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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

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
Parks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 0.3 mi
  • Gilbert Baker Memorial Rainbow Flag: 0.4 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 0.5 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 0.5 mi
  • Seward Street Slides: 0.6 mi
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
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • 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
  • Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
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 11.5 miles of The Blue House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 184°371 m5.1 mi
Richardson EastNNW 329°338.6 m7.3 mi
Peak 1041NW 322°317.297 m8.3 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 220°283 m2.1 mi
Slacker HillNNW 327°282 m6.1 mi
Hawk HillNW 321°281 m6.0 mi
Mount SutroW 262°278 m1.5 mi
Noe PeakWSW 237°274 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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