Castro
District of San Francisco
in San Francisco County of California, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
37.775 and -122.419 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 37° 46' 29" and W -122° 25' 9"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 02:23 AM (Monday)
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
3:54 am and 1:55 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-21.381 and 55.651 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Langevin
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Castro

The district Castro of San Francisco in San Francisco County (California) is a subburb in United States about 2,436 mi west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F

Morning Temperature 10°C / 51 °F
Evening Temperature 11°C / 52 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 50%
Air Pressure 1022 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 6% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Tuesday, 19th of November 2024

11°C (52 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Wednesday, 20th of November 2024

14°C (57 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 21st of November 2024

14°C (56 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Aboda at 100 Van Ness

Address
0,1 mi
100 Van Ness Ave
94102-5209 San Francisco
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 03:00
Reception
Weekday: 9:00 - 5:00
Weekend: 10:00 - 4:00


Holiday Inn SAN FRANCISCO-CIVIC CENTER

Address
0,4 mi
50 Eighth St
94103 San Francisco
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Kabuki - a Joie de Vivre Boutique Hotel

Address
0,9 mi
1625 Post St
94115 San Francisco
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Kabuki

Address
0,9 mi
1625 POST STREET
94115 San Francisco
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Whitcomb

Address
0,3 mi
1231 Market Street
94103 San Francisco
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


OAKWOOD AT AVA 55 NINTH

Address
0,3 mi
55 NINTH STREET
94103 SAN FRANCISCO
United States

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:30
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


CIVIC CENTER MOTOR INN

Address
0,5 mi
364 NINTH ST
94103 San Francisco
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ram's Hotel

Address
0,3 mi
80 9th St
94103 San Francisco
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Beck's Motor Lodge

Address
0,9 mi
Market St 2222
94114-1506 San Francisco
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Casa Loma Hotel

Address
0,6 mi
610 Fillmore St
94117 San Francisco
United States

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


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The Castro Neighborhood Guide

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Castro Theatre

The Castro Theatre is a popular San Francisco movie palace which became San Francisco Historic Landmark #100 in September 1976. Located at 429 Castro Street, in the Castro district, it was built in 1922 with a Spanish Colonial Baroque façade that pays homage—in its great arched central window surmounted by a scrolling pediment framing a niche—to the recently rebuilt basilica of Mission Dolores nearby. Its designer, Timothy L.

Located at 37.762, -122.435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Cinemas and movie theaters in the San Francisco Bay Area, Landmarks in San Francisco, California, Buildings and structures in San Francisco, California, LGBT culture in San Francisco, California, Event venues established in 1922

Dolores Park

Dolores Park (originally known as Mission Park) is a city park in San Francisco, California. It is located two blocks south of Mission Dolores at the western edge of the Mission District. South of the park is a hillside area known as "Dolores Heights," while The Castro neighborhood is located a short distance to the west. Dolores Park is bounded by 18th Street on the north, 20th Street on the south, Dolores Street on the east and Church Street on the west.

Located at 37.7583, -122.427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Municipal parks in California, Parks in San Francisco, California, Mission District, San Francisco, California

Church Street Station (San Francisco)

Church Street Station is a Muni Metro station at the intersection of Market Street, Church Street and 14th Street in San Francisco, California. The J Church, which enters and exits the Market Street tunnel in a portal near the station, has an aboveground stop on Church and Market Streets. The N Judah also exits the tunnel before reaching the station and stops one block away at Church and Duboce Avenue.

Located at 37.7678, -122.429 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

Castro Street Station

Castro Street Station is a Muni Metro station at the intersection of Market Street, Castro Street, and 17th Street in The Castro district of San Francisco, California. The station consists of two side platforms next to the tracks on the second level down with the concourse mezzanine level overlooking it. At both Castro Street Station and Church Street Station, there is only one stairway on each side of Market Street leading into the station.

Located at 37.7625, -122.436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

Sunset Tunnel

The Sunset Tunnel is a 4,232 ft -long light rail/streetcar tunnel in San Francisco, California. The tunnel runs under the steep hill that Buena Vista Park is located on and is used by the N Judah Muni Metro line. The tunnel opened on 21 October 1928 in a ceremony presided over by Mayor James Rolph.

Located at 37.7692, -122.434 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
San Francisco Municipal Railway, Railroad tunnels in California, Tunnels in San Francisco, California, Tunnels in the San Francisco Bay Area, Transportation in San Francisco, California, Tunnels completed in 1928

Twin Peaks Tunnel

The Twin Peaks Tunnel is a 2.27-mile -long light rail/streetcar tunnel in San Francisco, California. The tunnel runs under the Twin Peaks and is used by the K Ingleside, L Taraval, M Ocean View, and T Third Street Muni Metro lines. The S Castro Shuttle also use the tunnel for AT&T Park game day runs.

Located at 37.7619, -122.437 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
San Francisco Municipal Railway, Railroad tunnels in California, Tunnels in San Francisco, California, Tunnels in the San Francisco Bay Area, Transportation in San Francisco, California, Tunnels completed in 1918

Mission High School (San Francisco, California)

Mission High School is a public high school in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) San Francisco, California. Serving grades 9-12, Mission is the oldest high school on its original site in San Francisco; it has been on 18th Street, between Dolores and Church, since 1896. The original campus burned in 1922, and the replacement was completed in two stages, the west wing in 1925 and the main building was dedicated by San Francisco mayor James Rolph on June 12, 1927.

