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Promissory Notes

Promissory Notes from directly overhead

Promissory Notes is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayview Gateway, a park 0.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.74288, -122.38674
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Gardens
Artworks
  • Lenora Le Von: 0.7 mi
  • Hilltop Park Sundial: 0.7 mi
  • The Box Shop Mural Project: 0.9 mi
  • The Lyft Van: 1.0 mi
  • Flights of Fancy: 1.1 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Bradford Street: 1.3 mi
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 1.8 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 2.1 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 2.1 mi
  • Hidden Bridge: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 5.7 mi
  • Neptune: 6.2 mi
  • Croll's Garden: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.2 mi
  • Fort Funston: 6.5 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline: 9.5 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.6 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Promissory Notes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSW 215°371 m4.7 mi
Richardson EastNW 321°338.6 m9.6 mi
Peak 1041NW 316°317.297 m10.7 mi
Mount DavidsonW 265°283 m3.7 mi
Slacker HillNW 319°282 m8.5 mi
Hawk HillNW 314°281 m8.5 mi
Mount SutroWNW 285°278 m4.0 mi
Noe PeakW 280°274 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:35
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11885980349

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