Tank Hill (San Francisco, California)
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Tank Hill is one of San Francisco's secret treasures. Its name comes from the Clarendon Heights Water Tank built in 1894 by the Spring Valley Water Company to store drinking water pumped from Laguna Honda. Tank Hill became city property in 1930 when Spring Valley was acquired to establish the San Francisco Water Department. The prominent water tank was removed in 1957, and all that remains is its round foundation.
At an elevation of 650 feet, Tank Hill's main draw is its panoramic view from Point Reyes to Bayview Hill.
At an elevation of 650 feet, Tank Hill's main draw is its panoramic view from Point Reyes to Bayview Hill.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°45'35"N 122°26'51"W
- Muir Woods National Monument 22 km
- Mount Tamalpais State Park 24 km
- Bolinas Lagoon 29 km
- Mount Tamalpais Watershed 37 km
- Samuel P. Taylor State Park 41 km
- Olompali Ranch Historic Park 49 km
- Drake's Estero 58 km
- Tomales Bay State Park 59 km
- Tomales Point 72 km
- Point Reyes National Seashore 74 km
- Twin Peaks 0.7 km
- Parnassus Heights 0.8 km
- Eureka Valley 0.9 km
- Haight-Ashbury 1.2 km
- Castro District 1.3 km
- Inner Sunset 1.5 km
- Noe Valley 1.8 km
- Lower Haight 1.8 km
- Western Addition 2.5 km
- San Francisco Bay 15 km
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