Park · California
Crane Cove Park
Crane Cove Park is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Spiral Knob stands 423 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Cove Beach, a beach 0.1 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Port of San Francisco
How to reach it
Coordinates37.76268, -122.38721
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Letterform Archive: 0.2 mi
- Misalignment Museum: 0.4 mi
- Museum of Craft and Design: 0.4 mi
- CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts: 0.9 mi
- Southern Exposure: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Esprit Park: 0.2 mi
- Agua Vista Park: 0.2 mi
- Mariposa Park: 0.3 mi
- Dogpatch Arts Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Pennsylvania Garden: 0.3 mi
Artworks
- Doppel Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Seeing Spheres: 0.3 mi
- The Bay: 0.4 mi
- Orbital: 0.5 mi
- Shadow Kingdom: 0.6 mi
Gardens
- Commander Isaiah Nelson Memorial Hanging Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Angel Alley: 0.4 mi
- Pennsylvania Avenue Green Space: 0.6 mi
- The Gears: 0.6 mi
- Connecticut Friendship Community Garden: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Potrero Hill: 0.8 mi
- Rincon Hill: 1.6 mi
- Stony Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bernal Hill: 2.1 mi
- Horner's Hill: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- 150 Years of Service on the Oldest Railroad in the West With Continuous Passenger Service: 1.1 mi
- The Garcia & Maggini Warehouse: 1.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 1.3 mi
- Whaling Out of San Francisco: 1.3 mi
- 164 South Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
- Clarion Alley: 1.8 mi
- The Lilac Mural Project: 1.8 mi
- Clarion Alley: 1.9 mi
- Cable Car Turntable (Powell & Market): 1.9 mi
- Salesforce Park Cable Car: 2.0 mi
Picnic sites
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 4.8 mi
- Neptune: 6.0 mi
- Croll's Garden: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.0 mi
- Fort Funston: 6.9 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 58
- Crane Cove Beach: 0.1 mi
- East Beach: 4.6 mi
- Encinal beach: 5.3 mi
- Radio Beach: 5.5 mi
- Marshall's Beach: 5.7 mi
Springs: 16
- El Polín Spring: 4.2 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.2 mi
- El Polín Spring: 4.3 mi
- Old Spring: 10.0 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 15.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 3.3 mi
- Huntington Falls: 4.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.0 mi
- Kent Falls: 13.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Yellow Bluff: 6.9 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 10.7 mi
- Aramai Point: 12.4 mi
- Chab: 14.3 mi
- Vent 5: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Lynn: 8.8 mi
- Winehaven: 13.1 mi
- Russell City: 15.8 mi
- Stokes Landing: 17.5 mi
- Eckley: 22.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 3.4 mi
- Quarters A: 3.4 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 8.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Bird Island Arch: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Crane Cove Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiral Knob | NE 49° | 423 m | 11.4 mi |
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 207° | 371 m | 5.8 mi |
| Richardson East | NW 315° | 338.6 m | 8.6 mi |
| Peak 1041 | NW 311° | 317.297 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mount Davidson | WSW 245° | 283 m | 4.0 mi |
| Slacker Hill | NW 312° | 282 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hawk Hill | NW 307° | 281 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Sutro | W 265° | 278 m | 3.8 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 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 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, 2 mi away.
- Rock Pigeon304 obs
- Western Gull287 obs
- Anise Swallowtail261 obs
- Anna's Hummingbird256 obs
- Red Admiral255 obs
- California poppy248 obs
- White-crowned Sparrow224 obs
- Great Blue Heron221 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.
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