Thomas Starr King
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Thomas Starr King is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 74 m. Mount Tamalpais West Point stands 527 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Miguel de Cervantes, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
A statue of Thomas Starr King by Daniel Chester French is installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in the U.S. state of California. The 1892 statue is made of bronze and has a granite base.
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Wikidata Q105677147, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Penguins: 0.1 mi
- Lion: 0.1 mi
- Cave Man: 0.1 mi
- The Vintage Vase (La Poème de la Vigne): 0.1 mi
- The Cider Press: 0.1 mi
- Music Concourse: 0.1 mi
- Argonne Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Hippie Hill: 0.5 mi
- Muriel Leff Mini Park: 0.5 mi
- Rossi Playground Edward St Annex: 0.6 mi
- California Academy of Sciences: 0.2 mi
- Counterculture Museum: 1.1 mi
- Gadar Memorial: 1.2 mi
- San Francisco Fire Department Pioneer Museum: 1.4 mi
- John Wickett Museum of Exotica: 1.5 mi
- Heidelberg Hill: 0.3 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 0.6 mi
- Ignatius Heights: 0.9 mi
- Lone Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mount Sutro: 1.1 mi
- Spreckels Temple of Music: 0.2 mi
- Japanese Tea Garden: 0.3 mi
- Conservatory of Flowers: 0.3 mi
- San Francisco Botanical Garden: 0.4 mi
- Chinese Pavillion: 0.5 mi
- Fort Funston: 4.1 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.3 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 8.2 mi
- Aramburu Island: 8.3 mi
- George and Judy Marcus Garden of Enchantment: 0.1 mi
- John McLaren Memorial Rhododendron Dell: 0.1 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 0.2 mi
- California Garden: 0.2 mi
- Rhododendron Garden: 0.3 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 2.2 mi
- Mile Rock Beach: 2.4 mi
- East Beach: 2.5 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 4.2 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 4.4 mi
- Miguel de Cervantes: 0.0 mi
- Padre Junipero Serra: 0.0 mi
- General John J. Pershing: 0.0 mi
- Ulysses S. Grant: 0.1 mi
- Chaplain William D. McKinnon: 0.1 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.9 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 2.2 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 5.0 mi
- Huntington Falls: 0.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 0.7 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 4.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 9.9 mi
- Dawn Falls: 12.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 1.5 mi
- Old Spring: 6.6 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 11.4 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 12.0 mi
- Rock Springs: 12.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Vent 5: 11.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 11.1 mi
- Aramai Point: 11.6 mi
- Rock Fort: 16.0 mi
- Winehaven: 12.7 mi
- Lynn: 12.9 mi
- Russell City: 20.0 mi
- Stokes Landing: 21.4 mi
- Eckley: 24.2 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 4.6 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 6.2 mi
- Quarters A: 6.2 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 5.3 mi
- Temple: 23.4 mi
- Keyhole: 23.9 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Thomas Starr King. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | NW 325° | 527 m | 12.2 mi |
| Cardiac Hill | NW 320° | 413 m | 11.4 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSE 164° | 371 m | 6.1 mi |
| Richardson East | NNW 342° | 339 m | 5.7 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NNW 332° | 317 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSE 163° | 283 m | 2.5 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NNW 344° | 282 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NNW 335° | 281 m | 4.3 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/6468763557
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