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Aurora

Aurora from directly overhead

Aurora is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is News, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

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Material: metal

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Coordinates37.79252, -122.39152

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks

News: 0.1 mi
Corpus: 0.1 mi
Cupid's Span: 0.1 mi
Smile: 0.1 mi
Reconstruction (a new beginning): 0.1 mi

Parks

Rincon Park: 0.1 mi
The Crossing at East Cut: 0.2 mi
Urban Park: 0.2 mi
Embarcadero Plaza: 0.3 mi
Rincon Place: 0.3 mi

Museums

San Francisco Railway Museum: 0.1 mi
Pier 24: 0.3 mi
Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco: 0.6 mi
California Historical Society Museum & Bookstore: 0.7 mi
San Francisco Historical Society Museum: 0.7 mi

Gardens

123 Mission Plaza: 0.1 mi
East Garden: 0.7 mi
Learning Garden: 0.8 mi
Sister City Gardens: 0.8 mi
Grace Marchant Garden: 1.0 mi

Historic sites

Mohandas K. Gandhi: 0.2 mi
Location of former Embarcadero Freeway: 0.2 mi
Hills Brothers Coffee: 0.3 mi
The River Lines: 0.4 mi
Mechanics Monument: 0.4 mi

Attractions

Peaks

Rincon Hill: 0.5 mi
Telegraph Hill: 1.1 mi
Nob Hill: 1.3 mi
Russian Hill: 1.3 mi
Lafayette Heights: 2.0 mi

Picnic sites

Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
Picnic Pod A: 3.7 mi
East Bay campsite #3: 5.3 mi
West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
East Bay campsite #2: 5.3 mi

Nature reserves

Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.5 mi
Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.1 mi
Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.5 mi
Tern Nesting: 7.6 mi
Fort Funston: 7.8 mi

Beaches55

Crane Cove Beach: 2.0 mi
East Beach: 3.4 mi
Radio Beach: 4.4 mi
Toll Plaza Beach: 4.7 mi
Sand Springs Beach: 4.8 mi

Springs21

El Polín Spring: 3.4 mi
El Polín Spring: 3.5 mi
El Polín Spring: 3.5 mi
Old Spring: 8.7 mi
Lone Tree Spring: 13.6 mi

Waterfalls16

Huntington Falls: 4.8 mi
Rainbow Falls: 4.9 mi
Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 5.1 mi
Kent Falls: 12.0 mi
Dawn Falls: 13.7 mi

Cliffs8

Yellow Bluff: 5.4 mi
East Slope Badlands: 8.6 mi
Vent 5: 13.7 mi
Aramai Point: 14.2 mi
Chab: 15.0 mi

Ghost towns5

Lynn: 8.7 mi
Winehaven: 11.1 mi
Russell City: 17.1 mi
Stokes Landing: 19.1 mi
Eckley: 20.8 mi

Lighthouses3

Natural arches1

Bird Island Arch: 8.2 mi

Hot springs1

Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.6 mi

Rest areas1

Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 17.6 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Aurora. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
San Bruno Mountain Summit	SSW 198°	371 m	7.7 mi
Richardson East	NW 305°	338.6 m	7.1 mi
Peak 1041	WNW 301°	317.297 m	8.4 mi
Mount Davidson	SW 222°	283 m	5.0 mi
Slacker Hill	WNW 299°	282 m	6.1 mi
Hawk Hill	WNW 293°	281 m	6.4 mi
Mount Sutro	WSW 236°	278 m	4.3 mi
Noe Peak	SW 227°	274 m	4.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:14	18:47	19:22
June solstice	05:49	19:56	20:36
September equinox	06:58	18:33	19:08
December solstice	07:22	16:14	16:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	52	54	56	56	58	60	60	62	63	62	57	53
Precip in	4.4	4.4	3.2	1.6	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.9	2.6	4.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2840131401

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