Artwork · California
Cupid's Span
Cupid's Span is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rincon Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Coordinates37.79154, -122.39003
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Rincon Park: 0.0 mi
- The Crossing at East Cut: 0.2 mi
- Rincon Place: 0.2 mi
- Urban Park: 0.3 mi
- Emerald Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Smile: 0.1 mi
- News: 0.1 mi
- Aurora: 0.1 mi
- Hills Bros. Coffee Trademark: 0.1 mi
- BOW: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Hills Brothers Coffee: 0.2 mi
- Mohandas K. Gandhi: 0.3 mi
- Location of former Embarcadero Freeway: 0.3 mi
- Original 1848 shoreline: 0.5 mi
- Mechanics Monument: 0.5 mi
Museums
- Pier 24: 0.2 mi
- San Francisco Railway Museum: 0.3 mi
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: 0.7 mi
- California Historical Society Museum & Bookstore: 0.7 mi
- Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- 123 Mission Plaza: 0.2 mi
- East Garden: 0.8 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.8 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- San Francisco Ferry Building: 0.3 mi
- Salesforce Park Cable Car: 0.4 mi
- Bayside History Walk: 0.5 mi
- Transamerica Pyramid: 0.7 mi
- Dragon Gate: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Rincon Hill: 0.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.2 mi
- Nob Hill: 1.4 mi
- Russian Hill: 1.4 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.8 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 5.4 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.4 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.6 mi
- Tern Nesting: 7.7 mi
- Fort Funston: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 55
- Crane Cove Beach: 1.9 mi
- East Beach: 3.5 mi
- Radio Beach: 4.4 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 4.6 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 4.9 mi
Springs: 21
- El Polín Spring: 3.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.6 mi
- Old Spring: 8.8 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 4.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 5.1 mi
- Kent Falls: 12.1 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Yellow Bluff: 5.5 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 8.7 mi
- Vent 5: 13.8 mi
- Aramai Point: 14.1 mi
- Chab: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 8.6 mi
- Winehaven: 11.1 mi
- Russell City: 17.0 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.0 mi
- Eckley: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 1.9 mi
- Quarters A: 1.9 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 8.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Cupid's Span. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 199° | 371 m | 7.6 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 305° | 338.6 m | 7.2 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 301° | 317.297 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SW 223° | 283 m | 5.0 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 299° | 282 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 293° | 281 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Sutro | WSW 238° | 278 m | 4.3 mi |
| Noe Peak | SW 229° | 274 m | 4.2 mi |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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