Mohandas K. Gandhi
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Mohandas K. Gandhi is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Echoes: A Voice From Uncharted Waters, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
The story
Mohandas K. Gandhi is a 1988 bronze sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi sculpted by Zlatko Paunov and Steven Lowe. It is located in the plaza to the southeast of the San Francisco Ferry Building along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California, United States. The 8-foot (2.4 m) tall sculpture is mounted on a block which bears a plaque, raised on two steps. It was a gift from the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation.
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Dates from 1988.
Wikidata Q17011318, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1988-10-03
- Height
- 2.4 m
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Echoes: A Voice From Uncharted Waters: 0.1 mi
- Corpus: 0.1 mi
- La Chiffonnière: 0.2 mi
- Vaillancourt Fountain: 0.2 mi
- Reconstruction (a new beginning): 0.2 mi
- San Francisco Ferry Building: 0.1 mi
- Bayside History Walk: 0.2 mi
- Salesforce Park Cable Car: 0.4 mi
- Transamerica Pyramid: 0.6 mi
- Filbert Steps: 0.8 mi
- Location of former Embarcadero Freeway: 0.1 mi
- The River Lines: 0.2 mi
- Colombo Market Arch: 0.4 mi
- Hills Brothers Coffee: 0.4 mi
- Mechanics Monument: 0.5 mi
- San Francisco Railway Museum: 0.1 mi
- Pier 24: 0.5 mi
- Exploratorium: 0.5 mi
- Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco: 0.6 mi
- San Francisco Historical Society Museum: 0.6 mi
- Embarcadero Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Rincon Park: 0.3 mi
- Urban Park: 0.3 mi
- 50 Beale Street Plaza: 0.4 mi
- The Crossing at East Cut: 0.4 mi
- 123 Mission Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 0.8 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 0.8 mi
- East Garden: 0.8 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Rincon Hill: 0.7 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 0.9 mi
- Russian Hill: 1.2 mi
- Nob Hill: 1.3 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.9 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.6 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 5.1 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 5.1 mi
- East Bay #1: 5.2 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.6 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.3 mi
- Tern Nesting: 7.4 mi
- Fort Funston: 7.9 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 2.2 mi
- East Beach: 3.3 mi
- Radio Beach: 4.4 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 4.6 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 4.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.3 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.4 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.5 mi
- Old Spring: 8.6 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 13.5 mi
- Huntington Falls: 4.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 5.3 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.9 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.6 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 5.2 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 8.4 mi
- Vent 5: 13.6 mi
- Aramai Point: 14.3 mi
- Chab: 15.1 mi
- Lynn: 8.7 mi
- Winehaven: 10.9 mi
- Russell City: 17.2 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.3 mi
- Eckley: 20.6 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 1.8 mi
- Quarters A: 1.9 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 7.6 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 8.1 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 198° | 371 m | 7.8 mi |
| Richardson East | WNW 304° | 338.6 m | 7.0 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 300° | 317.297 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SW 220° | 283 m | 5.2 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 297° | 282 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 292° | 281 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 234° | 278 m | 4.4 mi |
| Noe Peak | SW 225° | 274 m | 4.3 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 | 18:33 | 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/174999601
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