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Lighting Sculpture

Lighting Sculpture from directly overhead

Lighting Sculpture is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 6.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.78543, -122.42129
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Sergeant John Macaulay Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tenderloin Children's Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Turk-Hyde Mini Park: 0.3 mi
  • Urban Alchemy Oasis: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Peaks
  • Lafayette Heights: 0.6 mi
  • Nob Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Russian Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Hayes Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Alamo Heights: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.3 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 56
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.9 mi
  • Temple: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Lighting Sculpture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 187°371 m6.8 mi
Richardson EastNW 317°338.6 m6.2 mi
Peak 1041NW 311°317.297 m7.3 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW 208°283 m3.7 mi
Slacker HillNW 313°282 m5.1 mi
Hawk HillNW 305°281 m5.2 mi
Mount SutroSW 226°278 m2.7 mi
Noe PeakSSW 212°274 m2.7 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 node/9630202858

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