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Concrete Turtle

Concrete Turtle from directly overhead

Concrete Turtle is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Bare Knoll stands 478 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Anglers Lodge, a attraction 0.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
concrete
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.77079, -122.49540
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 0.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 4.2 mi
Gardens
  • Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.1 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.1 mi
  • Children's Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Nursery Center for Sustainable Gardening: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 4.3 mi
  • Temple: 22.2 mi
  • Keyhole: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Concrete Turtle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bare KnollNW 324°478 m11.2 mi
Wooded KnollNW 323°465 m11.2 mi
Cardiac HillNNW 327°413 m10.5 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 150°371 m6.6 mi
Richardson EastN 358°338.6 m5.5 mi
Peak 1041NNW 346°317.297 m6.0 mi
Mount DavidsonSE 134°283 m3.2 mi
Slacker HillN 4°282 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:08
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10211005351

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