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By Mark Hilton, August 20, 2013
Impact Crater Area Effects
1 Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — Wetumpka Impact Crater
On U.S. 231 at East South Boundary Street, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 231.
2 Arizona, Apache County, Chambers — Painted Desert / Finding Fossils
On Park Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
3 Arizona, Coconino County, Page — Dinosaur Tracks
4 Arizona, Coconino County, Page — Saurischia Dinosaur Tracks
On Lake Powell Boulevard at Navajo Drive, on the right when traveling north on Lake Powell Boulevard.
5 Arizona, Navajo County, Holbrook — Agate Bridge
On Petrified Forest Road, on the right when traveling north.
6 Arizona, Navajo County, Shonto — Canyons in Time — Navajo National Monument
On Arizona Route 564.
7 Arizona, Navajo County, Shonto — Dinosaur Footprint — Navajo National Monument
On Arizona Route 564.
8 Arizona, Navajo County, Shonto — Sweathouse — Navajo National Monument
On Arizona Route 564.
9 Arizona, Navajo County, Shonto — Upside-down Mountain — Navajo National Monument
On Arizona Route 564.
10 Arkansas, Conway County, Winrock — Two Dominant Fossils of the Area
Near Petit Jean Mountain Road.
11 California, Alameda County, Fremont, Cameron Hills — East View
On Quema Drive at Paseo Padre Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Quema Drive.
12 California, Alameda County, Fremont, Cameron Hills — In Search of Fossils
Near Via Orinda near Castillejo Way.
13 California, Alameda County, Fremont, Cameron Hills — Land Mammals of the Irvingtonian Age
Near Via Orinda near Castillejo Way.
14 California, Alameda County, Fremont, Cameron Hills — Sabercat Historical Park — City of Fremont — Via Orinda Entrance —
On Via Orinda at Castillejo Way, on the right when traveling east on Via Orinda.
15 California, Alameda County, Fremont, Cameron Hills — West View
On Quema Drive near Paseo Padre Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
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16 California, Alameda County, Fremont, Mission San Jose District — Sabercat Historical Park — Paseo Padre Entrance — City of Fremont —
Near Paseo Padre parkway at Quema Drive.
17 California, Alameda County, Fremont, Old Mission San Jose District — Sabercat Historical Park — Pine Street Entrance — City of Fremont —
On Pine Street east of Excelso Drive, on the right when traveling west.
18 California, Contra Costa County, Danville — Turritella Snail Bed — Fossil Snails Tell Their Story in These Rocks
Near Wall Point Road, on the left when traveling south.
19 California, Contra Costa County, El Cerrito — El Cerrito Hills
On San Pablo Avenue at Carlson Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on San Pablo Avenue.
20 California, Contra Costa County, Walnut Creek — Blackhawk Ranch Quarry — A Paleontological Treasure
On Southgate Road, on the left when traveling south.
21 California, Humboldt County, Orick — Big Diamond — A Circus Elephant — Not a Humboldt Mastodon —
Near Redwood Highway (State Highway 101) at Hufford Road, on the right when traveling south.
22 California, Kern County, McKittrick — 498 — McKittrick Brea Pit
On State Highway 58 at State Highway 33, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 58.
23 California, Los Angeles County, Arcadia — Cycads — Jurassic Period — 200 Million Years Ago —
Near Baldwin Avenue, 0.3 miles south of Colorado Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
24 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Miracle Mile — Chester Stock, Ph.D. / Observation Pit — Hancock Park — La Brea Tar Pits —
Near Wilshire Boulevard west of South Curson Street.
25 California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, West Los Angeles — 522 — Tongva Springs — Serra Springs — Wounded Deer Springs —
Near Barrington Boulevard, 0.3 miles south of Wilshire Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
26 California, Los Angeles County, Pearblossom — The Devil's Punchbowl — Department of Parks & Recreation, County of Los Angeles
Near County Route N6.
27 California, Orange County, Aliso Viejo — Mixocetus Baleen Whale — Plaza de La Paz
Near Plaza De La Paz west of La Paz Road. Reported unreadable.
