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“Playland Revisited”, Ray Beldner 1996

“Playland Revisited”, Ray Beldner 1996 from directly overhead

“Playland Revisited”, Ray Beldner 1996 is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Mount Tamalpais West Point stands 527 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Playland-At-The-Beach (1920s-1972), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
1996
Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77341, -122.50992

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Gardens
  • Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.8 mi
  • Sunset Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.8 mi
  • Children's Garden: 2.0 mi
Artworks
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 0.8 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 60
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.8 mi
  • Temple: 21.5 mi
  • Keyhole: 22.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 10.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of “Playland Revisited”, Ray Beldner 1996. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW 335°527 m10.9 mi
Bare KnollNNW 326°478 m10.6 mi
Wooded KnollNW 326°465 m10.6 mi
Cardiac HillNNW 330°413 m9.9 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSE 146°371 m7.2 mi
Richardson EastN 7°338.6 m5.4 mi
Peak 1041N 353°317.297 m5.7 mi
Mount DavidsonSE 128°283 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6536212408

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