Quarry Beach
Quarry Beach is a beach in California, at a recorded elevation of 4 m. Richardson East stands 339 m to the west, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort McDowell (East Garrison), a historic site 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort McDowell (East Garrison): 0.2 mi
- SF-91L Nike missile launch site: 0.2 mi
- Wooden watchtower: 0.7 mi
- Angel Island Immigration Station: 0.7 mi
- Battery Drew: 0.8 mi
- Mount Caroline Livermore: 0.6 mi
- Engagement Hill: 3.8 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 4.0 mi
- Slacker Hill: 4.1 mi
- Russian Hill: 4.3 mi
- Detention Barracks Museum: 0.7 mi
- Railroad Ferry Museum: 1.9 mi
- USS Pampanito: 3.4 mi
- Bay Area Discovery Museum: 3.5 mi
- Musée Mécanique: 3.5 mi
- Shoreline Park: 2.0 mi
- Belvedere Park: 2.7 mi
- Paradise Beach County Park: 3.0 mi
- Gabrielson Park: 3.2 mi
- Yee Tock Chee Park: 3.2 mi
- Coming About: 2.2 mi
- Open Heart: 3.4 mi
- Signal: 3.5 mi
- Fishermans Wharf of San Francisco: 3.5 mi
- Guardians of the Gate Sea Lions Statue: 3.6 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 4.3 mi
- Tern Nesting: 4.3 mi
- Aramburu Island: 4.8 mi
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 4.1 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 4.1 mi
- 123 Mission Plaza: 4.9 mi
- East Garden: 5.2 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.9 mi
- Killdeer Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 4.4 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 6.3 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 7.8 mi
- Historic Bake House: 1.1 mi
- Alma: 3.4 mi
- Pier 39 Sea Lions: 3.4 mi
- Pier 45: 3.4 mi
- Pier 39: 3.5 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 0.5 mi
- Perles Beach: 1.0 mi
- Bramble Beach: 3.3 mi
- Swede's Beach: 3.3 mi
- Schoonmaker Beach: 3.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.8 mi
- Huntington Falls: 6.9 mi
- Kent Falls: 8.8 mi
- Dawn Falls: 9.5 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 9.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.9 mi
- Old Spring: 6.1 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 10.3 mi
- Colier Spring: 10.7 mi
- Rock Springs: 11.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 3.3 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 4.6 mi
- Vent 5: 10.8 mi
- Rock Fort: 11.9 mi
- Aramai Point: 18.0 mi
- Winehaven: 6.3 mi
- Lynn: 11.0 mi
- Eckley: 17.9 mi
- Russell City: 21.2 mi
- Stokes Landing: 23.6 mi
- Quarters A: 4.8 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 4.8 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 6.8 mi
- Temple: 22.5 mi
- Keyhole: 23.0 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Rest Stop: 23.0 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Quarry Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson East | W 262° | 339 m | 4.3 mi |
| Peak 1041 | W 267° | 317 m | 5.6 mi |
| William Rust Summit | ENE 57° | 306 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSW 192° | 283 m | 8.6 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WSW 246° | 282 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WSW 243° | 281 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SSW 196° | 278 m | 7.3 mi |
| Noe Peak | SSW 191° | 274 m | 7.6 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 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond, 5 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Angel Island, East Garrison, CA, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/340683909
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