Historic site · California
Poet's Corner
Poet's Corner is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ina Donna Coolbrith, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Dedicated by the Ina Coolbrith circle 1984
How to reach it
Coordinates37.79840, -122.41362
Named places within 25 miles
Parks: 60
- Ina Coolbrith Park: 0.0 mi
- Molinari Mana Park: 0.1 mi
- Marini Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Woh Hei Yuen Recreation Center: 0.2 mi
- Broadway Tunnel West Mini Park: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Russian Hill: 0.1 mi
- Nob Hill: 0.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 0.9 mi
- Rincon Hill: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Enter the Cafe: 0.2 mi
- Frank Marini: 0.2 mi
- Ping Yuen Mural: 0.3 mi
- Jazz mural: 0.4 mi
- Language of Birds: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Cable Car Powerhouse and Barn: 0.3 mi
- The Beat Museum: 0.4 mi
- Chinese Historical Society of America: 0.4 mi
- WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall: 0.5 mi
- Antique Vibrator Museum: 0.6 mi
Gardens: 59
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 0.5 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 0.6 mi
- East Garden: 1.1 mi
- Sister City Gardens: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.3 mi
- Fort Funston: 7.2 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 7.5 mi
- Tern Nesting: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Ina Donna Coolbrith: 0.0 mi
- Fire Fighter's Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Juana Briones, Pioneer Settler of Yerba Buena: 0.3 mi
- Rosie the Riveter Plaza: 0.4 mi
- George Sterling Memorial: 0.5 mi
Picnic sites: 54
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 0.6 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 2.4 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.2 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 54
- East Beach: 2.2 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 2.8 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 4.0 mi
- Perles Beach: 4.1 mi
Attractions
- Lombard Street: 0.4 mi
- City Lights Booksellers: 0.4 mi
- Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory: 0.4 mi
- Alhambra Theatre: 0.5 mi
- Bank of Canton (former Chinese Telephone Exchange): 0.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 3.9 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 5.4 mi
- Kent Falls: 10.8 mi
- Dawn Falls: 12.6 mi
Springs: 10
- El Polín Spring: 2.2 mi
- Old Spring: 7.5 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 12.4 mi
- Rock Springs: 13.4 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 4.1 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 8.4 mi
- Vent 5: 12.4 mi
- Aramai Point: 14.1 mi
- Rock Fort: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Lynn: 9.9 mi
- Winehaven: 10.6 mi
- Russell City: 18.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 20.3 mi
- Eckley: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 2.9 mi
- Quarters A: 2.9 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Bird Island Arch: 7.0 mi
- Temple: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Poet's Corner. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | S 189° | 371 m | 7.8 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 308° | 339 m | 5.9 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 304° | 317 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSW 208° | 283 m | 4.7 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 302° | 282 m | 4.9 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 294° | 281 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 221° | 278 m | 3.7 mi |
| Noe Peak | SSW 210° | 274 m | 3.7 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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