Portola Expedition Historical Marker
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Portola Expedition Historical Marker is a historic site in California, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. Bald Knob stands 637 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pacifica State Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away.
The story
park in San Mateo County, California, United States of America
Wikidata Q49545259, matched on coordinates and name (7 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 5 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pacifica State Beach: 0.1 mi
- San Pedro Beach: 0.1 mi
- Rockaway Beach: 0.7 mi
- Devils Slide Beach: 2.4 mi
- Gray Whale Cove State Beach: 2.5 mi
- Sanchez Adobe Park: 0.9 mi
- Oddstad Park: 0.9 mi
- White Field Park: 1.0 mi
- Sanchez Park: 1.3 mi
- Tonini Field: 1.4 mi
- Sanchez Adobe Visitor Center: 0.9 mi
- Pacifica Coastside Museum: 2.5 mi
- Millbrae Museum: 5.7 mi
- Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum: 6.2 mi
- Colma Historical Museum: 6.2 mi
- Pedro Point Headlands: 1.1 mi
- McNee Ranch State Park: 3.2 mi
- San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 3.3 mi
- Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Quarry Park: 6.4 mi
- Cattle Hill: 1.2 mi
- San Pedro Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Peak Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Montara Mountain North Peak: 2.9 mi
- Montara Knob: 3.0 mi
- Liberty Garden: 1.2 mi
- Portola Discovery Site of San Francisco Bay: 2.4 mi
- Carl Patrick McCarthy Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Ready Room: 2.4 mi
- High Power Acquisition Radar Building: 2.5 mi
- San Pedro Valley County Park Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- Creekside Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Fitzgerald Marine Reserve: 5.2 mi
- SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO THE INDUSTRIAL CITY: 6.3 mi
- Lover's Rock: 8.9 mi
- Black Rhino: 9.2 mi
- Bongo: 9.2 mi
- Evohelix: 5.4 mi
- Spirit of Millbrae: 5.7 mi
- over the fence: 6.2 mi
- Anemone: 6.2 mi
- Shell: 6.3 mi
- Quarry Park Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Gateway Garden: 7.2 mi
- Serenity Garden: 7.4 mi
- Burlingame Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Brisbane Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- El Polín Spring: 13.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 13.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 13.7 mi
- Summit Spring: 16.0 mi
- Summit Spring: 16.0 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 9.6 mi
- Huntington Falls: 11.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 12.0 mi
- Kent Falls: 20.2 mi
- Laurel Dell Falls: 23.6 mi
- Aramai Point: 0.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Vent 5: 20.3 mi
- Chab: 22.3 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 22.9 mi
- Purissima: 14.3 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.3 mi
- Lynn: 20.2 mi
- Russell City: 20.4 mi
- Winehaven: 24.8 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 15.1 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 16.3 mi
- Quarters A: 16.3 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 15.7 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Portola Expedition Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | SSE 147° | 637 m | 14.5 mi |
| Kings Mountain | SE 139° | 637 m | 14.6 mi |
| Scarper Peak | SE 141° | 592.5 m | 6.3 mi |
| Montara Mountain North Peak | SSE 154° | 570 m | 2.9 mi |
| Peak Mountain | SSE 162° | 545 m | 2.8 mi |
| South Peak | SSE 159° | 545 m | 3.2 mi |
| Ox Hill | SE 141° | 542 m | 6.6 mi |
| Montara Knob | SSE 164° | 487 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pacifica 4 SSE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358776017
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