Nob Hill

Nob Hill is a neighborhood of , , United States that is known for its numerous luxury hotels and historic mansions. Nob Hill has historically served as a center of San Francisco's upper class.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: neighborhood in San Francisco, California
  • Also known as: Nob Hill, San Francisco

Places of Interest

Highlights include Transamerica Pyramid and San Francisco Cable Car Museum.

The is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline.

Museum
The Cable Car Museum is a free museum in the Nob Hill neighborhood of , . Located at 1201 Mason Street, it contains historical and explanatory exhibits on the San Francisco cable car system, which can itself be regarded as a working museum.

Photo: Y6y6y6, Public domain.
is an east–west street in , California, that is famous for a steep, one-block section with eight hairpin turns. The street stretches from east to The Embarcadero.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nob Hill-Russian Hill and Russian Hill.

Atop the hills overlooking the bay and bustling downtown are two adjacent neighborhoods famed for their wealth, panoramic views, and the historic cable cars which still climb the steep streets of the area.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , . It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills".

Neighborhood
The is a historic district located in downtown San Francisco, California, in an area that sits between the Nob Hill and neighborhoods.

Nob Hill

Latitude
37.79448° or 37° 47′ 40″ north
Longitude
-122.41559° or 122° 24′ 56″ west
Elevation
322 feet (98 metres)
Open location code
849VQHVM+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1680475636
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
8449911
Wiki­data ID
Q7466
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Nob Hill” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نوب هيل
  • Azerbaijani: Nob-Hill
  • Basque: Nob Hill
  • Bosnian: Nob Hill
  • Bulgarian: Ноб Хил
  • Catalan: Nob Hill
  • Cebuano: Nob Hill (bukid sa Estados Unidos, California, San Francisco County)
  • Cebuano: Nob Hill
  • Chinese: 诺布山
  • Chinese: 诺布山区
  • Dutch: Nob Hill
  • Esperanto: Nabob-Monteto
  • French: Nob Hill
  • German: Nob Hill
  • Italian: Nob Hill
  • Japanese: ノブ・ヒル
  • Occitan (post 1500): Nob Hill
  • Portuguese: Nob Hill
  • Spanish: Nob Hill
  • Turkish: Nob Hill

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cistern at Jones & Jackson and Nob Hill.

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