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Pajaro Valley Historical Association

Pajaro Valley Historical Association from directly overhead

Pajaro Valley Historical Association is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is William H Volck Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Big Sur Coast Highway - Route 1 passes 23 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.91446, -121.75081

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • E.H. Hall Park: 0.3 mi
  • Emmett Courts Park: 0.3 mi
  • Pajaro River: 0.4 mi
  • Riverside Mini Park: 0.4 mi
  • City Plaza Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Crystal Bay Farm: 4.6 mi
  • Giant Twins: 6.4 mi
  • Sea otters: 7.0 mi
  • Amphitheater: 7.1 mi
  • White deer pen: 7.2 mi
Picnic sites
  • Lower Shade Ramada: 4.8 mi
  • Lone Maple: 6.4 mi
  • Azalea: 6.4 mi
  • Redwood: 7.0 mi
  • Hilltop: 7.2 mi
Artworks
  • Motorcycle from chains: 5.9 mi
  • Motorcycle from license plates: 5.9 mi
  • If it has no other explanation, it must be art: 6.3 mi
  • Compass: 6.4 mi
  • Bhuda: 8.7 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 54
Museums: 48
Gardens: 40
  • Bamboo Giant Nursery: 7.3 mi
  • Roses of Yesterday: 7.6 mi
  • Camellia Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Holly Garden: 9.1 mi
Springs: 29
  • El Pajaro Springs: 7.6 mi
  • Olive Springs: 13.6 mi
  • Sulpher Springs: 14.1 mi
  • Badger Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Crystal Springs (private): 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Bonfante Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Fairy Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Five Finger Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Triple Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 7
  • Capitola Bluffs: 11.6 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 16.0 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 16.1 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 17.9 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 17.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Pajaro Valley Historical Association. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loma PrietaNNW 339°1,154 m14.5 mi
Crystal PeakNNW 341°1,097 m14.5 mi
Mount UmunhumNNW 334°1,063 m18.9 mi
Mount ThayerNNW 332°1,061 m19.6 mi
Mount ChualNNW 342°1,046 m14.9 mi
Fremont PeakSE 128°966 m17.4 mi
El SombrosoNNW 334°917 m20.3 mi
Nesbit RidgeNE 38°850.7 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4519:19
June solstice05:4919:5220:30
September equinox06:5618:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515254565961636364615651
Precip in4.44.53.61.60.60.10.00.00.11.02.34.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watsonville WTR WKS, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2805155352

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