- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 11.1 miles
- Spiral Knob423 m · 11.1 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 37.7686, -122.3865
The Bay is a artwork in California, at a modelled 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.
- Built
- 2019
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiral Knob | NE 50° | 423 m | 11.1 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 206° | 371 m | 6.2 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 313° | 338.6 m | 8.4 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NW 309° | 317.297 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Davidson | WSW 240° | 283 m | 4.2 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NW 309° | 282 m | 7.3 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NW 304° | 281 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Sutro | W 259° | 278 m | 3.9 mi |
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
- Seeing Spheres: 0.1 mi
- Orbital: 0.1 mi
- Doppel Fountain: 0.2 mi
- First Responder Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Willie McCovey Statue: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Misalignment Museum: 0.1 mi
- Letterform Archive: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Craft and Design: 0.8 mi
- CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts: 1.0 mi
- American Bookbinders Museum: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Commander Isaiah Nelson Memorial Hanging Gardens: 0.6 mi
- F.A.R.M.: 0.7 mi
- Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Angel Alley: 0.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Avenue Green Space: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
- Potrero Hill: 1.1 mi
- Rincon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Nob Hill: 2.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bernal Hill: 2.4 mi
Attractions
- Salesforce Park Cable Car: 1.6 mi
- Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market): 1.6 mi
- Clarion Alley: 1.8 mi
- Dragon Gate: 1.8 mi
- San Francisco Ferry Building: 1.9 mi
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: 56
- Crane Cove Beach: 0.3 mi
- East Beach: 4.4 mi
- Encinal beach: 5.2 mi
- Radio Beach: 5.2 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 5.5 mi
Springs: 20
- El Polín Spring: 4.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.1 mi
- Old Spring: 9.8 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 3.7 mi
- Huntington Falls: 4.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.0 mi
- Kent Falls: 13.2 mi
- Dawn Falls: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 6.6 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 10.2 mi
- Aramai Point: 12.8 mi
- Chab: 14.3 mi
- Vent 5: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 8.7 mi
- Winehaven: 12.7 mi
- Russell City: 16.0 mi
- Stokes Landing: 17.8 mi
- Eckley: 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
- Quarters A: 3.0 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 8.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 9.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
| 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 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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, 2 mi away.
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