- Elevation, modelled
- 82 m
- Tallest summit within 12.5 miles
- Loma Prieta1,136 m · 10.1 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.2396, -121.9299
Howes Playlot is a park in California, at a modelled 82 m. Loma Prieta stands 1,136 m to the south-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Heintz Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Howes Playlot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Prieta | SSE 152° | 1,136 m | 10.1 mi |
| Crystal Peak | SSE 149° | 1,097 m | 10.1 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | SSE 163° | 1,063 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Thayer | S 174° | 1,061 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Chual | SSE 148° | 1,046 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Bielawski | W 263° | 985 m | 9.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | W 265° | 979 m | 9.2 mi |
| El Sombroso | SSE 166° | 917 m | 4.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Heintz Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Santa Rosa Openspace: 1.1 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 1.9 mi
- Worcester Park: 2.4 mi
- McAbee Entry: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Carolyn Norris Park: 0.9 mi
- Belgatos Park: 1.0 mi
- Lone Hill Park: 1.1 mi
- Houge Park: 1.3 mi
- Live Oak Manor Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Blossom Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lone Hill: 1.0 mi
- Collords Peak: 2.6 mi
- Almaden Meadows Hill: 2.8 mi
- Saint Josephs Hill: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Shir Hadash Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- George & Ruth Barati: 3.0 mi
- Flame of Liberty: 3.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Forbes Flour Mill: 3.0 mi
Attractions
- Rebel Yell Haunted House: 1.8 mi
- W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel: 2.5 mi
- Downtown Campbell Water Tower: 3.3 mi
- Alma Culture Landscape: 5.6 mi
- Santa Clara County Fairgrounds: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Raintree Group Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Circle Group Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Blossom Valley Group Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Lakeview Group Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- Fuel Tank: 2.5 mi
- Eolian: 3.0 mi
- Portals and Passages: 3.0 mi
- Ohlone Woman: 3.5 mi
- The Cats: 3.7 mi
Museums
- New Museum of Los Gatos: 3.0 mi
- Forbes Mill Museum: 3.0 mi
- Campbell Historical Museum: 3.4 mi
- Roberto Adobe & Suñol House: 5.4 mi
- Saratoga Historical Park: 5.7 mi
Gardens
- Saratoga Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Phelan Cacti Garden: 5.5 mi
- Italianate Garden: 5.5 mi
- Misora Secret Garden: 5.6 mi
- Life Lab: 5.7 mi
Beaches: 34
- Cable Car Beach: 16.0 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 18.1 mi
- Potbelly Beach: 18.1 mi
- Esplanade Park Beach: 18.5 mi
- Capitola Beach: 18.6 mi
Springs: 26
- Cherry Springs: 3.6 mi
- Congress Springs: 6.9 mi
- Santa Teresa Springs: 7.5 mi
- Sulpher Springs: 10.8 mi
- Badger Spring: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Castle Rock Falls: 9.7 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Black Rock Falls: 13.0 mi
- Basin Falls: 13.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Graffiti Rock: 8.3 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 9.0 mi
- Underworld Rock: 9.3 mi
- Upper Quarry: 18.0 mi
- Upper Quarry: 18.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:46 | 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).
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, 2 mi away.
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