Beethoven
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Beethoven is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Wooded Knoll stands 465 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Verdi, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Sculpture in San Francisco, California, United States - part of a series.
Wikidata Q118534034, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1915-08-06
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Spreckels Temple of Music: 0.0 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 0.1 mi
- San Francisco Botanical Garden: 0.2 mi
- Chinese Pavillion: 0.3 mi
- Conservatory of Flowers: 0.5 mi
- California Academy of Sciences: 0.1 mi
- Counterculture Museum: 1.1 mi
- Gadar Memorial: 1.4 mi
- San Francisco Fire Department Pioneer Museum: 1.6 mi
- John Wickett Museum of Exotica: 1.7 mi
- Music Concourse: 0.1 mi
- Argonne Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Hippie Hill: 0.5 mi
- Golden Gate Park: 0.7 mi
- 15th Avenue Steps: 0.7 mi
- Heidelberg Hill: 0.1 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 0.4 mi
- Grand View Hill: 0.9 mi
- Mount Sutro: 1.0 mi
- Ignatius Heights: 1.0 mi
- Corridor Pin, Blue: 0.1 mi
- Winged Woman Walking VI: 0.1 mi
- Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Two Piece Reclining Figure No. 9: 0.1 mi
- Minuteman: 0.1 mi
- Fort Funston: 3.9 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.5 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 8.4 mi
- Aramburu Island: 8.5 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 2.3 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 2.4 mi
- East Beach: 2.7 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 4.4 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 4.4 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 0.1 mi
- Garden of Fragrance: 0.1 mi
- Mediterranean Garden: 0.1 mi
- Ancient Plant Garden: 0.1 mi
- Verdi: 0.0 mi
- Roman Gladiator: 0.1 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 0.1 mi
- To the memory of Charles H. Graham: 0.2 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant: 0.2 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.7 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 2.4 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 5.1 mi
- Huntington Falls: 0.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 0.6 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.4 mi
- Kent Falls: 10.0 mi
- Dawn Falls: 12.8 mi
- El Polín Spring: 1.7 mi
- Old Spring: 6.7 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 11.5 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 12.1 mi
- Rock Springs: 12.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Vent 5: 11.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 11.3 mi
- Aramai Point: 11.4 mi
- Rock Fort: 16.1 mi
- Winehaven: 12.9 mi
- Lynn: 13.0 mi
- Russell City: 19.9 mi
- Stokes Landing: 21.3 mi
- Eckley: 24.4 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 4.6 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Quarters A: 6.3 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 5.3 mi
- Temple: 23.4 mi
- Keyhole: 23.9 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Beethoven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wooded Knoll | NW 318° | 465 m | 12.3 mi |
| Cardiac Hill | NW 320° | 413 m | 11.5 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSE 163° | 371 m | 5.9 mi |
| Richardson East | NNW 343° | 339 m | 5.9 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NNW 333° | 317 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSE 160° | 283 m | 2.3 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NNW 345° | 282 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NNW 338° | 281 m | 4.4 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 | 07:22 | 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1210652265
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