Swede's Beach
Swede's Beach is a beach in California, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Tiffany Park, a park 0.2 miles away.
On a plaque: Dedicated in fond memory of fire captain Ralph K. "Swede" Pederson For his endless dedicated service to others November 20, 1916 - March 5 1985 https://westnordost.de/p/54003.jpg
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Tiffany Park: 0.2 mi
- Southview Park: 0.2 mi
- Yee Tock Chee Park: 0.5 mi
- Vina Del Mar Park: 0.6 mi
- Gabrielson Park: 0.6 mi
- Engagement Hill: 0.5 mi
- Slacker Hill: 1.0 mi
- Richardson East: 1.0 mi
- Hawk Hill: 1.7 mi
- Peak 1041: 2.4 mi
- Bay Area Discovery Museum: 0.9 mi
- IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center: 1.0 mi
- Marinship Exhibit: 1.3 mi
- Bay Model Visitor Center: 1.3 mi
- Railroad Ferry Museum: 2.3 mi
- Close to the Wind: 1.0 mi
- Coming About: 2.2 mi
- Spread the Word: 2.8 mi
- Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8): 3.1 mi
- Tiburon Portugese Mural Wall: 3.1 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
- Aramburu Island: 3.1 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 3.3 mi
- Compton Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 5.1 mi
- Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 5.1 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Battery Duncan: 0.7 mi
- Battery Cavallo: 1.0 mi
- Lone Sailor Monument: 1.1 mi
- Battery Yates: 1.1 mi
- Battery Spencer: 1.4 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.3 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.8 mi
- Killdeer Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Schoonmaker Beach: 1.2 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 2.3 mi
- Perles Beach: 2.3 mi
- Bramble Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 2.9 mi
- Brig Matthew Turner: 1.4 mi
- Golden Gate Bridge: 1.8 mi
- Historic Bake House: 2.3 mi
- Welcome Center: 2.8 mi
- Palace of Fine Arts: 3.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.3 mi
- Huntington Falls: 5.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 5.9 mi
- Dawn Falls: 7.7 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 9.5 mi
- Old Spring: 2.8 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.0 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 7.5 mi
- Rock Springs: 8.4 mi
- Colier Spring: 8.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 0.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 7.3 mi
- Vent 5: 7.8 mi
- Rock Fort: 10.8 mi
- Aramai Point: 16.7 mi
- Winehaven: 7.9 mi
- Lynn: 13.9 mi
- Eckley: 20.7 mi
- Russell City: 23.2 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 3.5 mi
- Quarters A: 7.0 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 7.0 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 3.5 mi
- Temple: 19.9 mi
- Keyhole: 20.4 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Swede's Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | NW 316° | 784 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | NW 309° | 778 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | NW 313° | 744 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | NW 307° | 527 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bare Knoll | WNW 296° | 478 m | 8.4 mi |
| Wooded Knoll | WNW 296° | 465 m | 8.4 mi |
| Cardiac Hill | WNW 297° | 413 m | 7.5 mi |
| Richardson East | W 281° | 339 m | 1.0 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
The nearest NOAA station publishes daily tide predictions.
NOAA CO-OPS station Sausalito, CA, under a mile away — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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