 m	13.9 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites

In Memory of Charles A. “Chuck” Taylor: 0.4 mi
In Memory of Glenn S. “Pop” Warner: 0.4 mi
Chanel Miller Contemplative Garden: 0.6 mi
California Registered State Landmark No 834: 0.9 mi
Palo Alto’s First Community House: 1.0 mi

Museums

Anderson Collection at Stanford University: 0.5 mi
Palo Alto History Museum: 1.2 mi
Museum of American Heritage: 1.3 mi
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo: 1.6 mi
West Bay Model Railroad Association: 2.0 mi

Attractions

Significant Events in Cell Biology walkway: 0.6 mi
Stem Cell Research information placards: 0.6 mi
Hewlett Packard's Garage: 1.3 mi
Tower Well structure (historic): 1.3 mi
El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 1.4 mi

Peaks

Coyote Hill: 2.2 mi
Sand Hill: 2.9 mi
Vista Hill: 4.4 mi
Madera Point: 4.4 mi
Eagle Hill: 5.3 mi

Beaches45

Niles beach: 13.7 mi
Martins Beach: 13.8 mi
Tunitas Beach: 13.8 mi
Coyote Point Beach: 14.2 mi
Whale Bone Beach: 14.3 mi

Waterfalls15

Ghost towns14

Drawbridge: 10.9 mi
Stokes Landing: 11.6 mi
Purissima: 13.8 mi
Russell City: 15.7 mi
Lexington: 18.8 mi

Rest areas1

Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 13.3 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:13	18:46	19:21
June solstice	05:49	19:55	20:34
September equinox	06:57	18:33	19:07
December solstice	07:20	16:14	16:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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