Historic site · California
Circle of Peace
Circle of Peace is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is California Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
How to reach it
Coordinates37.76939, -122.46370
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- California Academy of Sciences: 0.1 mi
- Counterculture Museum: 0.9 mi
- Gadar Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Randall Museum: 1.4 mi
- San Francisco Fire Department Pioneer Museum: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Swimming With A Flamingo: 0.2 mi
- Live: 0.2 mi
- Eat, Travel, Play, Care: 0.2 mi
- Spin: 0.2 mi
- The Cider Press: 0.2 mi
Parks
- Music Concourse: 0.2 mi
- Hippie Hill: 0.3 mi
- Argonne Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Rossi Playground Edward St Annex: 0.7 mi
- Angelo Rossi Park: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Heidelberg Hill: 0.3 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 0.6 mi
- Ignatius Heights: 0.8 mi
- Mount Sutro: 0.9 mi
- Lone Mountain: 0.9 mi
Attractions
- Spreckels Temple of Music: 0.3 mi
- Conservatory of Flowers: 0.3 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 0.4 mi
- San Francisco Botanical Garden: 0.4 mi
- McLaren Lodge: 0.5 mi
Gardens: 58
- California Garden: 0.0 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.2 mi
- John McLaren Memorial Rhododendron Dell: 0.2 mi
- Celebration Garden: 0.2 mi
- Conservatory Valley: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 4.0 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.6 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 8.4 mi
- Aramburu Island: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 57
- Marshall's Beach: 2.4 mi
- East Beach: 2.6 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 2.6 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 4.2 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Hemophilia Circle: 0.1 mi
- Crossroads Circle: 0.1 mi
- Dedicated to the memory of James J. Nealon: 0.1 mi
- National AIDS Memorial Grove: 0.1 mi
- Pine Crescent: 0.1 mi
Picnic sites: 54
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 2.4 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 0.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 0.8 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.3 mi
- Kent Falls: 10.1 mi
- Dawn Falls: 12.9 mi
Springs: 9
- El Polín Spring: 1.7 mi
- Old Spring: 6.8 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 11.7 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 12.3 mi
- Rock Springs: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 4.6 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 11.2 mi
- Vent 5: 11.3 mi
- Aramai Point: 11.4 mi
- Rock Fort: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 12.8 mi
- Winehaven: 12.8 mi
- Russell City: 19.7 mi
- Stokes Landing: 21.1 mi
- Eckley: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 4.8 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.1 mi
- Quarters A: 6.1 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 5.5 mi
- Temple: 23.6 mi
- Keyhole: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Circle of Peace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Hill | NW 320° | 413 m | 11.6 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSE 165° | 371 m | 5.9 mi |
| Richardson East | NNW 341° | 339 m | 5.9 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NNW 332° | 317 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSE 165° | 283 m | 2.2 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NNW 343° | 282 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NNW 335° | 281 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SSE 155° | 278 m | 0.9 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.
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