Joseph Strauss Legacy Circle
Joseph Strauss Legacy Circle is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Mount Tamalpais West Point stands 527 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Men of Vision, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
statue commemorating the engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge
Wikidata Q121012543, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 2012-05-27
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Men of Vision: 0.0 mi
- Battery Lancaster: 0.0 mi
- Battery Cranston: 0.1 mi
- 1st European ship (San Carlos) 1775, Castillo de San Joaquin 1794: 0.2 mi
- Ft. Point 1861: historic civil engineering landmark: 0.2 mi
- Welcome Center: 0.0 mi
- Golden Gate Bridge: 1.0 mi
- Palace of Fine Arts: 1.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 2.5 mi
- Conservatory of Flowers: 2.6 mi
- Spread the Word: 0.3 mi
- Fort Statue: 0.3 mi
- The Ordonez Gun: 1.1 mi
- Spire: 1.4 mi
- Yoda Fountain: 1.5 mi
- Rob Hill: 0.9 mi
- Presidio Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hawk Hill: 1.9 mi
- Cannon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Slacker Hill: 2.0 mi
- Compton Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 2.3 mi
- Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 2.3 mi
- Promenade Gardens: 2.4 mi
- George and Judy Marcus Garden of Enchantment: 2.5 mi
- Outpost Meadow: 1.0 mi
- Presidio Tunnel Tops: 1.1 mi
- Mountain Lake Park: 1.5 mi
- Little Marina Green: 1.5 mi
- Richmond Playground: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 1.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.1 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.2 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 3.8 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 5.7 mi
- Aramburu Island: 5.8 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 6.1 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 0.5 mi
- East Beach: 1.3 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 2.1 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 2.2 mi
- Swede's Beach: 2.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.5 mi
- Huntington Falls: 2.7 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 6.9 mi
- Kent Falls: 7.7 mi
- Dawn Falls: 10.2 mi
- El Polín Spring: 1.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 1.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 1.5 mi
- Old Spring: 4.4 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 9.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Vent 5: 9.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 9.2 mi
- Rock Fort: 13.5 mi
- Aramai Point: 14.0 mi
- Winehaven: 10.4 mi
- Lynn: 13.2 mi
- Russell City: 21.5 mi
- Eckley: 22.6 mi
- Stokes Landing: 23.2 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 3.0 mi
- Quarters A: 6.2 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 3.5 mi
- Temple: 21.5 mi
- Keyhole: 22.0 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Joseph Strauss Legacy Circle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | NW 319° | 527 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cardiac Hill | NW 312° | 413 m | 9.3 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSE 165° | 371 m | 8.6 mi |
| Richardson East | NNW 337° | 338.6 m | 3.2 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NW 322° | 317.297 m | 4.2 mi |
| Knob Hill | NNW 331° | 285 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSE 166° | 283 m | 5.0 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NNW 337° | 282 m | 2.0 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 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6467168692
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