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South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary

South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary from directly overhead

South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Prehistoric Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1930s
Height
11 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.73414, -122.50101
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Prehistoric Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Sunset Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Habitat Garden: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Cassowary: 0.1 mi
  • Puente al Sur: 0.1 mi
  • Pelican Beach: 0.1 mi
  • Hornbill: 0.1 mi
  • Little Puffer Steam Train Depot: 0.1 mi
Artworks
  • Java Dog Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Surfhenge: 0.6 mi
  • Abundance: 1.2 mi
  • Waterfall Column: 1.3 mi
  • Wave Heart: 1.3 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Carlos III: 0.5 mi
  • Juan Bautista De Anza: 0.6 mi
  • Battery Davis: 1.1 mi
  • In Memory of Officer Bryan D. Tuvera: 1.3 mi
  • Nike Missile SF-59 Site: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 0.9 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 8.7 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.1 mi
  • Pedro Point Headlands: 10.2 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 5.3 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 6.5 mi
Peaks
  • Larsen Peak: 2.1 mi
  • Forest Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Grand View Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Edgehill Heights: 2.4 mi
  • Mount Davidson: 2.6 mi
Museums
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.5 mi
  • Temple: 23.8 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of South American Tropical Rainforest & Aviary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakS 174°570 m12.0 mi
Peak MountainS 176°545 m12.0 mi
South PeakS 175°545 m12.4 mi
Montara KnobS 176°487 m12.3 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSE 132°371 m4.8 mi
Richardson EastN 1°338.6 m8.1 mi
San Pedro MountainS 182°325 m11.1 mi
Peak 1041N 352°317.297 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/287910488

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