About Mount Sutro
Mount Sutro is an electronic periodical written and featuring photography by David July. In operation since January 2001, Mount Sutro is comprised of articles on various topics such as travel, nature, photography, history, music, technology and film.
Although the content and style of Mount Sutro continue to evolve, my comprehensive guide to Sutro Tower and Mount Sutro remains the flagship feature. Regularly referenced on Reddit, Twitter, blogs and other sites, the YTMND-style sub-site peoplewhatabunchofbastards.com created in July 2011 is also a favorite of visitors from the UK, Ireland and around the world.
Mount Sutro is the successor to my first website sctonline.com, created around 1996–1997 to advertise the on-site technical support services I offered to make extra money in high school. Unfortunately the domain name was allowed to expire in early 2003 and has been, for over a decade now, relegated to existence as an advert-laden "for sale" page.
Additional site details including production information, credits, licensing and disclaimers are available in the Colophon.
About The Author
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Tonawanda, New York
Second Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program- Pro Bono Webmaster and Editor (2011–2023)
- Pro Bono Web Host (2011–2021)
Guardian ad Litem Foundation Second Circuit, Inc.
- Associate Board Member (2018–2023)
- Board Member (2011–2018)
- 2012 Board Member of the Year
- Novice (1992–1993)
- Technician Plus (1993–2000)
- Technician (2000–present)
2019 Mazda CX-5 Touring (02 May 2020–present)
- 2WD with 1TE preferred equipment package
- Eternal Blue Mica
- MT SUTRO
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Maine
- Michigan*
- Minnesota
- New Hampshire
- North Dakota
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Washington*
- Wisconsin
* visited airport only
United States
Canada (1984–1989, 1995, 2001, 2019, 2022)
England (1993–1994)
Japan (2008)
The Bahamas (2011)
Mexico (2017)
Cuba (2017)
and Meridians
Crossed
Prime Meridian (1994) by land Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, England
Antimeridian (2008) by air Bering Sea
Arctic Circle (2017) by land and air Dalton Highway, Yukon-Koyukuk, Alaska, US
49th Parallel North (2019) by land Babb, Montana, US/Waterton Park, Alberta, Canada
Tropic of Cancer (2017) by sea Gulf of Mexico
Extremes
Northernmost Point (2017) by land Nuvuk, Alaska, US
Southernmost Point (2017) by land Costa Maya, Mexico
0.47 miles from the Caribbean Sea; north of Mahahual, Quintana Roo
Easternmost Point (1994) by land Greenwich, London, England
0.06 miles from the Royal Observatory in Greenwich Park
Westernmost Point (2008) by land Hiroshima, Japan
0.31 miles south of the Yorozuya Bridge in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
State Parks
Allegany State Park 2373 Allegany State Park Route 1, Salamanca, NY 14779
Florida Caverns State Park 3345 Caverns Road, Marianna, FL 32446
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park 101 North Big Trees Park Road, Felton, CA 95018
Hillsborough River State Park 15402 US Route 301 North, Thonotosassa, FL 33592
Manatee Springs State Park 11650 Northwest 115th Street, Chiefland, FL 32626
McConnells Mill State Park 2697 McConnells Mill Road, Portersville, PA 16051
O'Leno State Park 410 Southeast O'Leno Park Road, High Springs, FL 32643
Suwannee River State Park 3631 201st Path, Live Oak, FL 32060
Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan
Odawara Station Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
Hiroshima Station Minami, Hiroshima, Japan
Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, England
LaGuardia Airport East Elmhurst, Queens, New York, US
Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station) Manhattan, New York, New York, US
Hoboken Terminal Hoboken, New Jersey, US
Pennsylvania Station (Newark Penn Station) Newark, New Jersey, US
Basking Ridge Station Bernards Township, New Jersey, US
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Arlington County, Virginia, US
Alexandria Union Station Alexandria, Virginia, US
Prince George Wharf at Port of Nassau Nassau, The Bahamas
Washington Dulles International Airport Chantilly, Virginia, US
Buffalo Niagara International Airport Cheektowaga, New York, US
Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport Broward, Florida, US
PortMiami Miami, Florida, US
Port Canaveral Cape Canaveral, Florida, US
John F. Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility Merritt Island, Florida, US
Arthur Dunn Airpark Titusville, Florida, US
Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida, US
Orlando Executive Airport Orlando, Florida, US
Kissimmee Gateway Airport Kissimmee, Florida, US
Jacksonville International Airport Jacksonville, Florida, US
Terminal Sierra Maestra at Port of Havana Havana, Cuba
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan, US
Tallahassee International Airport Tallahassee, Florida, US
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, US
Puerto Costa Maya Costa Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Chicago O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, US
Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee, US
