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Meryl Bennington Rose Garden

Meryl Bennington Rose Garden from directly overhead

Meryl Bennington Rose Garden is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 45 m. Montara Mountain North Peak stands 570 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is HSS Courtyard, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
Meryl Bennington Rose Garden Created by “Benny” and lovingly dedicated to his memory by campus friends 1932-1985
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.72166, -122.47696
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Head of St. Francis: 0.0 mi
  • Tiger sculpture: 0.1 mi
  • Hall of fame photo collage: 0.2 mi
  • Couple's Statue: 0.2 mi
  • Waterfall Column: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Fairy Circle: 0.1 mi
  • Secret Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Robert Pender Park: 0.3 mi
  • Junipero Serra Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Merced Heights Playground: 0.5 mi
Museums
Peaks
  • City College Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Mount Davidson: 1.7 mi
  • Edgehill Heights: 1.8 mi
  • Forest Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Larsen Peak: 2.0 mi
Attractions
  • Gregangelo Museum: 0.9 mi
  • Fake Seagull: 1.1 mi
  • Grizzly Gulch: 1.4 mi
  • Eagle Island: 1.4 mi
  • Chacoan Peccary: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 1.4 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 7.8 mi
  • Pedro Point Headlands: 9.6 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.7 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 58
Gardens
  • HSS Courtyard: 0.0 mi
  • Stormwater / Roofwater Management Bioswales: 0.1 mi
  • Landscape Learning Library: 0.1 mi
  • Garden of Remembrance: 0.1 mi
  • Habitat Gardens: 0.2 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.2 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 5.7 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 6.4 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 53
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Meryl Bennington Rose Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Montara Mountain North PeakS570 m11.1 mi
Peak MountainS545 m11.1 mi
South PeakS545 m11.4 mi
Montara KnobS487 m11.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSE371 m3.3 mi
Richardson EastN339 m9.0 mi
San Pedro MountainS325 m10.4 mi
Peak 1041NNW317 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5818:3419:08
December solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10789049081

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