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Sun Yat-sen's statue

Sun Yat-sen's statue from directly overhead

Sun Yat-sen's statue is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinese-American World War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Statue of Sun Yat-sen by Beniamino Bufano in San Francisco, California, U.S.

Wikidata Q40732369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.79202, -122.40549

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens
  • East Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Sister City Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • 123 Mission Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Learning Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Filbert Steps Garden: 0.7 mi
Peaks
Picnic sites
Nature reserves
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.9 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.2 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.2 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 7.9 mi
Beaches: 55
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Sun Yat-sen's statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 193°371 m7.4 mi
Richardson EastNW 309°338.6 m6.5 mi
Peak 1041NW 305°317.297 m7.7 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 215°283 m4.5 mi
Slacker HillWNW 303°282 m5.5 mi
Hawk HillWNW 296°281 m5.7 mi
Mount SutroSW 230°278 m3.7 mi
Noe PeakSW 220°274 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2496738466

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