St. Louis Lambert International Airport St. Louis, Missouri, US
Albuquerque International Sunport Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport Belgrade, Montana, US
Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah, US
McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, US
John Wayne Airport Santa Ana, Orange County, California, US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport San Jose, California, US
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington, US
San Francisco International Airport San Mateo County, California, US
Fairbanks International Airport Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Deadhorse Airport Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, US
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Anchorage, Alaska, US
Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport Utqiaġvik, Alaska, US
Restaurants
and Diners
19/98 Grill and Country Store 17110 US Route 19, Fanning Springs, FL 32693
The Back Porch Restaurant 114 Speer Street, Belle Vernon, PA 15012
The Boulevard Cafe 2 Poncetta Drive, Daly City, CA 94015
City Diner 3000 Minnesota Drive, Anchorage, AK 99503
Cocoa Diner 590 East Main Street, Hummelstown, PA 17036
Coldfoot Cafe MP 175 James W. Dalton Highway, Coldfoot, AK 99701
The Grit 199 Prince Avenue, Athens, GA 30601
Hello Deli 213 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
Johnson's of Saint Mary 21 Red Eagle Road, Browning, MT 59417
Lester's Diner 250 West State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Marie Callender's 751 East El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Momo's Pizza 1410 Market Street, Tallahassee, FL 32312
Old Heidelberg Restaurant 900 West State Road 84, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315
Pepe's Café 806 Caroline Street, Key West, FL 33040
Pickles Plus 2530 North McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater, FL 34681
Pike's Landing 4438 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709
Polish Villa 2954 Union Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14227
Red Onion Grill 3167 Southeast County Road 255, Lee, FL 32059
Ted's Hot Dogs 2351 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst, NY 14228
Thorn's Showcase Lounge 208 Fourth Avenue, Seward, AK 99664
Tom's Restaurant 3221 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, NY 14226
Tommy's Joynt 1101 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94109
The Trident 558 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965
Vezzo 178 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016
In Memoriam
Backwoods Bistro 2012–2021 401 East Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301
The Diner 2013–2020 615 Northwest Santa Fe Boulevard, High Springs, FL 32643
Gilda's 1973–2020 37 Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Grandma's Pancake & Smorgasbord House 1974–1998 3585 Seneca Street, West Seneca, NY 14224
Holiday Showcase 1965–2018 3765 Union Road, Cheektowaga, NY 14225
Red, Hot & Blue 1988–2014 1600 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
Spaghetti Warehouse 1992–1998 701 Bainbridge Street, Richmond, VA 23224
Tom Sarris' Orleans House 1965–2008 1213 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22209
Worked
Tropical Storm Alberto 2012-05-21
Tropical Storm Beryl 2012-05-26
Panhandle Flash Flooding 2012-06-09
Tropical Storm Debby 2012-06-24
Hurricane Isaac 2012-08-22
Republican National Convention 2012-08-26
Hurricane Sandy 2012-10-24
North Florida Severe Storms and Flooding 2013-02-24
Tropical Storm Andrea 2013-06-05
Trial of George Zimmerman 2013-06-20
Panhandle Heavy Rain and Flooding 2013-07-01
Tropical Storm Chantal 2013-07-09
Tropical Storm Karen 2013-10-03
Southeast Florida Flooding 2014-01-09
Winter Storm 2014-01-27
Panhandle Flash Flood 2014-04-28
Tropical Storm Arthur 2014-07-01
Severe Storms and Flooding 2014-09-03
Ebola Virus Disease 2014-10-01
Tampa Bay Area Heavy Rains and Flooding 2015-07-26
Tropical Storm Erika 2015-08-25
Nor'easter Blizzard 2016-01-25
Pensacola EF3 Tornado 2016-02-23
Tropical Storm Colin 2016-06-03
Pulse Nightclub Shooting 2016-06-12
Hurricane Hermine 2016-08-25
Hurricane Matthew 2016-10-02
Tropical Storm Cindy 2017-06-20
Tropical Storm Emily 2017-07-31
Hurricane Irma 2017-09-04
Hurricane Maria 2017-09-29
Hurricane Nate 2017-10-04
Tropical Storm Alberto 2018-05-25
Hurricane Michael 2018-10-07
Hurricane Nestor 2019-10-17
COVID-19 Pandemic 507 activation days 2020-03-07
George Floyd Protests 2020-05-28
Tropical Storm Cristobal 2020-06-03
Hurricane Isaias 2020-07-29
Hurricane Laura 2020-08-21
Hurricane Marco 2020-08-21
Hurricane Sally 2020-09-12
Hurricane Eta 2020-10-31
Piney Point Containment Breach 2021-04-03
Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack 2021-05-08
Tropical Storm Claudette 2021-06-18
Surfside Structural Collapse 2021-06-24
Hurricane Elsa 2021-07-01
Tropical Storm Fred 2021-08-12
Hurricane Ida 2021-08-27
Tropical Storm Mindy 2021-09-08
Freezing Temperatures 2022-01-28
Chipola Complex Wildfires 2022-03-02
Tropical Storm Alex 2022-06-03
Hurricane Ian 2022-09-23
Hurricane Nicole 2022-11-08
Broward Rain Event 2023-04-13
Hurricane Idalia 2023-08-25
Thursday, 11 January 2024
