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Vieira Park

Vieira Park from directly overhead

Vieira Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Copernicus Peak stands 1,327 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Vieira Park Outlook, a park 0.1 miles away.

Small community park on Communications Hill with a playground and picnic areas.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.28711, -121.86142

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Vieira Park Outlook: 0.1 mi
  • Communications Hill Dog Park: 0.1 mi
  • Tower Park (Proposed Park): 0.2 mi
  • Tuscany Hills Vineyard: 0.3 mi
  • Azevedo Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
Picnic sites
Gardens
Nature reserves
  • Coyote Creek Parkway: 4.9 mi
  • McAbee Entry: 5.1 mi
  • Heintz Open Space: 5.3 mi
  • Santa Rosa Openspace: 5.3 mi
  • Coyote Creek Parkway: 5.9 mi
Springs: 33
Beaches: 25
Waterfalls: 24
Ghost towns: 11
Cliffs: 10
Covered bridges: 2
Lighthouses: 2
  • Santa Cruz West Breakwater Light: 23.8 mi
  • Santa Cruz Lighthouse: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Vieira Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Copernicus PeakENE 72°1,327 m13.4 mi
Observatory PeakENE 73°1,298 m12.6 mi
Hipparchus PeakENE 72°1,295 m13.5 mi
Tycho Brahe PeakENE 72°1,286 m12.8 mi
Mount HamiltonENE 72°1,279 m12.6 mi
Huyghens PeakENE 73°1,276 m12.7 mi
Mount IsabelENE 78°1,275 m13.5 mi
Galileo PeakENE 70°1,273 m13.2 mi

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: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515457606469717170645651
Precip in3.03.22.61.20.50.20.00.00.10.81.43.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Jose, 6 mi away.

  • Eastern Gray Squirrel122 obs
  • Western Fence Lizard109 obs
  • American Crow100 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird95 obs
  • House Finch91 obs
  • Black Phoebe89 obs
  • Mourning Dove85 obs
  • Western Bluebird78 obs

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/556398648

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