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Lone Sailor Monument

Lone Sailor Monument from directly overhead

Lone Sailor Monument is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bay Area Discovery Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.83266, -122.47995

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
Parks
Artworks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites
Gardens
  • Compton Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 4.0 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 4.0 mi
  • Michelangelo Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Promenade Gardens: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.2 mi
  • Temple: 20.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 9.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Lone Sailor Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais East PeakNW 321°784 m8.5 mi
Mount Tamalpais Middle PeakNW 318°744 m8.8 mi
Mount Tamalpais West PointNW 313°527 m8.5 mi
Cardiac HillNW 304°413 m8.0 mi
Richardson EastNW 321°338.6 m1.6 mi
Peak 1041NW 304°317.297 m2.8 mi
Knob HillNNW 327°285 m8.4 mi
Mount DavidsonSSE 167°283 m6.7 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 solstice07:2316:1416:55

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/669137728

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