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Commander Isaiah Nelson Memorial Hanging Gardens

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Commander Isaiah Nelson Memorial Hanging Gardens is a garden in California, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Dogpatch Arts Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.76183, -122.39291

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dogpatch Arts Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Pennsylvania Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Esprit Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mariposa Park: 0.2 mi
  • Woods Yard Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.6 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.3 mi
  • Fort Funston: 6.6 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 8.9 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.0 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 58
Springs: 15
Waterfalls: 14
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 9.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Commander Isaiah Nelson Memorial Hanging Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 204°371 m5.6 mi
Richardson EastNW 317°338.6 m8.4 mi
Peak 1041NW 312°317.297 m9.6 mi
Mount DavidsonWSW 244°283 m3.7 mi
Slacker HillNW 314°282 m7.3 mi
Hawk HillNW 309°281 m7.4 mi
Mount SutroW 266°278 m3.5 mi
Noe PeakWSW 257°274 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
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.

  • Rock Pigeon467 obs
  • Western Gull401 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk382 obs
  • Red Admiral341 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail323 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird314 obs
  • California poppy301 obs
  • Red Valerian243 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1192766844

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