Museum · California
National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 5 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Height
- 10 m
- Elevation
- 5 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates37.80641, -122.42392
Named places within 25 miles
Attractions
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience: 0.0 mi
- Ghirardelli Square: 0.1 mi
- Umbrella Alley: 0.1 mi
- Cable Car Turntable (Hyde & Beach): 0.2 mi
- Alma: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Aquatic Park Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Francisco Park: 0.2 mi
- Joseph Conrad Square: 0.3 mi
- Fort Mason: 0.3 mi
- George Sterling Park: 0.4 mi
Museums
- Cartoon Art Museum: 0.1 mi
- San Francisco Sea Scout Base: 0.1 mi
- San Francisco Maritime Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
- Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye: 0.2 mi
- Museo Italo Americano: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Barbary Coast Trail: 0.2 mi
- The Buena Vista Cafe: 0.2 mi
- Madonna: 0.3 mi
- Phillip Burton: 0.3 mi
- George Sterling Memorial: 0.4 mi
Picnic sites
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 1.9 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 4.0 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 4.1 mi
- East Bay #1: 4.1 mi
Artworks
- Fishermans Wharf of San Francisco: 0.5 mi
- Passage: 0.5 mi
- Guardians of the Gate Sea Lions Statue: 0.7 mi
- "Crab Topiary" Crab Statue: 0.8 mi
- Open Heart: 0.8 mi
Gardens
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 1.1 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 1.1 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Tenderloin People’s Garden: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Russian Hill: 0.8 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.0 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.0 mi
- Nob Hill: 1.0 mi
- Cannon Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 5.5 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Aramburu Island: 7.1 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 54
- East Beach: 1.5 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 3.1 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 3.4 mi
- Perles Beach: 3.5 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Huntington Falls: 3.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.8 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 5.9 mi
- Kent Falls: 10.0 mi
- Dawn Falls: 11.8 mi
Springs: 13
- El Polín Spring: 1.8 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 2.0 mi
- Old Spring: 6.7 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 3.4 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 8.0 mi
- Vent 5: 11.7 mi
- Aramai Point: 14.4 mi
- Rock Fort: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Winehaven: 10.0 mi
- Lynn: 10.4 mi
- Russell City: 19.1 mi
- Eckley: 20.9 mi
- Stokes Landing: 21.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Quarters A: 3.4 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 3.4 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Bird Island Arch: 6.3 mi
- Temple: 24.0 mi
- Keyhole: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of National Maritime Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | S 184° | 371 m | 8.2 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 307° | 338.6 m | 5.1 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 302° | 317.297 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SSW 199° | 283 m | 5.0 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 299° | 282 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 291° | 281 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SSW 209° | 278 m | 3.8 mi |
| Noe Peak | SSW 199° | 274 m | 4.0 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
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