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Japanese Tea Garden

Japanese Tea Garden from directly overhead

Japanese Tea Garden is an attraction in California, at a recorded elevation of 77 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Buddha, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

historic garden in San Francisco, California, United States

Dates from 1894.

Wikidata Q3270367, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
77 m

What to expect

Operated by
San Francisco Recreation & Park Department
Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77021, -122.47020

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Australia Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Ancient Plant Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Chile: 0.1 mi
  • Gondwana Circle: 0.1 mi
  • Andean Cloud Forest Garden: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.6 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.4 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
  • Marshall's Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 2.3 mi
  • East Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Crane Cove Beach: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.2 mi
  • Temple: 23.3 mi
  • Keyhole: 23.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Japanese Tea Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW 321°413 m11.3 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 162°371 m6.0 mi
Richardson EastNNW 344°338.6 m5.8 mi
Peak 1041NNW 334°317.297 m6.5 mi
Mount DavidsonSSE 157°283 m2.4 mi
Slacker HillNNW 347°282 m4.6 mi
Hawk HillNNW 339°281 m4.3 mi
Mount SutroSE 140°278 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/30900516

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