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Potrero Hill

Potrero Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Potrero Hill rises to 94 m in California. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Arkansas Friendship Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away.

About

The story

Residential neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States.

Wikidata Q3400108, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
94 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.75658, -122.39914
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Fort Funston: 6.2 mi
  • Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 6.7 mi
  • Cypress Ridge Open Space: 9.0 mi
  • Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 9.2 mi
  • Tern Nesting: 10.1 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 58
Gardens: 57
Beaches: 57
  • Crane Cove Beach: 0.8 mi
  • East Beach: 4.5 mi
  • Marshall's Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Encinal beach: 6.0 mi
  • Mile Rock Beach: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 54
  • Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
  • West Portal Playground Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
  • Picnic Pod A: 4.5 mi
  • Udo & Jürgen's place: 5.5 mi
  • Neptune: 6.7 mi
Attractions
Waterfalls: 14
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Lighthouses: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Bird Island Arch: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 15.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Potrero Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
San Bruno Mountain SummitSSW371 m5.2 mi
Richardson EastNW339 m8.5 mi
Peak 1041NW317 m9.6 mi
Mount DavidsonWSW283 m3.2 mi
Slacker HillNW282 m7.3 mi
Hawk HillNW281 m7.4 mi
Mount SutroW278 m3.2 mi
Noe PeakW274 m2.7 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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358807125

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