- Elevation, modelled
- 28 m
- Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
- Observatory Peak1,298 m · 13.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 37.3323, -121.8897
Plaza de César E. Chávez is a park in California, at a modelled 28 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is City Hall Cornerstone, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Plaza de César E. Chávez. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Peak | E 87° | 1,298 m | 13.6 mi |
| Tycho Brahe Peak | E 87° | 1,286 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Hamilton | E 87° | 1,279 m | 13.6 mi |
| Huyghens Peak | E 87° | 1,276 m | 13.7 mi |
| Ptolemy Peak | E 88° | 1,237 m | 13.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | NE 55° | 1,169 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Day | ENE 59° | 1,163 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mount Umunhum | S 182° | 1,063 m | 11.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- City Hall Cornerstone: 0.0 mi
- In Memory of the Burning of San Jose Chinatown: 0.0 mi
- Man of Fire: 0.0 mi
- United States Post Office: 0.1 mi
- Twohy Building: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Circle of Palms Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Fairmont Plaza: 0.1 mi
- John P. McEnery Park: 0.3 mi
- Guadalupe River Park: 0.3 mi
- Parque de los Pobladores: 0.4 mi
Artworks
- Figure Holding the Sun: 0.1 mi
- Plumed Serpent: 0.1 mi
- Sap 25: 0.1 mi
- Tony Di Maggio’s: 0.1 mi
- El Callejón del Beso: 0.2 mi
Museums
- The Tech Interactive: 0.1 mi
- Luis María Peralta Adobe: 0.4 mi
- Children’s Discovery Museum: 0.4 mi
- San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: 0.4 mi
- Carmel and Thomas Fallon House: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Monopoly in the Park: 0.3 mi
- Dragon Flyers: 1.4 mi
- Danny the Dragon Train: 1.5 mi
- Pacific Fruit Express: 1.5 mi
- Kiddie Swings: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- SoFA Demonstration Garden: 0.4 mi
- Spartan Rose Garden: 0.4 mi
- San Jose State Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Historic Orchard: 1.2 mi
- CNGF Native Plant Farm: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Backesto One Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
- Danny's Place: 1.5 mi
- Chimes and Bells: 1.5 mi
- Silly Celebration: 1.5 mi
- Whistling Woods: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Communications Hill: 3.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.0 mi
- Lone Hill: 6.3 mi
- Alum Rock: 6.7 mi
- Boccardo Peak: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Ulistac Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- Bryan Osborne Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- Heintz Open Space: 7.2 mi
- Vasona Lake Eucalyptus Grove: 7.3 mi
Springs: 26
- Santa Teresa Springs: 9.0 mi
- Cherry Springs: 10.0 mi
- Congress Springs: 10.9 mi
- McClure Spring: 12.1 mi
- South Spring: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Castle Rock Falls: 13.9 mi
- Gerow's Waterfall: 14.9 mi
- Peter's Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Murietta Falls: 16.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Drawbridge: 10.3 mi
- Lexington: 10.8 mi
- Alma: 11.6 mi
- Holy City: 13.1 mi
- Patchen: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Graffiti Rock: 10.8 mi
- Lyme Disease Rock: 13.3 mi
- Underworld Rock: 13.6 mi
- The Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Del Valle Cliffs: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 7
- Niles beach: 18.2 mi
- Del Valle West Beach: 20.1 mi
- Del Valle East Beach: 20.3 mi
- Cable Car Beach: 22.8 mi
- Shadow Cliffs Beach: 23.5 mi
| 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 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 56 | 51 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 3 mi away.
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