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First Public School in California

First Public School in California from directly overhead

First Public School in California is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Goddess of Democracy, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

Site of the first public school in California.

The record

What the record says

Built
1957
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.79454, -122.40547
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks: 60
  • Empire Park: 0.1 mi
  • Willie "Woo Woo" Wong Park: 0.1 mi
  • Saint Mary's Square: 0.2 mi
  • Transamerica Redwood Park: 0.2 mi
  • Woh Hei Yuen Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.6 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.8 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.2 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.4 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 58
Historic sites: 56
  • 1st U.S. Flag Raised in San Francisco: 0.0 mi
  • The Birthplace of a Great City: 0.1 mi
  • Pony Express’ western headquarters: 0.1 mi
  • Site of First U.S. Branch Mint: 0.1 mi
  • Hudson's Bay Company: 0.1 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.9 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.5 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 54
Attractions
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of First Public School in California. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW371 m7.6 mi
Richardson EastNW339 m6.4 mi
Peak 1041WNW317 m7.6 mi
Mount DavidsonSW283 m4.7 mi
Slacker HillWNW282 m5.4 mi
Hawk HillWNW281 m5.6 mi
Mount SutroSW278 m3.8 mi
Noe PeakSW274 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7177796751

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