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USS Pampanito

USS Pampanito is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of -3 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Musée Mécanique, a museum 0.1 miles away.

The story

USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383) is a Balao-class submarine built for the United States Navy during World War II; it is the third U.S. Navy vessel named for the pompano fish. She completed six war patrols from 1944 to 1945 and served as a United States Naval Reserve training ship from 1960 to 1971. She is now a National Historic Landmark, preserved as a memorial and museum ship in the San Francisco Maritime National Park Association located at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, California.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q2548504, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1982-03-15

What to expect

Operated by
San Francisco Maritime National Park Association
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.80992, -122.41635

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Artworks
Parks
Picnic sites
Gardens
Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches: 54
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 6.7 mi
  • Temple: 24.2 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of USS Pampanito. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 187°371 m8.5 mi
Richardson EastWNW 302°338.6 m5.3 mi
Peak 1041WNW 299°317.297 m6.6 mi
Mount DavidsonSSW 202°283 m5.3 mi
Slacker HillWNW 294°282 m4.4 mi
Hawk HillWNW 286°281 m4.7 mi
Mount SutroSSW 212°278 m4.2 mi
Noe PeakSSW 203°274 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5720:36
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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 86000089OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — USS PAMPANITO (submarine), reference 86000089, listed 01/14/86.

OpenStreetMap element way/165601339

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