28 California, Orange County, Laguna Hills — 28 — Fossil Reef
On Via Lomas, on the left when traveling east.
29 California, Orange County, Laguna Niguel — Plaza de La Paz
Near La Paz Road at Plaza de La Paz, on the right when traveling south.
30 California, Orange County, Mission Viejo — Fossil — Whale Exhibit
On Christiana Road, on the right when traveling north.
31 California, Orange County, Mission Viejo — Oso Creek Trail
On Veterans Way.
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32 California, Orange County, Mission Viejo — Whale Fossil
On Christiana Road, on the right when traveling north.
33 California, Orange County, Rancho Mission Viejo — Topanga Formation
On Ribera just west of Ascenso Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
34 California, San Bernardino County, Baker — A Lost Lake
On Zzyzx Road, 5 miles south of Interstate 15, on the left when traveling south.
35 California, San Francisco City and County, San Francisco, Embarcadero — 20,000 Years Ago
Near The Embarcadero near Folsom Street, on the right when traveling west.
36 California, San Mateo County, Redwood City — Pleistocene Period — 2.6 Million - 11,700 Years Ago — Stanford | Redwood City —
On Broadway near Warrington Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
37 California, Sonoma County, Calistoga — 915 — Petrified Forest
Near Petrified Forest Road near Porter Creek Road, on the left when traveling east.
38 California, Sonoma County, Calistoga — 915 — Petrified Forest
Near Petrified Forest Road, 0.7 miles east of Porter Creek & Calistoga Roads.
39 California, Sonoma County, Calistoga — To Commemorate..."Petrified Charlie"
Near Petrified Forest Road near Porter Creek Road, on the left when traveling east.
40 Colorado, Bent County, Hasty — Santa Fe Trail — Travelers through Time
Near County Highway HH near County Highway 24.
41 Colorado, El Paso County, United States Air Force Academy — An Ancient Geologic Past — United States Air Force Academy
42 Colorado, Gunnison County, Gunnison — If You Only Knew
On U.S. 50, on the right when traveling west.
43 Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden — Bone Deposition
44 Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden — Brontosaur Bulges
45 Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden — Cretaceous Time
46 Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden — Theropod Track
47 Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden — Triceratops Trail
On 6th Avenue (U.S. 6) 0.5 miles south of 19th Street, on the right when traveling north.
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48 Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden, Lakota Hills — Bird Track
49 Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden, Lakota Hills — Palm Fronds
50 Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden, Lakota Hills — Triceratops Tracks
51 Colorado, Jefferson County, Morrison — Dinosaur Ridge — Designated as part of the Dakota Hogback Natural Area
Near West Alameda Parkway, 0.1 miles west of Colorado Highway 470, on the right when traveling west.
52 Colorado, Jefferson County, Morrison — Front Range Foothills
Near Plains View Road.
53 Colorado, Jefferson County, Morrison — Morrison Fossil Area — National Natural Landmark
On West Alameda Parkway, 0.1 miles south of Hog Back Road (County Road 93), on the left when traveling south.
54 Colorado, Jefferson County, Morrison — West Alameda Parkway / Dinosaur Ridge — Works Progress Administration — 1937 —
On Hog Back Road (County Road 93) at West Alameda Parkway, on the right when traveling north on Hog Back Road.
55 Colorado, Jefferson County, Morrison — What is the Historical Significance of this Site?
On West Alameda Parkway/Dinosaur Ridge, 0.5 miles south of South Rooney Road (County Road 53), on the right when traveling south.
56 Colorado, Las Animas County, Kim — Life at Dinosaur Lake
57 Colorado, Las Animas County, Kim — The Largest Tracksite in North America
58 Colorado, Las Animas County, Kim — The Site from the Sky
59 Colorado, Mesa County, Colorado National Monument — The Shape of Independence
60 Colorado, Mesa County, Fruita — Dinosaur Diamond — A Dual-State National Scenic Byway
61 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Ancient Clones — Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
62 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Ancient Forest Diversity
63 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Changes Within Habitats
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64 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Charlotte Hill — Early Citizen-Scientist
Near County Route 1 south of County Route 421.
