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Laurel Hill Playground

Laurel Hill Playground from directly overhead

Laurel Hill Playground is a park in California, at a recorded elevation of 87 m. Cardiac Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gadar Memorial, a museum 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
87 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.78400, -122.45078

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Gardens
  • Promenade Gardens: 0.5 mi
  • Kathleen’s Corner: 0.7 mi
  • Gateway Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Dahlia Dell: 0.9 mi
  • Camellia Gardens: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Picnic sites
  • Picnic Pod A: 1.4 mi
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 2.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches: 57
  • East Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Marshall's Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Crane Cove Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Black Sands Beach: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 11
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Natural arches: 3
  • Bird Island Arch: 5.5 mi
  • Temple: 23.6 mi
  • Keyhole: 24.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 12.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Laurel Hill Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cardiac HillNW 314°413 m11.4 mi
San Bruno Mountain SummitS 173°371 m6.7 mi
Richardson EastNNW 330°338.6 m5.3 mi
Peak 1041NW 322°317.297 m6.3 mi
Mount DavidsonS 182°283 m3.2 mi
Slacker HillNNW 329°282 m4.1 mi
Hawk HillNW 320°281 m4.0 mi
Mount SutroS 191°278 m1.8 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, 2 mi away.

  • Great Blue Heron3,187 obs
  • Coyote2,223 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird2,110 obs
  • Mallard2,028 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk1,798 obs
  • California poppy1,595 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk1,523 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco1,457 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/99687086

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