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The Banker's Heart

The Banker's Heart from directly overhead

The Banker's Heart is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is "Comfort Women" Column of Strength, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Built
1969

How to reach it

Coordinates37.79244, -122.40398

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Saint Mary's Square: 0.1 mi
  • Empire Park: 0.1 mi
  • Willie "Woo Woo" Wong Park: 0.2 mi
  • Transamerica Redwood Park: 0.2 mi
  • Maritime Plaza: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • East Garden: 0.5 mi
  • 123 Mission Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Sister City Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Learning Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Filbert Steps Garden: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.0 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.1 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.3 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of The Banker's Heart. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 193°371 m7.5 mi
Richardson EastNW 308°338.6 m6.6 mi
Peak 1041NW 304°317.297 m7.8 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 216°283 m4.6 mi
Slacker HillWNW 302°282 m5.5 mi
Hawk HillWNW 296°281 m5.7 mi
Mount SutroSW 231°278 m3.8 mi
Noe PeakSW 220°274 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3357102023

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