San Mateo County History Museum
San Mateo County History Museum is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Lookout Tower stands 892 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Memorial Square Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The San Mateo County History Museum is located in downtown Redwood City, California. Housed inside the former courthouse built in 1910 for the San Mateo County Superior Court, the museum showcases the rich history of San Mateo County and the surrounding area. Operations and funding for the museum are by the San Mateo County Historical Association (SMCHA). The current location of this museum opened on February 6, 1999; prior to that, from 1963 until 1998 the museum was located at the College of San Mateo. The former courthouse building is a product of the City Beautiful Movement (1893-1920) and has a stained-glass dome thought to be the largest of its kind on the West Coast. The SMCHA also operates two other museums: the Woodside Store and the Sánchez Adobe Park.
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Dates from 1935.
Wikidata Q24063771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Memorial Square Park: 0.0 mi
- Little River Park: 0.2 mi
- John S. Roselli Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Mezes Park: 0.5 mi
- Jardin de Niños: 0.5 mi
- Shalom: 0.1 mi
- Soledad O. De Argüello: 0.2 mi
- Crisantemos: 0.3 mi
- More Silent Than More: 3.5 mi
- Under The Wide Sky We Gather: 3.5 mi
- First Train: 0.1 mi
- “The Pioneer Store” Diller-Chamberlain Store: 0.2 mi
- Eureka Corner: 0.2 mi
- Poplar Saloon and Tremont House: 0.2 mi
- Sequoia Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Domin Hoskins Black History Museum & Learning Center: 0.2 mi
- Hiller Aviation Museum: 2.2 mi
- Museum of San Carlos History: 2.3 mi
- Bill and Jean Lane Education Center: 2.8 mi
- West Bay Model Railroad Association: 3.5 mi
- Public Bocce Court: 1.0 mi
- Historic Railroad Station: 3.4 mi
- El Palo Alto (city’s namesake redwood tree): 4.3 mi
- Tower Well structure (historic): 4.4 mi
- Stem Cell Research information placards: 4.8 mi
- Eagle Hill: 1.1 mi
- Brittan Knoll: 2.1 mi
- Belmont Hill: 3.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Catherine Brennan Memorial Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Friendship Park Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- JB Blunk Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Belle Haven Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Belmont Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Meadow Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Buckeye Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Redwood Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Lunch Area 2: 3.4 mi
- Edgewood Park and Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Native Plant Preserve (Kite Hill): 3.4 mi
- Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Hidden Canyon Park: 4.0 mi
- Waterdog Lake Open Space: 4.8 mi
- Coyote Point Beach: 8.8 mi
- Aardvark Beach: 9.0 mi
- Francis Beach: 12.0 mi
- Poplar Beach: 12.0 mi
- Elmar Beach: 12.0 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 14.0 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 15.3 mi
- Tip Toe Falls: 16.5 mi
- Butano Falls: 17.6 mi
- Butano Falls: 17.6 mi
- Summit Spring: 6.0 mi
- Summit Spring: 6.0 mi
- Spring source: 12.6 mi
- Travertine Springs: 17.8 mi
- Congress Springs: 19.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 8.7 mi
- Purissima: 11.8 mi
- Russell City: 12.6 mi
- Drawbridge: 14.1 mi
- Lynn: 21.7 mi
- Graffiti Rock: 16.9 mi
- Aramai Point: 17.0 mi
- Chab: 17.8 mi
- Underworld Rock: 19.4 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 19.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 23.3 mi
- Quarters A: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of San Mateo County History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Tower | SSE 158° | 892 m | 17.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSE 159° | 849 m | 12.6 mi |
| Turtle Rock | SSE 163° | 812 m | 15.8 mi |
| Borel Hill | S 172° | 766 m | 11.7 mi |
| Morena Sierra | SW 219° | 731 m | 6.8 mi |
| Allen Lookout | SSW 208° | 708 m | 7.8 mi |
| Skeggs Point | SW 218° | 703 m | 6.7 mi |
| Langley Hill | S 182° | 677 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:55 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Redwood City, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/240212008
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