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Roman Gladiator

Roman Gladiator is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Wooded Knoll stands 465 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Corridor Pin, Blue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Roman Gladiator is an outdoor 1881 bronze sculpture by Gustave Georges (Joris) Theodore Geefs (20 November 1850 – 4 December 1933), the son of Joseph Geefs who is a brother of Guillaume Geefs, installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in the U.S. state of California.

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Dates from 1881.

Wikidata Q50808703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77072, -122.46846

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • Marshall's Beach: 2.2 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 2.4 mi
  • East Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Crane Cove Beach: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 56
Gardens: 56
Picnic sites: 54
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.7 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.3 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 9
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 12.2 miles of Roman Gladiator. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wooded KnollNW465 m12.2 mi
Cardiac HillNW413 m11.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE371 m6.0 mi
Richardson EastNNW339 m5.8 mi
Peak 1041NNW317 m6.6 mi
Mount DavidsonSSE283 m2.4 mi
Slacker HillNNW282 m4.6 mi
Hawk HillNNW281 m4.3 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 50–80 °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/6468818536

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