Attraction · California
Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market)
Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market) is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Butterflight, a artwork 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- San Francisco Municipal Railway
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates37.78471, -122.40770
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Butterflight: 0.2 mi
- Convergence: Commute Patterns: 0.2 mi
- Labyrinthine Heart: 0.2 mi
- Goddess of Victory: 0.2 mi
- Climate change is real: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
- Dewey Monument: 0.2 mi
- Ohlone Indian Memorial: 0.3 mi
- California Bell: 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Admission Day Monument: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Union Square: 0.2 mi
- The Parks at 5M: 0.2 mi
- The Parks at 5M: 0.2 mi
- Boeddeker Park: 0.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Gardens: 0.3 mi
Museums
- International Art Museum of America: 0.3 mi
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Gallery: 0.3 mi
- Children's Creativity Museum: 0.3 mi
- Tenderloin Museum: 0.4 mi
- American Bookbinders Museum: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Oasis at 50 Jones: 0.3 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 0.3 mi
- East Garden: 0.3 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.4 mi
- Community Garden: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Dragon Gate: 0.4 mi
- California and Powell streets: 0.5 mi
- Salesforce Park Cable Car: 0.7 mi
- Bank of Canton (former Chinese Telephone Exchange): 0.7 mi
- Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Nob Hill: 0.7 mi
- Rincon Hill: 0.9 mi
- Russian Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.2 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.0 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 6.8 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.2 mi
- Tern Nesting: 8.4 mi
Beaches: 56
- Crane Cove Beach: 1.8 mi
- East Beach: 2.8 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 4.1 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 5.0 mi
- Perles Beach: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 3.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.4 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.6 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.6 mi
Springs: 13
- El Polín Spring: 2.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.7 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.7 mi
- Old Spring: 8.2 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 5.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 9.3 mi
- Vent 5: 13.1 mi
- Aramai Point: 13.3 mi
- Chab: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 9.6 mi
- Winehaven: 11.5 mi
- Russell City: 17.5 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.4 mi
- Eckley: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 2.9 mi
- Quarters A: 2.9 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 7.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 193° | 371 m | 6.9 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 313° | 338.6 m | 6.8 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NW 308° | 317.297 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SW 218° | 283 m | 4.1 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NW 308° | 282 m | 5.7 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 301° | 281 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 236° | 278 m | 3.3 mi |
| Noe Peak | SW 224° | 274 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 18:34 | 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 | 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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