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Douglass Playground

Douglass Playground from directly overhead

Douglass Playground is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
179 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.74797, -122.43870
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Rock Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Duncan Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Gold Mine Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Castro Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Noe Peak: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Parks
  • Noe Valley Courts: 0.2 mi
  • George Christopher Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Duncan-Castro Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • 29th & Diamond Open Space: 0.4 mi
  • Topaz Open Space: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Seward Street Slides: 0.7 mi
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 0.8 mi
  • Gilbert Baker Memorial Rainbow Flag: 1.0 mi
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 1.2 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 1.4 mi
Artworks
Museums
Picnic sites
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.0 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 4.0 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 8.4 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 8.9 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.3 mi
  • San Francisco State Fish and Game Refuge: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 58
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Douglass Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 178°371 m4.2 mi
Richardson EastNNW 335°338.6 m7.8 mi
Peak 1041NNW 328°317.297 m8.7 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 230°283 m1.0 mi
Slacker HillNNW 335°282 m6.6 mi
Hawk HillNNW 330°281 m6.5 mi
Mount SutroNW 305°278 m1.2 mi
Noe PeakWNW 297°274 m0.6 mi
Conditions

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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • California poppy891 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk775 obs
  • Red Admiral743 obs
  • Western Honey Bee619 obs
  • Bermuda buttercup537 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird526 obs
  • California Scrub-Jay511 obs
  • coyote brush482 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/85684053

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