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California’s 1st municipal greenhouse 1879

California’s 1st municipal greenhouse 1879 from directly overhead

California’s 1st municipal greenhouse 1879 is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is La Rose des Vents, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

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What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77229, -122.46010

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • La Rose des Vents: 0.0 mi
  • Eat, Travel, Play, Care: 0.1 mi
  • LOVE blocks, by Misfit Toys: 0.1 mi
  • Swimming With A Flamingo: 0.1 mi
  • Spin: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Hippie Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Rossi Playground Edward St Annex: 0.4 mi
  • Music Concourse: 0.4 mi
  • Angelo Rossi Park: 0.5 mi
  • Panhandle: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 58
Nature reserves
Beaches: 56
  • Marshall's Beach: 2.3 mi
  • East Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 2.7 mi
  • Crane Cove Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
Picnic sites: 54
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.1 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.2 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.5 mi
  • Temple: 23.7 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of California’s 1st municipal greenhouse 1879. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW413 m11.6 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE371 m6.0 mi
Richardson EastNNW339 m5.8 mi
Peak 1041NNW317 m6.7 mi
Mount DavidsonS283 m2.4 mi
Slacker HillNNW282 m4.6 mi
Hawk HillNNW281 m4.4 mi
Mount SutroS278 m1.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9941775798

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