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Legion of Honor

Legion of Honor, a museum in California
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Legion of Honor, a museum in California
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Legion of Honor, a museum in California
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Legion of Honor, a museum in California
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Legion of Honor, a museum in California
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Legion of Honor is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 113 m. Mount Tamalpais West Point stands 527 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is The Thinker, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

About

The story

The Legion of Honor, formally known as the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, is an art museum located in San Francisco, on the West Side of the city. Located in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is a component of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (FAMSF), which also administers the de Young Museum. In 2024, the two combined museums were ranked 15th in The Washington Post list of the best art museums in the U.S.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1924.

Wikidata Q2468251, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
12 m
Elevation
113 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates37.78450, -122.50083
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.7 mi
  • Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 3.2 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 60
Parks
Attractions
Gardens
  • Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.5 mi
  • Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 1.5 mi
  • Compton Community Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Children's Garden: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 3.4 mi
  • Temple: 21.4 mi
  • Keyhole: 21.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 10.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Legion of Honor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount Tamalpais West PointNNW 331°527 m10.4 mi
Bare KnollNW 322°478 m10.3 mi
Wooded KnollNW 321°465 m10.3 mi
Cardiac HillNW 325°413 m9.5 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSE 152°371 m7.6 mi
Richardson EastN 1°338.6 m4.6 mi
Peak 1041NNW 346°317.297 m5.0 mi
Mount DavidsonSE 141°283 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4819:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2316:1416:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525454555557586060605753
Precip in3.94.03.01.40.60.20.00.10.10.92.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Oceanside, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/288305388

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