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Britton Field

Britton Field from directly overhead

Britton Field is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 108 m. Mount Isabel stands 1,275 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Galvan Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
108 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.12990, -121.65820
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Galvan Park: 0.1 mi
  • Third Street Creek Park: 0.3 mi
  • Third Street Creek Park: 0.3 mi
  • Nob Hill Trail Park: 0.4 mi
  • Railroad Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Community & Cultural Center: 0.5 mi
  • CordeValle Winery: 4.0 mi
  • Dorcich Family Vineyards: 5.6 mi
  • Solis Winery: 5.7 mi
  • Kirgan Cellars: 7.0 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
  • Gazebo BBQ Area: 1.2 mi
  • Hilltop BBQ Area: 1.2 mi
  • Walnut Rest Area: 2.5 mi
  • Woodchopper's Flat Picnic Area: 4.1 mi
  • Eucalyptus Rest Area: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 57
  • Morgan Hill Community Garden: 1.9 mi
  • South County Backroads Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Monarch Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Claudia's Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Holly Garden: 8.8 mi
Museums: 53
Springs: 36
Beaches: 28
Waterfalls: 15
  • Lower Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Granuja Falls: 8.2 mi
  • Triple Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Black Rock Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 6
  • Capitola Bluffs: 19.2 mi
  • Anthony's Bluff: 23.0 mi
  • Chrystal Cliff: 23.3 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 23.8 mi
  • Upper Quarry: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 22.3 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.8 mi
Covered bridges: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Britton Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount IsabelN 9°1,275 m13.7 mi
Pyramid RockNNE 15°1,220 m12.7 mi
Loma PrietaW 263°1,154 m10.3 mi
Crystal PeakW 263°1,097 m9.9 mi
Mount UmunhumW 279°1,063 m13.4 mi
Mount ChualW 266°1,046 m9.7 mi
Bollinger MountainNE 36°1,044 m10.6 mi
Mount SizerNE 54°998 m9.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4419:19
June solstice05:4819:5220:31
September equinox06:5518:3119:05
December solstice07:1716:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586367717169635549
Precip in4.54.32.61.30.60.10.00.00.00.91.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gilroy, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Fence Lizard20 obs
  • Abrams' Liveforever20 obs
  • House Finch17 obs
  • California poppy15 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay15 obs
  • Mallard14 obs
  • Western Rattlesnake14 obs
  • Western Honey Bee13 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/35112087

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