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Youth Science Institute Sanborn

Youth Science Institute Sanborn from directly overhead

Youth Science Institute Sanborn is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 420 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Congress Springs, a spring 0.9 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

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Youth Science Institute
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.23399, -122.06412
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites
  • Longbridge: 1.1 mi
  • Cathedral Grove: 1.1 mi
  • Redwood Grove: 1.1 mi
  • LCCC Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Cooley: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
  • Hakone Gardens: 1.8 mi
  • Italianate Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Phelan Cacti Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Nature Circle: 4.6 mi
  • Saratoga Community Garden: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
  • The Cats: 4.4 mi
  • Portals and Passages: 4.7 mi
  • Eolian: 4.8 mi
  • Justice, Equity, Peace: 6.0 mi
  • What Does Justice Look Like?: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 59
Waterfalls: 24
Springs: 19
  • Congress Springs: 0.9 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 4.2 mi
  • Spring source: 7.7 mi
  • Bulls Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
Ghost towns: 12
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 19.2 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 19.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Youth Science Institute Sanborn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumESE 119°1,063 m10.4 mi
Mount ThayerESE 121°1,061 m9.3 mi
Mount BielawskiWSW 245°985 m1.8 mi
Castle RockWSW 258°979 m1.8 mi
The PeakSSW 201°917 m1.1 mi
El SombrosoESE 114°917 m9.3 mi
Lookout TowerWNW 289°892 m2.6 mi
Goat RockW 261°890 m2.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4619:20
June solstice05:4919:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8568837666

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