Skygate
Skygate is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sidney Rudy Waterfront Park, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
Created by Roger Barr. Erected in 1985. San Francisco's first public art financed by a corporation. 26 feet in height. Dedicated to longshoreman/philosopher Eric Hoffer
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- SKYGATE Sculpture by Roger Barr 1984-85Instalation (sic) by Tom O Tom A ALBYvonne K.O. J.D.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sidney Rudy Waterfront Park: 0.0 mi
- The Steve Weizbowski Memorial Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Guglielmo Marconi Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Kevin Manning: 0.3 mi
- Telegraph Hill Semaphore: 0.4 mi
- Sea Lions: 0.1 mi
- "Crab Topiary" Crab Statue: 0.1 mi
- Guardians of the Gate Sea Lions Statue: 0.2 mi
- Open Heart: 0.3 mi
- Fishermans Wharf of San Francisco: 0.4 mi
- SS Jeremiah O'Brien: 0.1 mi
- Whale Tours: 0.1 mi
- Musical Stairs: 0.2 mi
- Bay Cruise Line: 0.2 mi
- Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze: 0.2 mi
- Waterfront Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Jack Early Park: 0.2 mi
- Pier 29 Public Shore: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.4 mi
- Frank Cresci Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Museum of 3D Illusions: 0.3 mi
- Ripley's Believe it or Not: 0.4 mi
- Musée Mécanique: 0.4 mi
- USS Pampanito: 0.5 mi
- Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye: 0.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 0.4 mi
- Russian Hill: 0.8 mi
- Nob Hill: 1.1 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.5 mi
- Rincon Hill: 1.8 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 0.5 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 0.5 mi
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- 123 Mission Plaza: 1.4 mi
- East Garden: 1.6 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 2.7 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 4.0 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 4.1 mi
- East Bay #1: 4.1 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.1 mi
- Tern Nesting: 6.9 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 7.2 mi
- Aramburu Island: 7.6 mi
- East Beach: 2.4 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 3.3 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 3.5 mi
- Quarry Beach: 3.6 mi
- Perles Beach: 3.6 mi
- Huntington Falls: 4.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.6 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 6.1 mi
- Kent Falls: 10.7 mi
- Dawn Falls: 12.3 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.7 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.8 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.8 mi
- Old Spring: 7.4 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 12.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 4.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 7.7 mi
- Vent 5: 12.4 mi
- Aramai Point: 14.8 mi
- Rock Fort: 15.1 mi
- Lynn: 9.6 mi
- Winehaven: 9.9 mi
- Russell City: 18.4 mi
- Eckley: 20.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 20.5 mi
- Quarters A: 2.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 2.5 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.6 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 7.1 mi
- Temple: 24.7 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Skygate. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | S 190° | 371 m | 8.5 mi |
| Richardson East | WNW 301° | 338.6 m | 5.8 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 298° | 317.297 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSW 207° | 283 m | 5.4 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 293° | 282 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 286° | 281 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 218° | 278 m | 4.4 mi |
| Noe Peak | SSW 209° | 274 m | 4.5 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 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:14 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/6910433490
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