65 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Dawn of the Recent Past
66 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Delicate Impressions
67 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Is the Trio in Trouble? — Fighting Gravity and the Weather
68 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Just One Piece at a Time
69 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Layers of Time
70 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Life in the Forest
71 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Life Zones
72 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Making of a Monument
73 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Reading the Rings
74 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Stumps of Stone
75 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — The Present Touches the Past
76 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — The Role of Fire
77 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Valley Through Time
78 Colorado, Teller County, Florissant — Welcome to Florissant, the Northern Gateway to The Gold Belt Tour National Scenic Byway — There's something for everyone along the way..
On U.S. 24, 0.1 miles west of County Road 45, on the right when traveling west.
79 Connecticut, Fairfield County, Bridgeport, Beardsley Park — Chacoan Peccaries — Catagonus wagneri
Near Noble Avenue north of Crown Street, on the left when traveling north.
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80 Connecticut, New Haven County, New Haven, Downtown — Othniel Charles Marsh
Near Grove Street near High Street, on the right when traveling north.
81 Delaware, New Castle County, Newark, Iron Hill Park — Historic Roads of Newark, Delaware / Petrified Log from Central Delaware
Near South Old Baltimore Pike.
82 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Adams Morgan — Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska — 1925 - 2015 — Academy of Superheroes —
On 16th Street Northwest just south of Fuller Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.
83 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — GW's River Horse — [Lisner Auditorium]
On 21st Street Northwest at H Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on 21st Street Northwest.
84 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — GW's River Horse
On H Street Northwest at 21st Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on H Street Northwest.
85 District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Triceratops horridus — Bronze cast of prototype, USNM 517431
On Madison Drive Northwest west of 7th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
86 Florida, Alachua County, Gainesville — Florida Museum
Near Hull Road, 0.2 miles east of Southwest 34th Street (State Road 121), on the left when traveling west.
87 Florida, Brevard County, Titusville — F-486 — Windover Archaeological Site
On Windover Way at Windover Trail on Windover Way.
88 Florida, Hernando County, Bayport — F-788 — The Bayport Area Before Human Occupation/Bayport's First People
Near Cortez Boulevard (County Road 550) 6.5 miles west of Commercial Way (U.S. 19).
89 Florida, Hillsborough County, Ruskin — Miracle at Cockroach Bay The Leisey Shell Fossils
On Mammoth Trail, 0.2 miles south of Gulf City Road, on the right when traveling south.
90 Florida, Orange County, Lake Buena Vista — Cretaceous Trail
Near Osceola Parkway west of West Buena Vista Drive, on the right when traveling west.
91 Florida, Orange County, Lake Buena Vista — Oldengate Bridge
Near Dinoland U.S.A..
92 Florida, Orange County, Lake Buena Vista — Prehistoric Plants
Near Epcot Center Drive east of World Drive, on the right when traveling east.
93 Florida, Orange County, Lake Buena Vista — Tyrannosaurus Rex — “Sue”
94 Florida, Sarasota County, North Port — Little Salt Spring
On West Price Boulevard at Hyder Terrace, on the right when traveling east on West Price Boulevard.
95 Florida, Sarasota County, North Port — Prehistoric Man Lived Here/Spring Was Once a Cave
On San Servando Avenue at Ortiz Boulevard, on the left when traveling east on San Servando Avenue.
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96 Florida, Sarasota County, Venice — 1926 Article From "Venice News"
On Venice Avenue.
97 Florida, St. Johns County, Switzerland — William Bartram Scenic Highway
On State Road 13, on the left when traveling north.
98 Florida, Volusia County, Port Orange — Bongoland
Near Old Sugar Mill Road, on the left when traveling east.
99 Florida, Volusia County, South Daytona — Giant Ground Sloth
Near South Nova Road south of Reed Canal Road, on the right when traveling north.
100 Georgia, DeKalb County, Atlanta, Druid Hills — Lophorhothon atopus — “Crested Nose”
Near Clifton Road, on the right when traveling east.

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