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Civic Center Plaza

Civic Center Plaza from directly overhead

Civic Center Plaza is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Double L Excentric Gyratory, a artwork 0.1 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates37.77989, -122.41764

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
Parks
  • War Memorial Court: 0.2 mi
  • Turk-Hyde Mini Park: 0.2 mi
  • Urban Alchemy Oasis: 0.2 mi
  • The Commons: 0.2 mi
  • Tenderloin Children's Playground: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Peaks
  • Nob Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Hayes Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Alamo Heights: 1.0 mi
  • Lafayette Heights: 1.0 mi
  • Russian Hill: 1.2 mi
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 2.7 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 13.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 189°371 m6.5 mi
Richardson EastNW 318°338.6 m6.6 mi
Peak 1041NW 312°317.297 m7.7 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 214°283 m3.5 mi
Slacker HillNW 314°282 m5.5 mi
Hawk HillNW 307°281 m5.6 mi
Mount SutroSW 235°278 m2.6 mi
Noe PeakSW 220°274 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4919:5620:36
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, under a mile away.

  • Rock Pigeon1,033 obs
  • Western Gull764 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk684 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird632 obs
  • Red Admiral591 obs
  • House Sparrow524 obs
  • American Robin434 obs
  • Western Honey Bee434 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/284764947

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