Artwork · California
Zen Garden
Zen Garden is an artwork in California, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Speedway Express Local Mural, a artwork 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
How to reach it
Coordinates37.75430, -122.47960
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Speedway Express Local Mural: 0.3 mi
- Hidden Garden Steps: 0.5 mi
- Abundance: 1.0 mi
- Tune In: 1.1 mi
- Naga: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Sunset Reservoir Park: 0.4 mi
- Grandview Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Sunset Playground: 0.4 mi
- Grand View Park: 0.4 mi
- Green Hairstreak Corridor - Mount Steps (access point): 0.5 mi
Peaks
- Grand View Hill: 0.4 mi
- Larsen Peak: 0.7 mi
- Forest Hill: 0.8 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 1.0 mi
- Heidelberg Hill: 1.1 mi
Gardens
- Alice Fong Yu School Garden: 0.6 mi
- Children's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Nursery Center for Sustainable Gardening: 0.9 mi
- White Crane Springs Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Succulent Garden: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- In Memory of Officer Bryan D. Tuvera: 0.7 mi
- Earthquake Refugee Cottage. San Francisco Landmark No. 171: 0.7 mi
- Earthquake Refugee Cottage. San Francisco Landmark No. 171: 0.7 mi
- Sweeny Observatory Ruins: 1.0 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Chinese Pavillion: 1.0 mi
- San Francisco Botanical Garden: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 1.2 mi
- Spreckels Temple of Music: 1.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.3 mi
Picnic sites
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.6 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
Museums
- California Academy of Sciences: 1.3 mi
- Counterculture Museum: 2.1 mi
- Randall Museum: 2.4 mi
- Legion of Honor: 2.4 mi
- GLBT History Museum: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 2.6 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.4 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 9.4 mi
- Aramburu Island: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 58
- Mile Rock Beach: 2.7 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 3.3 mi
- Phillip Burton Memorial Beach: 3.5 mi
- East Beach: 3.9 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 1.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 1.2 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.2 mi
- Kent Falls: 10.5 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.5 mi
Springs: 13
- El Polín Spring: 3.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.1 mi
- Old Spring: 7.4 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Aramai Point: 10.3 mi
- Vent 5: 11.4 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 12.5 mi
- Rock Fort: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 13.8 mi
- Winehaven: 14.0 mi
- Russell City: 20.2 mi
- Stokes Landing: 21.3 mi
- Purissima: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 5.0 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 7.4 mi
- Quarters A: 7.4 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 5.7 mi
- Temple: 23.6 mi
- Keyhole: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Zen Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Hill | NW 326° | 413 m | 11.9 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSE 152° | 371 m | 5.2 mi |
| Richardson East | N 351° | 338.6 m | 6.8 mi |
| San Pedro Mountain | S 187° | 325 m | 12.6 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NNW 341° | 317.297 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SE 128° | 283 m | 1.8 mi |
| Slacker Hill | N 354° | 282 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NNW 348° | 281 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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