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Terrell Park

Terrell Park from directly overhead

Terrell Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Observatory Peak stands 1,298 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Erikson Park, a park 0.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1981
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
San José Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.27059, -121.87101
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Erikson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rubino Park: 0.8 mi
  • William H. Cilker Park: 1.0 mi
  • Waterford Park: 1.0 mi
  • Meadows Park: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites
Peaks
  • Communications Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Lone Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Almaden Meadows Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Blossom Hill: 4.4 mi
  • One Tree Hill: 5.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Historic El Camino Real: 2.0 mi
  • Historic El Camino Real: 3.4 mi
  • The Pfeiffer Stone House: 3.5 mi
  • Gina "Frogquist" Grove: 3.5 mi
  • Bank of Campbell: 4.2 mi
Attractions
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
Beaches: 34
Springs: 33
Waterfalls: 26
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 9
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 22.6 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridges Rock Arch: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Terrell Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory PeakENE 69°1,298 m13.5 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakENE 69°1,286 m13.7 mi
Mount HamiltonENE 68°1,279 m13.5 mi
Huyghens PeakENE 69°1,276 m13.6 mi
Ptolemy PeakENE 69°1,237 m13.3 mi
Loma PrietaS 172°1,154 m11.1 mi
Crystal PeakS 170°1,097 m11.0 mi
Mount UmunhumSSW 191°1,063 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4819:5320:32
September equinox06:5618:3219:06
December solstice07:1916:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495255586267707068625449
Precip in5.04.93.41.40.50.10.00.00.00.82.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LOS Gatos, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Western Honey Bee446 obs
  • Monarch401 obs
  • Red-shouldered Bug238 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird228 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard207 obs
  • House Finch166 obs
  • Black Phoebe158 obs
  • Mourning Dove151 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/37691838

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