Park · California
Branham Park
Branham Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 63 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,154 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Rebel Yell Haunted House, a attraction 0.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1976
- Elevation
- 63 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
How to reach it
Coordinates37.25325, -121.90639
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 0.4 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 3.1 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 3.9 mi
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 4.4 mi
- Monopoly in the Park: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Lone Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Scottsdale Park: 0.7 mi
- Butcher Park: 0.7 mi
- Richard E. Huerta Park: 1.0 mi
- De Anza Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Lone Hill: 0.8 mi
- Blossom Hill: 2.2 mi
- Almaden Meadows Hill: 2.5 mi
- Communications Hill: 3.3 mi
- Collords Peak: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Fuel Tank: 1.2 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 3.0 mi
- Stratigraphy: 4.0 mi
- We Live Here: 4.4 mi
- Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Cherry Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- cinnabar I & II: 2.0 mi
- Ohlone Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Peppertree: 2.0 mi
- north shoreline picnic area: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Heintz Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 2.1 mi
- McAbee Entry: 3.0 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 3.2 mi
- Worcester Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Bank of Campbell: 3.1 mi
- Shir Hadash Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
- Ainsley House: 3.2 mi
- The Pfeiffer Stone House: 3.7 mi
- Gina "Frogquist" Grove: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Campbell Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Roberto Adobe & Suñol House: 4.3 mi
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 4.6 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 4.6 mi
- Jeff Garcia Hall of Champions: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- Misora Secret Garden: 5.1 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 5.3 mi
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 5.3 mi
- Saratoga Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 44
- Cable Car Beach: 17.5 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 19.1 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 19.1 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 19.6 mi
- Capitola Beach: 19.6 mi
Springs: 26
- Cherry Springs: 4.5 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 6.4 mi
- Congress Springs: 8.2 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 11.6 mi
- Badger Spring: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Castle Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.1 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 13.2 mi
- Granuja Falls: 13.2 mi
- Basin Falls: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Graffiti Rock: 9.3 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 10.4 mi
- Underworld Rock: 10.7 mi
- The Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Upper Quarry: 19.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
- Felton Covered Bridge: 16.7 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 20.9 mi
- Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 21.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Branham Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SSE 161° | 1,154 m | 10.4 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SSE 158° | 1,097 m | 10.4 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | S 176° | 1,063 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Thayer | S 187° | 1,061 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Chual | SSE 157° | 1,046 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | WSW 259° | 985 m | 10.5 mi |
| Castle Rock | W 261° | 979 m | 10.6 mi |
| El Sombroso | S 182° | 917 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:53 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:32 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:14 | 16:54 |
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 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 3 mi away.
- Western Honey Bee524 obs
- Monarch449 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird436 obs
- Western Fence Lizard361 obs
- House Finch303 obs
- Black Phoebe287 obs
- Western Bluebird267 obs
- Red-shouldered Bug236 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/38774279
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