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The Moon's Gravity Causes the Ocean's Tides

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Elevation, modelled
14 m
Tallest summit within 11.0 miles
San Bruno Mountain Summit371 m · 6.1 mi
Sunset, June solstice
20:36local time
Coordinates
37.7746, -122.4179
The Moon's Gravity Causes the Ocean's Tides from directly overhead

The Moon's Gravity Causes the Ocean's Tides is a artwork in California, at a modelled 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.

Built
2020
Material
steel

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

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Beaches: 56
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 15
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
Hot springs: 1
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).

Months averaging 5080 °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.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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