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Harlem of the West

Harlem of the West from directly overhead

Harlem of the West is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
2014
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.78110, -122.43932
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Artworks
Parks
  • Raymond Kimbell Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Golden Gate & Steiner Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Baker & Broderick Mini Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fillmore & Turk Mini Park: 0.4 mi
  • Cottage Row Mini Park: 0.5 mi
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Pod A: 1.8 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • East Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Marshall's Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Crane Cove Beach: 3.1 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.1 mi
  • Temple: 24.2 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Harlem of the West. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 178°371 m6.5 mi
Richardson EastNW 326°338.6 m5.8 mi
Peak 1041NW 319°317.297 m6.9 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW 194°283 m3.1 mi
Slacker HillNW 324°282 m4.6 mi
Hawk HillNW 315°281 m4.6 mi
Mount SutroSSW 212°278 m1.9 mi
Noe PeakSSW 193°274 m2.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525456565860606263625753
Precip in4.44.43.21.60.70.20.00.10.10.92.64.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1175949709

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