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Hills Brothers Coffee

Hills Brothers Coffee from directly overhead

Hills Brothers Coffee is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is BOW, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78953, -122.38876

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.3 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.4 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.8 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 7.8 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.8 mi
Parks: 58
  • Rincon Park: 0.1 mi
  • Rincon Place: 0.2 mi
  • Emerald Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Crossing at East Cut: 0.3 mi
  • PG&E Plaza: 0.3 mi
Gardens: 57
Historic sites: 56
Beaches: 54
Picnic sites: 54
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.9 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
  • Neptune: 6.2 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 6.3 mi
Springs: 20
Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Hills Brothers Coffee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW371 m7.5 mi
Richardson EastNW339 m7.3 mi
Peak 1041WNW317 m8.6 mi
Mount DavidsonSW283 m5.0 mi
Slacker HillWNW282 m6.3 mi
Hawk HillWNW281 m6.6 mi
Mount SutroWSW278 m4.3 mi
Noe PeakSW274 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11021366893

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