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Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Thomas Starr King, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

The Miguel de Cervantes Memorial by Joseph Jacinto Mora is located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The memorial depicts two of Miguel de Cervantes characters, Sancho Panza and Don Quixote, kneeling before a bust of his head.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q96657990, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1916-09-03

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77224, -122.46675

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Picnic sites
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.8 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
  • Marshall's Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 2.4 mi
  • East Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Crane Cove Beach: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.2 mi
  • Temple: 23.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 23.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 11.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Miguel de Cervantes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW 320°413 m11.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 164°371 m6.1 mi
Richardson EastNNW 342°338.6 m5.7 mi
Peak 1041NNW 332°317.297 m6.5 mi
Mount DavidsonSSE 163°283 m2.5 mi
Slacker HillNNW 344°282 m4.5 mi
Hawk HillNNW 336°281 m4.3 mi
Mount SutroSSE 152°278 m1.1 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 solstice07:2216:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1350854580

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