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The Moon's Gravity Causes the Ocean's Tides

The Moon's Gravity Causes the Ocean's Tides from directly overhead

The Moon's Gravity Causes the Ocean's Tides is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sea + Sky, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Built
2020
Material
steel
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.77456, -122.41788
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens
Attractions
Peaks
  • Hayes Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Alamo Heights: 0.9 mi
  • Nob Hill: 1.3 mi
  • Lafayette Heights: 1.3 mi
  • Corona Heights: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.9 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of The Moon's Gravity Causes the Ocean's Tides. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 189°371 m6.1 mi
Richardson EastNW 320°338.6 m6.9 mi
Peak 1041NW 314°317.297 m8.0 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 218°283 m3.2 mi
Slacker HillNW 317°282 m5.7 mi
Hawk HillNW 310°281 m5.8 mi
Mount SutroWSW 242°278 m2.4 mi
Noe PeakSW 226°274 m2.3 mi
Conditions

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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11670007662

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