Posted by Pat Markevitch, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jan 27, 2012 at 7:30 am

It's most likely the foghorn out in the Baylands. I can hear it too. It will stop when the fog clears.

Posted by Impossible People, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 27, 2012 at 1:38 pm

It was very foggy early this morning, so the fog horns were sounding. Wake up Adobe, learn to live in your environment, and quit complaining!!!

Posted by Adobe, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Jan 27, 2012 at 5:22 pm

Pat, thanks for the info, that solves the mystery! "Impossible People", yes, I did wake up; the foghorn woke me up.

Posted by Anon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 28, 2012 at 9:27 am

> quit complaining!!!

Sounds like you are the one complaining. Why does Palo Alto need a fog horn? I have been here for 40 years and I cannot remember ever seeing a boat around this area in clear weather, why do we need a fog horn so you can whine about people complaining about being woken up for no reason?

Posted by shipwrecks, a resident of the Adobe-Meadows neighborhood, on Jan 28, 2012 at 9:41 am

I remember seeing a yacht (big sail boat) wrecked against the rocks near Moffett Field. It was out there for months, maybe 15 or 20 years ago. Don't know if there is a fog horn down there.

Posted by Enjoy Silence, a member of the Jordan Middle School community, on Jan 28, 2012 at 8:43 pm

I posted about the noise last year, January 17. It's seems it's something we have to deal with every January. . .

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Posted by Toby, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 30, 2012 at 1:09 am

Thanks, I was wondering what the noise was. It's not loud in my area, it sounded like a fog horn, but why would anyone need a fog horn in Palo Alto?

Posted by Palo Parent, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Jan 30, 2012 at 2:57 pm

Toby: Take a peek at a map of Palo Alto and its surrounding terrain for a clue.

Posted by Wearing my tin foil hat, a resident of Stanford, on Jan 30, 2012 at 3:09 pm

Toby--do not forget the extensive health risks of having foghorns going off--I understand that they are worse than cell phone antennas!!!!!

Posted by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jan 30, 2012 at 11:52 pm

Same discussion a year ago.

There are several fog horns on the bay - the closest to PA are the Dumbarton horns. Been there since the bridge was built!

Posted by S Marinos, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 7, 2013 at 3:22 am

I kinda like the horns reminds me of living on the coast! Who would think foghorns were needed in palo alto but it makes sense with all the bay channels. I just never noticed it in past years! And I've been here since the '70's! LOLREMINDS ME THAT WE LIVE AMONG NATUre still. There is some serenity in it!