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City Lights Booksellers

City Lights Booksellers from directly overhead

City Lights Booksellers is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Language of Birds, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

bookstore and publisher in San Francisco

Dates from 1953.

Wikidata Q2394278, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
9 m
Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Limited

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.79763, -122.40659
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Rosie the Riveter Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • 1st U.S. Flag Raised in San Francisco: 0.2 mi
  • 1st Jewish Religious Services in SF (1849): 0.2 mi
  • Pioche et Bayerque Bank: 0.2 mi
  • The Birthplace of a Great City: 0.2 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • Woh Hei Yuen Recreation Center: 0.2 mi
  • Empire Park: 0.3 mi
  • Willie "Woo Woo" Wong Park: 0.3 mi
  • Transamerica Redwood Park: 0.3 mi
  • Washington Square Park: 0.3 mi
Gardens
Peaks
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.4 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.6 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.4 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.5 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 55
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: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of City Lights Booksellers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 192°371 m7.8 mi
Richardson EastNW 306°338.6 m6.2 mi
Peak 1041WNW 302°317.297 m7.5 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW 212°283 m4.8 mi
Slacker HillWNW 300°282 m5.2 mi
Hawk HillWNW 293°281 m5.5 mi
Mount SutroSW 225°278 m3.9 mi
Noe PeakSW 215°274 m3.9 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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/32858754

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