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150 Years of Service on the Oldest Railroad in the West With Continuous Passenger Service

150 Years of Service on the Oldest Railroad in the West With Continuous Passenger Service from directly overhead

150 Years of Service on the Oldest Railroad in the West With Continuous Passenger Service is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Microcosmic, a artwork 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2014-01-18

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77676, -122.39478

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Learning Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Sister City Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • F.A.R.M.: 0.7 mi
  • East Garden: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.9 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.4 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.0 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 8.0 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 8.1 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 8.7 mi
Beaches: 56
Springs: 16
Waterfalls: 15
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of 150 Years of Service on the Oldest Railroad in the West With Continuous Passenger Service. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 200°371 m6.6 mi
Richardson EastNW 312°338.6 m7.6 mi
Peak 1041NW 308°317.297 m8.8 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 230°283 m4.2 mi
Slacker HillNW 308°282 m6.6 mi
Hawk HillWNW 302°281 m6.7 mi
Mount SutroWSW 249°278 m3.6 mi
Noe PeakWSW 239°274 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunrise.

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 5080 °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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13510279775

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