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The Bay

The Bay from directly overhead

The Bay is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Spiral Knob stands 423 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bayfront Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Built
2019
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.76856, -122.38654
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bayfront Park: 0.0 mi
  • Agua Vista Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mission Bay Commons: 0.2 mi
  • Koret Quad: 0.3 mi
  • UCSF Mission Bay Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.6 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Neptune: 6.0 mi
  • Croll's Garden: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 5.9 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.1 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 8.7 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 8.8 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 57
Springs: 19
Waterfalls: 14
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 9.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of The Bay. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spiral KnobNE 50°423 m11.1 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 206°371 m6.2 mi
Richardson EastNW 313°338.6 m8.4 mi
Peak 1041NW 309°317.297 m9.5 mi
Mount DavidsonWSW 240°283 m4.2 mi
Slacker HillNW 309°282 m7.3 mi
Hawk HillNW 304°281 m7.4 mi
Mount SutroW 259°278 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11149170418

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