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Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum

Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum from directly overhead

Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Mount Bielawski stands 985 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Victory Village Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Northrop Grumman
Access
Permitted
Fee
donation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.37700, -122.02400
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
Picnic sites
Museums
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Anza Knoll: 4.2 mi
  • Hunters Point: 6.1 mi
  • Maisie's Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Coyote Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Nob Hill: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 36
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 18
  • Spring source: 8.7 mi
  • Congress Springs: 9.2 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 11.5 mi
  • McClure Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 7
  • Graffiti Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 11.0 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 11.2 mi
  • The Bluff: 16.9 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 23.0 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Joshua Hendy Iron Works Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount BielawskiSSW 200°985 m11.3 mi
Castle RockSSW 201°979 m11.0 mi
The PeakSSW 193°917 m11.2 mi
El SombrosoSSE 155°917 m15.1 mi
Lookout TowerSSW 207°892 m10.2 mi
Goat RockSSW 204°890 m11.3 mi
Sunnyvale MountainSSW 192°880 m11.4 mi
Summit RockSSW 204°878 m10.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2016:1416:54

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/308966954

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