San Francisco Veterans Memorial
San Francisco Veterans Memorial is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 21 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is War Memorial Court, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The San Francisco Veterans Memorial is a memorial commemorating veterans in San Francisco's Civic Center, in the U.S. state of California. The stone octagon memorial, located across from San Francisco City Hall between Herbst Theatre and War Memorial Opera House, was dedicated in 2014. Inscribed in the stone is Archibald MacLeish's poem, "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak".
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2014.
Wikidata Q60747186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- War Memorial Court: 0.0 mi
- Civic Center Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Margaret S. Hayward Playground: 0.3 mi
- Patricia's Green: 0.3 mi
- The Commons: 0.3 mi
- Large Four Piece Reclining Figure: 0.1 mi
- Balanced, Unbalanced T: 0.1 mi
- W.F.T. (San Francisco): 0.2 mi
- W.F.T. (San Francisco): 0.2 mi
- W.F.T. (San Francisco): 0.2 mi
- Matthew Hall McAllister: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- Portrait of a Phenomenal Woman: 0.2 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 0.3 mi
- Ashurbanipal: 0.3 mi
- Tenderloin Peoples' Garden: 0.2 mi
- Tenderloin People’s Garden: 0.2 mi
- Page & Laguna Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Koshland Park Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Oasis at 50 Jones: 0.5 mi
- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: 0.3 mi
- Tenderloin Museum: 0.5 mi
- International Art Museum of America: 0.6 mi
- Japantown Peace Gallery: 0.7 mi
- Antique Vibrator Museum: 0.9 mi
- Painted Ladies: 0.7 mi
- Alamo Square Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Alamo Square: 0.8 mi
- Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market): 0.8 mi
- Mish House: 1.0 mi
- Hayes Hill: 0.8 mi
- Alamo Heights: 0.8 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.0 mi
- Nob Hill: 1.0 mi
- Russian Hill: 1.3 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 2.6 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Fort Funston: 6.0 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.0 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.9 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 8.5 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 2.1 mi
- East Beach: 2.5 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 3.6 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 4.7 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 5.3 mi
- Huntington Falls: 3.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.2 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.1 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.3 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.4 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.1 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.1 mi
- Old Spring: 7.9 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 12.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 4.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 9.8 mi
- Aramai Point: 12.7 mi
- Vent 5: 12.7 mi
- Chab: 16.3 mi
- Lynn: 10.4 mi
- Winehaven: 11.9 mi
- Russell City: 17.9 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.7 mi
- Eckley: 22.4 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 3.7 mi
- Quarters A: 3.8 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 6.4 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 7.1 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of San Francisco Veterans Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | S 187° | 371 m | 6.4 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 319° | 338.6 m | 6.5 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NW 314° | 317.297 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSW 212° | 283 m | 3.3 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NW 316° | 282 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NW 309° | 281 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 234° | 278 m | 2.5 mi |
| Noe Peak | SW 218° | 274 m | 2.4 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/605977669
Take the scenic way to San Francisco Veterans Memorial.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.