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Anansi

Anansi from directly overhead

Anansi is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Vollmer Peak stands 581 m to the north-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Homage to Charlie Parker, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1974
Material
steel
Getting there

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Coordinates37.79904, -122.26441
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Homage to Charlie Parker: 0.1 mi
  • Big Peace IV: 0.1 mi
  • Holistic I: 0.1 mi
  • Bear Nursing Cubs: 0.1 mi
  • Lady Day Mural: 0.3 mi
Attractions
  • Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid: 0.1 mi
  • Gondola Servizio: 0.3 mi
  • Old West Junction: 0.7 mi
  • The Merry Miller Pond: 0.7 mi
  • Pinocchio's Castle: 0.7 mi
Gardens
  • Oakland Museum of California Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Chinese Garden: 0.3 mi
  • People's Victory Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Toddler's Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Alameda County Master Gardeners Lake Merritt Trial Gardens: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Parks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • Circus Party Area: 0.7 mi
  • Cinderella's Party Area: 0.7 mi
  • Japanese Party Area: 0.7 mi
  • Croll's Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Neptune: 2.2 mi
Peaks
  • Pill Hill: 1.5 mi
  • High Street Center: 3.2 mi
  • Shellmound: 3.3 mi
  • Pine Top: 4.9 mi
  • Redwood Peak: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 52
Springs: 25
Waterfalls: 13
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 15.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Anansi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Vollmer PeakNNE 22°581 m6.3 mi
Chaparral PeakNNE 22°540 m5.9 mi
Round TopNE 48°531 m5.3 mi
Grizzly PeakNNE 16°531 m6.0 mi
Barberry PeakNNE 30°513 m5.6 mi
Volcanic PeakNE 41°498 m5.5 mi
Eureka PeakNNE 27°495 m6.2 mi
Redwood PeakENE 75°493 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4719:21
June solstice05:4819:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2216:1316:54

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535557596163646566645852
Precip in4.44.33.21.40.70.20.00.10.11.12.44.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3931246244

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