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Yerba Buena Gardens

Yerba Buena Gardens from directly overhead

Yerba Buena Gardens is a park in California, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

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Coordinates37.78464, -122.40241
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
  • Shaking Man: 0.0 mi
  • Lionbull: 0.0 mi
  • Geneses: 0.0 mi
  • Let’s Build From Here: 0.1 mi
  • Deep Gradient / Suspect Terrain: 0.1 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Annie St Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • The Parks at 5M: 0.3 mi
  • The Parks at 5M: 0.3 mi
  • Union Square: 0.4 mi
  • Rooftop Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Picnic sites
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 3.3 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.9 mi
  • Fort Funston: 7.0 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 7.3 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 7.4 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 56
Waterfalls: 16
Springs: 13
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 7.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Yerba Buena Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW 195°371 m7.0 mi
Richardson EastNW 311°338.6 m7.0 mi
Peak 1041NW 307°317.297 m8.2 mi
Mount DavidsonSW 221°283 m4.2 mi
Slacker HillNW 306°282 m5.9 mi
Hawk HillWNW 300°281 m6.1 mi
Mount SutroWSW 239°278 m3.5 mi
Noe PeakSW 227°274 m3.4 mi
Conditions

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.

Wildlife nearby
  • California Sea Lion1,699 obs
  • Western Gull1,585 obs
  • Rock Pigeon1,186 obs
  • House Sparrow553 obs
  • Anna's Hummingbird501 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk456 obs
  • Red Admiral393 obs
  • European Starling367 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/28842443

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