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Fire Fighter's Memorial

Fire Fighter's Memorial from directly overhead

Fire Fighter's Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Marini Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
1933
Inscription
To commemorate the volunteer fire department of San Francisco 1849-1866 Erected 1933 by bequest of Lillie Hitchcock Coit

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80084, -122.41068

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Frank Marini: 0.0 mi
  • Enter the Cafe: 0.2 mi
  • Jazz mural: 0.3 mi
  • Language of Birds: 0.3 mi
  • Ping Yuen Mural: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks
Gardens
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 2
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.1 mi
  • Temple: 24.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Fire Fighter's Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 190°371 m8.0 mi
Richardson EastNW 306°338.6 m5.9 mi
Peak 1041WNW 302°317.297 m7.2 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW 208°283 m4.9 mi
Slacker HillWNW 299°282 m4.9 mi
Hawk HillWNW 292°281 m5.2 mi
Mount SutroSW 221°278 m3.9 mi
Noe PeakSSW 211°274 m4.0 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 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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/411276940

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