Nike Missile Site SF-88
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Nike Missile Site SF-88 is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bicentennial Campground picnic area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
SF-88 is a former Nike Missile launch site at Fort Barry, in the Marin Headlands to the north of San Francisco, California, United States. Opened in 1954, the site was intended to protect the population and military installations of the San Francisco Bay Area during the Cold War, specifically from attack by Soviet bomber aircraft. The site was originally armed with Nike Ajax missiles, and modifications were made to the site in 1958 to allow it to also be armed with Nike Hercules missiles. In 1974, SF-88 was closed but was not demolished. It is now part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and is open to visitors. Visiting day is Saturday 12:30 - 3:30 PM, with formal tours occurring every 45 minutes. A special open house day with Nike veterans occurs on the first Saturday of each month. Restoration work to the site is done on remaining Saturdays by volunteers.
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Wikidata Q7389918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bicentennial Campground picnic area: 0.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 4.1 mi
- Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.6 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
- Battery Alexander: 0.1 mi
- Battery Smith-Guthrie: 0.2 mi
- Battery O'Rourke: 0.3 mi
- Battery Mendell: 0.4 mi
- Battery Rathbone/McIndoe: 0.5 mi
- Guardian of the Gate North (Totem 5 of 8): 0.5 mi
- Close to the Wind: 3.1 mi
- El Cid Campeador: 3.2 mi
- Pax Jerusalemme: 3.3 mi
- The Thinker: 3.3 mi
- Hill 88: 1.1 mi
- Hawk Hill: 1.6 mi
- Peak 1041: 2.0 mi
- Slacker Hill: 2.1 mi
- Richardson East: 2.3 mi
- Golden Gate Bridge: 2.7 mi
- Welcome Center: 3.2 mi
- Brig Matthew Turner: 3.2 mi
- Sutro Baths: 3.3 mi
- Camera Obscura: 3.5 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 2.8 mi
- Aramburu Island: 4.5 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Bay Area Discovery Museum: 2.8 mi
- Bay Model Visitor Center: 3.1 mi
- IDESST Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center: 3.1 mi
- Marinship Exhibit: 3.1 mi
- Legion of Honor: 3.3 mi
- Langendorf Park: 2.9 mi
- Southview Park: 3.0 mi
- Cazneau Park: 3.0 mi
- Tiffany Park: 3.1 mi
- Robin Sweeny Park: 3.1 mi
- Compton Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden: 4.1 mi
- Argonne School Native Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 4.6 mi
- Argonne School Edible Garden and Outdoor Classroom: 4.6 mi
- George and Judy Marcus Garden of Enchantment: 5.0 mi
- Rodeo Beach: 0.6 mi
- Black Sands Beach: 1.1 mi
- Tennessee Beach: 1.6 mi
- Pirates Cove: 2.5 mi
- Swede's Beach: 3.0 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.7 mi
- Kent Falls: 4.9 mi
- Huntington Falls: 5.0 mi
- Dawn Falls: 7.9 mi
- Laurel Dell Falls: 8.7 mi
- Old Spring: 1.8 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.6 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.6 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 6.4 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Vent 5: 6.0 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 10.2 mi
- Rock Fort: 11.5 mi
- Aramai Point: 15.3 mi
- Winehaven: 10.5 mi
- Lynn: 16.2 mi
- Eckley: 23.6 mi
- Russell City: 24.6 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 0.6 mi
- Temple: 18.4 mi
- Keyhole: 18.9 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 0.8 mi
- Quarters A: 9.1 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 7.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Nike Missile Site SF-88. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | NNW 339° | 784 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | NNW 331° | 778 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | NNW 334° | 744 m | 7.7 mi |
| Ballou Point | NW 318° | 612 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | NNW 330° | 527 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bare Knoll | NW 316° | 478 m | 7.1 mi |
| Wooded Knoll | NW 315° | 465 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cardiac Hill | NW 320° | 413 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:57 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/364856957
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