Historic site · California
Robert W. Carroll
Robert W. Carroll is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Tamalpais West Point stands 527 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Dutch Windmill, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- In Memoriam Robert W. Carroll Dedicated to the beloved memory of Petty Officer First Class Bob Carroll [...] His dedication and leadership on the Restoration of the North Dutch Windmill was an inspiration to all those who contributed
How to reach it
Coordinates37.77038, -122.50941
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Dutch Windmill: 0.0 mi
- Murphy Windmill: 0.4 mi
- Camera Obscura: 0.6 mi
- Sunset Dunes Art Exhibition: 0.6 mi
- Anglers Lodge: 0.7 mi
Gardens
- Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: 0.0 mi
- Sunset Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.8 mi
- Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.8 mi
- Children's Garden: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Roald Amundsen: 0.1 mi
- City Fields Foundation (2015): 0.1 mi
- Playland-At-The-Beach (1920s-1972): 0.2 mi
- Schooner Parallel “Blown To Atoms” 1887: 0.6 mi
- Main pool house: 0.7 mi
Artworks
- “San Francisco Life”, Lucien Lebaudt (WPA 1936): 0.1 mi
- “Playland Revisited”, Ray Beldner 1996: 0.2 mi
- Diana: 0.6 mi
- Concrete Turtle: 0.8 mi
- The Thinker: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Sutro Heights Park: 0.5 mi
- Cabrillo Playground: 0.6 mi
- La Playa Park: 0.7 mi
- La Playa Park: 0.7 mi
- Fulton Playground: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.6 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.9 mi
Museums
Beaches: 60
- Mile Rock Beach: 1.2 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 2.7 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 3.7 mi
- East Beach: 4.0 mi
- Phillip Burton Memorial Beach: 4.4 mi
Peaks
- Strawberry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Heidelberg Hill: 2.2 mi
- Grand View Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rob Hill: 2.5 mi
- Larsen Peak: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Fort Funston: 3.4 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.2 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Aramburu Island: 8.2 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Rainbow Falls: 1.7 mi
- Huntington Falls: 1.9 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 6.2 mi
- Kent Falls: 8.8 mi
- Dawn Falls: 12.0 mi
Springs: 11
- El Polín Spring: 3.3 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.3 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.5 mi
- Old Spring: 5.8 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Yellow Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Vent 5: 9.5 mi
- Aramai Point: 11.3 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 12.4 mi
- Rock Fort: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Winehaven: 13.5 mi
- Lynn: 15.2 mi
- Russell City: 22.1 mi
- Stokes Landing: 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 3.3 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
- Quarters A: 8.4 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 4.0 mi
- Temple: 21.7 mi
- Keyhole: 22.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Robert W. Carroll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | NNW 335° | 527 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bare Knoll | NNW 327° | 478 m | 10.8 mi |
| Wooded Knoll | NNW 326° | 465 m | 10.8 mi |
| Cardiac Hill | NNW 330° | 413 m | 10.1 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SE 145° | 371 m | 7.0 mi |
| Richardson East | N 6° | 338.6 m | 5.6 mi |
| Peak 1041 | N 353° | 317.297 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SE 126° | 283 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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