Located at 37.7618, -122.427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
High schools in San Francisco, California, Educational institutions established in 1897, Mission District, San Francisco, California, Public high schools in California

Eureka Station

The Eureka Valley Station was an underground streetcar station in San Francisco, California, in use from 1918 until 1972. It was located inside the Twin Peaks Tunnel, very close to its eastern end, in the Eureka Valley neighborhood. Its location was chosen with the intent that it could serve as a transfer station to the Sunset Tunnel, whose east portal in early plans was to be located at the corner of Market and Eureka streets.

Located at 37.7617, -122.438 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations, Abandoned rapid transit stations, Railway stations opened in 1918, Railway stations closed in 1972

Duboce Park

Duboce Park is a small urban park located between the Duboce Triangle and Lower Haight neighborhoods of San Francisco, California. The park is less than one block wide from north to south, and two blocks wide from west to east. Its western boundary is Scott Street and its eastern boundary is Steiner Street. The N Judah Muni Metro streetcar line runs along Duboce Avenue, which forms the southern boundary of the park.

Located at 37.7696, -122.433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Parks in San Francisco, California

Eureka Valley, San Francisco

Eureka Valley is a neighborhood in San Francisco, primarily a quiet residential neighborhood but boasts one of the most visited sub-neighborhoods - The Castro.

Located at 37.7659, -122.431 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighborhoods in San Francisco, California

22nd Street (San Francisco)

22nd Street in San Francisco, California is one of the steepest streets in the world. In the block from Vicksburg to Church Streets in the Noe Valley neighborhood it descends 79 feet along the south side (78-1/2 feet along the north side) for an average grade of just over 31%, about the same as the steepest block of Filbert Street in San Francisco.

Located at 37.7548, -122.428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Streets in San Francisco, California

Randall Museum

The Randall Museum is a museum in San Francisco, California and is owned and operated by the City's Recreation and Parks Department. It focuses on the arts, crafts, sciences, and natural history. On view are a number of live native and domestic animals and interactive displays. The Museum is located in Corona Heights Park on a large hill between the Castro and Haight districts of San Francisco, and boasts stunning views of the city, downtown financial district and the bay.

Located at 37.7644, -122.438 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums established in 1937, Museums in San Francisco, California, Natural history museums in California, Children's museums in California, Nature centers in California

Alfred E. Clarke Mansion

The Alfred E. Clarke Mansion is a building in San Francisco, California, located at 250 Douglass Street in the Eureka Valley neighborhood.

Located at 37.7596, -122.44 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Houses in San Francisco, California, History of San Francisco, California

Hartford Street Zen Center

The Hartford Street Zen Center, temple name Issan-ji (literally 'One Mountain Temple'), is a Soto Zen practice-center located in the Castro district of San Francisco.

Located at 37.7616, -122.434 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Places of worship in San Francisco, California, LGBT topics and Buddhism, Zen centers

Castro Camera

Castro Camera was a camera store in the Castro District of San Francisco, California, operated by Harvey Milk from 1972 until his assassination in 1978. During the 1970s the store became the center of the neighborhood's growing gay community, as well as campaign headquarters for Milk's various campaigns for elected office.

Located at 37.7598, -122.435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in San Francisco, California, LGBT history in California

Mount Olympus (San Francisco)

Mount Olympus is a 570 foot hill, located on Upper Terrace in the Ashbury Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. It was once considered to mark the geographical center of the city, and was topped off by a statue given by Adolph Sutro. Currently only the statue's pedestal remains, and the view from the top is obstructed by trees and condominiums.

Located at 37.7633, -122.446 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Hills of San Francisco, California

Church and 14th Street

Church and 14th Street is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail network's J Church line. It is located in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood. The F Market & Wharves streetcar line intersects with the Metro system at this stop.

Located at 37.7677, -122.429 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

Church and 16th Street

Church and 16th Street is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail network's J Church line. It is located in the Castro neighborhood.

Located at 37.7645, -122.429 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

Church and 18th Street

Church and 18th Street is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail network's J Church line. It is located in the Castro neighborhood.

Located at 37.7613, -122.428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

20th Street (Muni)

20th Street is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail network's J Church line. It is located in the Mission District neighborhood. The stop is located as the route leaves its normal trajectory along public streets and cuts through Dolores Park.

Located at 37.7582, -122.428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

Liberty (Muni)

Liberty is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail network's J Church line. It is located in the Mission District neighborhood.

Located at 37.7572, -122.427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

21st Street (Muni)

21st Street is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail network's J Church line. It is located in the Mission District neighborhood.

Located at 37.7565, -122.427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

Church and 22nd Street

Church and 22nd Street is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail network's J Church line. It is located in the Mission District neighborhood.

Located at 37.7549, -122.428 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

Church and 24th Street

Church and 24th Street is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail network's J Church line. It is located in the Noe Valley neighborhood.

Located at 37.7517, -122.427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

Duboce and Noe Street

Duboce and Noe is a station on the San Francisco Municipal Railway light rail network's N Judah line. It is located in the Duboce Triangle neighborhood. It is the first stop east of the Sunset Tunnel under Buena Vista Park and is adjacent to Duboce Park.

Located at 37.7692, -122.434 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Muni Metro stations

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Кастро, Ardal Castro, The Castro, Castro District, Le Castro, הקסטרו, カストロ通り, 캐스트로, Kastro rajons, 卡斯楚街