Admission Day Monument
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Admission Day Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Annie St Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Admission Day Monument is an 1897 sculpture by Douglas Tilden, located at the intersection of Market Street and Montgomery Street in San Francisco, California, United States. It commemorates California Admission Day (September 9, 1850), the date on which the state became part of the Union, following the Mexican–American War of 1848. Other names for the sculpture include Admission Day, the Admission Day Fountain, the California Admissions Day Monument, Native Son Monument, Native Sons' Monument, Native Sons Monument, and Phelan Fountain.
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Wikidata Q16001844, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1897
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lightfold: 0.2 mi
- Locks and Keys for Harry Bridges: 0.2 mi
- Battery Bridge Mural: 0.2 mi
- The Band: 0.2 mi
- Local Color: 0.2 mi
- Rincon Hill: 0.6 mi
- Nob Hill: 0.8 mi
- Russian Hill: 0.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.4 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.2 mi
- Fort Funston: 7.2 mi
- Tern Nesting: 8.0 mi
- Annie St Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Ecker Square: 0.2 mi
- Rooftop Park: 0.2 mi
- Saint Mary's Square: 0.3 mi
- Yerba Buena Gardens: 0.3 mi
- East Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.4 mi
- 123 Mission Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Oasis at 50 Jones: 0.7 mi
- California Bell: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Bell Slot Machine: 0.2 mi
- Original 1848 shoreline: 0.2 mi
- Mechanics Monument: 0.2 mi
- "Comfort Women" Column of Strength: 0.2 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 1.9 mi
- East Beach: 3.0 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 4.4 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 4.8 mi
- Quarry Beach: 5.0 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.2 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.6 mi
- Neptune: 6.9 mi
- Dragon Gate: 0.2 mi
- Salesforce Park Cable Car: 0.3 mi
- Transamerica Pyramid: 0.4 mi
- Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market): 0.4 mi
- California and Powell streets: 0.5 mi
- Huntington Falls: 4.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.3 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.8 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.7 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.9 mi
- Old Spring: 8.3 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 13.3 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 14.2 mi
- Rock Springs: 14.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 5.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 8.9 mi
- Vent 5: 13.3 mi
- Aramai Point: 13.7 mi
- Chab: 15.4 mi
- Lynn: 9.3 mi
- Winehaven: 11.2 mi
- Russell City: 17.4 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.4 mi
- Eckley: 21.3 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 2.5 mi
- Quarters A: 2.5 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 7.2 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 7.8 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Admission Day Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 195° | 371 m | 7.3 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 309° | 339 m | 6.8 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NW 305° | 317 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SW 219° | 283 m | 4.5 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 304° | 282 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 297° | 281 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 235° | 278 m | 3.7 mi |
| Noe Peak | SW 224° | 274 m | 3.6 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 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/386573810
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