Artwork · California
Point of Infinity
Point of Infinity is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Grizzly Peak stands 531 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Panorama Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Height
- 21 m
- Width
- 7 m
- Material
- concrete;steel
How to reach it
Coordinates37.81047, -122.36899
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Panorama Park: 0.0 mi
- Hilltop East: 0.1 mi
- Buckeye Grove: 0.2 mi
- Clipper Cove Beach: 0.2 mi
- Causeway Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Treasure Island Naval Station: 0.4 mi
- San Francisco Ferry Building: 1.7 mi
- Bayside History Walk: 1.7 mi
- Filbert Steps: 2.0 mi
- Filbert Steps: 2.0 mi
Artworks
- Islands of the Pacific: 0.5 mi
- Signal: 0.9 mi
- three_dog_heads: 1.1 mi
- Echoes: A Voice From Uncharted Waters: 1.7 mi
- Corpus: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Bimla Gill Rhinehart: 0.6 mi
- Mohandas K. Gandhi: 1.7 mi
- The River Lines: 1.7 mi
- Location of former Embarcadero Freeway: 1.7 mi
- Hills Brothers Coffee: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Exploratorium: 1.7 mi
- San Francisco Railway Museum: 1.8 mi
- Pier 24: 1.8 mi
- San Francisco Historical Society Museum: 2.2 mi
- The Beat Museum: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- 123 Mission Plaza: 1.9 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 2.0 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 2.1 mi
- East Garden: 2.5 mi
- Learning Garden: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Telegraph Hill: 2.1 mi
- Rincon Hill: 2.1 mi
- Russian Hill: 2.7 mi
- Nob Hill: 2.8 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 3.5 mi
Picnic sites
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 4.8 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 4.9 mi
- East Bay #1: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 5.9 mi
- Tern Nesting: 6.2 mi
- Point Isabel Regional Shoreline: 6.7 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Grinnell Natural Area: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 53
- Radio Beach: 2.8 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 3.0 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 3.4 mi
- Quarry Beach: 4.4 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 4.5 mi
Springs: 25
- El Polín Spring: 4.8 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.9 mi
- Old Spring: 9.3 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 6.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.5 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 6.7 mi
- Kent Falls: 12.5 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Yellow Bluff: 5.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 7.4 mi
- Chab: 14.2 mi
- Vent 5: 14.4 mi
- Aramai Point: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 7.4 mi
- Winehaven: 10.1 mi
- Russell City: 16.8 mi
- Eckley: 19.1 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Quarters A: 0.4 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 0.4 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Rest Stop: 23.7 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 9.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Point of Infinity. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzly Peak | NE 56° | 531 m | 8.9 mi |
| Spiral Knob | ENE 61° | 423 m | 8.7 mi |
| Richardson East | WNW 292° | 338.6 m | 7.6 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 290° | 317.297 m | 8.9 mi |
| William Rust Summit | NNE 28° | 306 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SW 223° | 283 m | 6.8 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 285° | 282 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hawk Hill | W 280° | 281 m | 7.2 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 | 16:13 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1232537986
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