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California Volunteers Memorial

California Volunteers Memorial is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 34 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wiggle Bike Mural, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

The story

California Volunteers, also known as the California Volunteers' Memorial and the Spanish–American War Memorial, is an outdoor sculpture installed in 1906 by Douglas Tilden.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q21593039, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
34 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.76887, -122.42681

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
Attractions
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Alamo Heights: 0.6 mi
  • Hayes Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Corona Heights: 0.7 mi
  • Buena Vista Heights: 0.8 mi
  • Dolores Heights: 0.9 mi
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.9 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • Crane Cove Beach: 2.2 mi
  • East Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Marshall's Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of California Volunteers Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 185°371 m5.6 mi
Richardson EastNW 325°338.6 m6.9 mi
Peak 1041NW 319°317.297 m7.9 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 214°283 m2.6 mi
Slacker HillNW 323°282 m5.7 mi
Hawk HillNW 316°281 m5.7 mi
Mount SutroWSW 246°278 m1.8 mi
Noe PeakSW 224°274 m1.7 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 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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358803219

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