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Ft. Point 1861: historic civil engineering landmark

Ft. Point 1861: historic civil engineering landmark from directly overhead

Ft. Point 1861: historic civil engineering landmark is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Mount Tamalpais West Point stands 527 m to the northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is 1st European ship (San Carlos) 1775, Castillo de San Joaquin 1794, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Built
1976
Material
metal
Inscription
California Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Fort Point 1861 San Francisco Section American Society of Civil Engineers 1976
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.81045, -122.47705
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
  • Compton Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 2.5 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 2.5 mi
  • Promenade Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • George and Judy Marcus Garden of Enchantment: 2.7 mi
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Pod A: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 2.9 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.4 mi
  • Temple: 21.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 21.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Ft. Point 1861: historic civil engineering landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais West PointNW 319°527 m9.7 mi
Cardiac HillNW 312°413 m9.1 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 165°371 m8.8 mi
Richardson EastNNW 337°338.6 m3.0 mi
Peak 1041NW 321°317.297 m4.0 mi
Knob HillNNW 331°285 m9.8 mi
Mount DavidsonSSE 165°283 m5.2 mi
Slacker HillNNW 338°282 m1.8 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:2316:1416:55

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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10815354120

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