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Panama Park

Panama Park from directly overhead

Panama Park is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 46 m. Mount Umunhum stands 1,063 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Charles Clifton Spalding House, a historic site 0.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
46 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.34795, -122.01863
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Ortega Park: 0.6 mi
  • Raynor Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lavender Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Nimitz School Park: 0.9 mi
  • Braly Park: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
  • Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 0.6 mi
  • Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 0.6 mi
  • Stevens Creek County Park: 4.9 mi
  • Ulistac Natural Area: 5.3 mi
  • Juan Prado Mesa Preserve: 5.4 mi
Artworks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Braly Picnic #3: 1.1 mi
  • Braly Picnic #2: 1.1 mi
  • Braly Picnic #1: 1.1 mi
  • Central Park Pavillion: 2.4 mi
  • Rancho San Antonio Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
Gardens
  • Charles Street Garden: 2.0 mi
  • School Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Nature Center: 3.1 mi
  • Drought Demonstration Garden: 3.1 mi
  • McClellan Ranch Community Garden: 3.4 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Anza Knoll: 3.2 mi
  • Hunters Point: 4.4 mi
  • Maisie's Peak: 5.1 mi
  • Nob Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Ewing Hill: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 29
Waterfalls: 26
Springs: 19
  • Congress Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Spring source: 8.2 mi
  • Travertine Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Cherry Springs: 12.4 mi
  • McClure Spring: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 14
Cliffs: 10
  • Graffiti Rock: 5.8 mi
  • Lyme Disease Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Underworld Rock: 9.5 mi
  • The Bluff: 17.8 mi
  • Waddell Bluffs: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Panama Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UmunhumSSE 153°1,063 m14.5 mi
Mount ThayerSSE 157°1,061 m13.8 mi
Mount BielawskiSSW 205°985 m9.6 mi
Castle RockSSW 207°979 m9.3 mi
The PeakSSW 198°917 m9.4 mi
El SombrosoSSE 153°917 m13.1 mi
Lookout TowerSW 215°892 m8.6 mi
Goat RockSSW 211°890 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4619:20
June solstice05:4819:5420:33
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:1916:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515356586266686868645651
Precip in2.52.92.01.00.40.10.00.00.10.61.42.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moffett FED Airfield, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch146 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard129 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco122 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel117 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird107 obs
  • Mitred Parakeet104 obs
  • Mallard89 obs
  • Western Bluebird84 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/39201406

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