Dewey Monument
Dewey Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Goddess of Victory, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Dewey Monument is a memorial statue by Robert Ingersoll Aitken in San Francisco, California, located at the center of Union Square. Union Square is bounded by Geary, Powell, Post and Stockton streets. The monument is dedicated to Admiral George Dewey and commemorates his victory in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War. Work on the monument began in 1901 and it was dedicated in 1903.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1901.
Wikidata Q5268201, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1903
- Height
- 25.9 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Goddess of Victory: 0.0 mi
- Convergence: Commute Patterns: 0.0 mi
- Butterflight: 0.0 mi
- Labyrinthine Heart: 0.0 mi
- Ruth Asawa’s San Francisco Fountain: 0.1 mi
- Nob Hill: 0.6 mi
- Russian Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rincon Hill: 0.9 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.1 mi
- Fort Funston: 7.0 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.1 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Tern Nesting: 8.2 mi
- Union Square: 0.0 mi
- Saint Mary's Square: 0.3 mi
- Annie St Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Boeddeker Park: 0.3 mi
- Yerba Buena Gardens: 0.4 mi
- East Garden: 0.4 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.5 mi
- Oasis at 50 Jones: 0.5 mi
- Tenderloin People’s Garden: 0.7 mi
- California Bell: 0.2 mi
- Rose Pak Memorial Tree: 0.3 mi
- Sun Yat-sen's statue: 0.3 mi
- Chinese-American World War Memorial: 0.3 mi
- "Comfort Women" Column of Strength: 0.3 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 2.0 mi
- East Beach: 2.7 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 4.1 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 4.8 mi
- Perles Beach: 4.9 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 2.9 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.2 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 7.1 mi
- Dragon Gate: 0.2 mi
- Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market): 0.2 mi
- California and Powell streets: 0.3 mi
- Bank of Canton (former Chinese Telephone Exchange): 0.5 mi
- Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory: 0.5 mi
- Huntington Falls: 3.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.7 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.5 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.4 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.6 mi
- Old Spring: 8.1 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 13.1 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 14.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 14.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 4.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 9.0 mi
- Vent 5: 13.0 mi
- Aramai Point: 13.5 mi
- Chab: 15.7 mi
- Lynn: 9.6 mi
- Winehaven: 11.3 mi
- Russell City: 17.6 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.5 mi
- Eckley: 21.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 2.8 mi
- Quarters A: 2.8 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.9 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 7.5 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Dewey Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 192° | 371 m | 7.1 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 311° | 339 m | 6.6 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NW 307° | 317 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SW 216° | 283 m | 4.2 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NW 306° | 282 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 299° | 281 m | 5.7 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 233° | 278 m | 3.4 mi |
| Noe Peak | SW 221° | 274 m | 3.3 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 way/616479962
Take the scenic way to Dewey Monument.
Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.