Mechanics Monument
Mechanics Monument is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Original 1848 shoreline, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Mechanics Monument, also known as The Mechanics, Mechanics Statue, or Mechanics Fountain since it originally featured as the centerpiece of a pool of water at the base during the first five years, is a bronze sculpture group by Douglas Tilden, located at the intersection of Market, Bush and Battery Streets in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Dates from 1901.
Wikidata Q17021242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1901
- Elevation
- 5 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Original 1848 shoreline: 0.0 mi
- Liberty Bell Slot Machine: 0.0 mi
- Original 1848 shoreline: 0.0 mi
- William Alexander Leidesdorff: 0.1 mi
- Admission Day Monument: 0.2 mi
- Battery Bridge Mural: 0.0 mi
- My Heart: 0.1 mi
- The Hawaiians (Mother and Child): 0.2 mi
- Wild: 0.2 mi
- The Band: 0.2 mi
- Ecker Square: 0.1 mi
- 50 Beale Street Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Rooftop Park: 0.2 mi
- Urban Park: 0.2 mi
- Maritime Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Salesforce Park Cable Car: 0.2 mi
- Transamerica Pyramid: 0.3 mi
- Dragon Gate: 0.4 mi
- San Francisco Ferry Building: 0.4 mi
- Bank of Canton (former Chinese Telephone Exchange): 0.5 mi
- 123 Mission Plaza: 0.3 mi
- East Garden: 0.4 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.5 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 0.8 mi
- Rincon Hill: 0.6 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 0.9 mi
- Nob Hill: 0.9 mi
- Russian Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.6 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.3 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 5.3 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 5.3 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.9 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.2 mi
- Fort Funston: 7.5 mi
- Tern Nesting: 7.8 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 2.0 mi
- East Beach: 3.1 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 4.5 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 4.7 mi
- Radio Beach: 4.8 mi
- Huntington Falls: 4.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.5 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 5.0 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.7 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.5 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.1 mi
- Old Spring: 8.4 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 13.3 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 5.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 8.7 mi
- Vent 5: 13.3 mi
- Aramai Point: 13.9 mi
- Chab: 15.3 mi
- Lynn: 9.1 mi
- Winehaven: 11.1 mi
- Russell City: 17.4 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.4 mi
- Eckley: 21.1 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 2.3 mi
- Quarters A: 2.3 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 7.3 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 7.9 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Mechanics Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 195° | 371 m | 7.4 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 307° | 338.6 m | 6.8 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 303° | 317.297 m | 8.1 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SW 219° | 283 m | 4.7 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 302° | 282 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 295° | 281 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 234° | 278 m | 3.9 mi |
| Noe Peak | SW 224° | 274 m | 3.8 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 | 19:56 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358803325
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