Historic site · California
Matthew Hall McAllister
Matthew Hall McAllister is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Civic Center Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1915
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- (Sculpture, left page of book:) LEX | (Base, front:) HALL MCALLISTER | LEADER OF THE CALIFORNIA BAR | LEARNED ABLE ELOQUENT | FEARLESS ADVOCATE | A COURTEOUS FOE
How to reach it
Coordinates37.78002, -122.41939
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: 0.2 mi
- Tenderloin Museum: 0.4 mi
- International Art Museum of America: 0.5 mi
- Japantown Peace Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Antique Vibrator Museum: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Hayes Hill: 0.9 mi
- Alamo Heights: 0.9 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 0.9 mi
- Nob Hill: 0.9 mi
- Russian Hill: 1.2 mi
Parks: 59
- Civic Center Plaza: 0.1 mi
- War Memorial Court: 0.1 mi
- Turk-Hyde Mini Park: 0.3 mi
- Urban Alchemy Oasis: 0.3 mi
- The Commons: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 6.1 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.0 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.8 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 8.5 mi
Artworks
- Large Four Piece Reclining Figure: 0.1 mi
- W.F.T. (San Francisco): 0.2 mi
- Double L Excentric Gyratory: 0.2 mi
- Balanced, Unbalanced T: 0.2 mi
- Cyclone Fragment: 0.2 mi
Gardens: 57
- Tenderloin Peoples' Garden: 0.1 mi
- Tenderloin People’s Garden: 0.1 mi
- Oasis at 50 Jones: 0.4 mi
- Page & Laguna Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Howard & Langton Mini Park Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 56
- San Francisco Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman: 0.2 mi
- Ashurbanipal: 0.2 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 0.2 mi
- California Native Americans: 0.2 mi
Beaches: 56
- Crane Cove Beach: 2.1 mi
- East Beach: 2.5 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 3.6 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 4.8 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 54
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 2.6 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.5 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 6.7 mi
Attractions
- Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market): 0.7 mi
- Painted Ladies: 0.8 mi
- Alamo Square Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Alamo Square: 0.9 mi
- California and Powell streets: 1.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 3.1 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.3 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.1 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.3 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.4 mi
Springs: 10
- El Polín Spring: 2.1 mi
- Old Spring: 7.9 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 12.9 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
- Rock Springs: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 4.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 9.7 mi
- Vent 5: 12.8 mi
- Aramai Point: 12.8 mi
- Chab: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 10.3 mi
- Winehaven: 11.8 mi
- Russell City: 17.9 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.7 mi
- Eckley: 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 3.6 mi
- Quarters A: 3.7 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 7.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Matthew Hall McAllister. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | S 188° | 371 m | 6.5 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 319° | 339 m | 6.5 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NW 313° | 317 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSW 213° | 283 m | 3.4 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NW 315° | 282 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NW 308° | 281 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 234° | 278 m | 2.6 mi |
| Noe Peak | SW 218° | 274 m | 2.5 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 | 07:22 | 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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