- Elevation, modelled
- 17 m
- Tallest summit within 8.5 miles
- Mount Tamalpais East Peak784 m · 7.6 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 37.8239, -122.5370
Bird Island Arch is a natural arch in California, at a modelled 17 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Battery Mendell, a historic site 0.3 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Bird Island Arch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | NNW 343° | 784 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | NNW 335° | 778 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | NNW 338° | 744 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ballou Point | NW 322° | 612 m | 7.7 mi |
| Twin Knolls | NW 323° | 597 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | NNW 334° | 527 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bare Knoll | NW 321° | 478 m | 7.0 mi |
| Wooded Knoll | NW 320° | 465 m | 6.9 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Battery Mendell: 0.3 mi
- Battery Smith-Guthrie: 0.4 mi
- Battery O'Rourke: 0.4 mi
- Battery Alexander: 0.4 mi
- Battery Rathbone/McIndoe: 1.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 0.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 4.5 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.6 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
Museums
- Nike Missile Site SF-88: 0.6 mi
- Legion of Honor: 3.4 mi
- Bay Area Discovery Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bay Model Visitor Center: 3.6 mi
- Marinship Exhibit: 3.6 mi
Artworks
- Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8): 0.7 mi
- El Cid Campeador: 3.3 mi
- Pax Jerusalemme: 3.4 mi
- The Thinker: 3.4 mi
- Diana: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Hill 88: 1.3 mi
- Hawk Hill: 2.1 mi
- Peak 1041: 2.3 mi
- Slacker Hill: 2.7 mi
- Richardson East: 2.8 mi
Attractions
- Golden Gate Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Sutro Baths: 3.3 mi
- Camera Obscura: 3.4 mi
- Welcome Center: 3.6 mi
- Brig Matthew Turner: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 3.3 mi
- Aramburu Island: 4.9 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 5.9 mi
Parks
- Langendorf Park: 3.4 mi
- Sutro Heights Park: 3.5 mi
- Southview Park: 3.5 mi
- Cazneau Park: 3.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Junior Park: 3.6 mi
Gardens
Beaches: 57
- Rodeo Beach: 0.5 mi
- Tennessee Beach: 1.4 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 1.6 mi
- Pirates Cove: 2.4 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Kent Falls: 4.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.8 mi
- Huntington Falls: 5.1 mi
- Dawn Falls: 8.0 mi
- Laurel Dell Falls: 8.6 mi
Springs: 11
- Old Spring: 2.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 5.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 5.0 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 6.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Yellow Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Vent 5: 5.8 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 10.8 mi
- Rock Fort: 11.6 mi
- Aramai Point: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Winehaven: 11.0 mi
- Lynn: 16.7 mi
- Eckley: 24.2 mi
- Russell City: 25.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 0.7 mi
- Quarters A: 9.6 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 9.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 6.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
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 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 7 mi away.
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