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McKinley Square

McKinley Square from directly overhead

McKinley Square is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Benches Park, a park 0.2 miles away.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates37.75912, -122.40460

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Clarion Alley: 0.9 mi
  • The Lilac Mural Project: 0.9 mi
  • Clarion Alley: 0.9 mi
  • Bradford Street: 1.5 mi
  • Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows: 1.6 mi
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.2 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 6.0 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.9 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 8.7 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 8.9 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 57
  • Crane Cove Beach: 1.0 mi
  • East Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Marshall's Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Encinal beach: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Springs: 15
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of McKinley Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 199°371 m5.2 mi
Richardson EastNW 321°338.6 m8.2 mi
Peak 1041NW 316°317.297 m9.3 mi
Mount DavidsonWSW 242°283 m3.0 mi
Slacker HillNW 319°282 m7.0 mi
Hawk HillNW 313°281 m7.0 mi
Mount SutroW 269°278 m2.9 mi
Noe PeakWSW 258°274 m2.4 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, 2 mi away.

  • Red Admiral506 obs
  • Rock Pigeon500 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk473 obs
  • Western Gull383 obs
  • Anise Swallowtail380 obs
  • California poppy350 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird330 obs
  • Red Valerian326 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/24547834

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