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The Blue House

The Blue House from directly overhead

The Blue House is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Miguel Hidalgo Memorial Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Built
2011-06-22
Material
metal
Inscription
In 1970, Maxime Le Forestier was inspired by this | blue house and composed one of his signature | songs "San Francisco" | Plaque offered by the Consulate General of France in San Francisco. | Painted by RESSOURCE Société Française
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.76116, -122.42931
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
  • Dolores Heights: 0.4 mi
  • Castro Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Corona Heights: 0.6 mi
  • Kite Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Horner's Hill: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Miguel Hidalgo Memorial Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Rainbow Honor Walk - Freddie Mercury: 0.3 mi
  • ColorFall of Hope: 0.3 mi
  • The Seed: 0.3 mi
  • Mission Pool Murals: 0.4 mi
Gardens: 57
Beaches: 57
Historic sites: 55
Picnic sites: 54
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.3 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.8 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 7.0 mi
Attractions
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 0.3 mi
  • Gilbert Baker Memorial Rainbow Flag: 0.4 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 0.5 mi
  • Seward Street Slides: 0.6 mi
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 0.9 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 10
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of The Blue House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS371 m5.1 mi
Richardson EastNNW339 m7.3 mi
Peak 1041NW317 m8.3 mi
Mount DavidsonSW283 m2.1 mi
Slacker HillNNW282 m6.1 mi
Hawk HillNW281 m6.0 mi
Mount SutroW278 m1.5 mi
Noe PeakWSW274 m1.2 mi
Conditions

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, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5339223702

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