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South Bay Historical Railroad Society

South Bay Historical Railroad Society, a museum in California
South Bay Historical Railroad Society, a museum in CaliforniaPedro Xing · CC0

South Bay Historical Railroad Society is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Day stands 1,163 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Santa Clara Interlocking Tower, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

The story

The Santa Clara Transit Center (also called Santa Clara–University by Capitol Corridor) is a railway station in downtown Santa Clara, California. It is served by Caltrain, Amtrak Capitol Corridor, and Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) trains. It is the planned terminus for the Silicon Valley BART extension into Santa Clara County on the future Green and Orange Lines. The former station building, constructed in 1863 by the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, is used by the South Bay Historical Railroad Society as the Edward Peterman Museum of Railroad History.

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Wikidata Q7566263, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.35315, -121.93634

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
Museums
Parks
  • Cesar Chavez Commons: 0.4 mi
  • Larry J. Marsalli Park: 0.5 mi
  • City Plaza Park: 0.6 mi
  • Reed & Grant Sports Park: 0.6 mi
  • Newhall Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Central Park Pavillion: 2.3 mi
  • Backesto One Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 3.3 mi
  • Danny's Place: 4.4 mi
  • Chimes and Bells: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 7.2 mi
  • Anza Knoll: 7.7 mi
  • Lone Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Hunters Point: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 24
Ghost towns: 13
Cliffs: 5
  • Graffiti Rock: 9.2 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 12.5 mi
  • The Bluff: 14.3 mi
  • Del Valle Cliffs: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Niles beach: 16.0 mi
  • Del Valle West Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Del Valle East Beach: 20.6 mi
  • Shadow Cliffs Beach: 22.5 mi
  • Cable Car Beach: 23.2 mi
Covered bridges: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of South Bay Historical Railroad Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DayENE 70°1,163 m13.8 mi
Mount UmunhumS 171°1,063 m13.5 mi
Mount ThayerS 176°1,061 m13.1 mi
Mount BielawskiSW 224°985 m12.5 mi
Castle RockSW 226°979 m12.3 mi
The PeakSW 219°917 m11.9 mi
El SombrosoS 173°917 m12.1 mi
Antler PointE 82°913 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/95542838

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