Coronado in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Naval Aviation Centennial 1911-2011

Naval Aviation Centennial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), May 3, 2018

1. Naval Aviation Centennial Marker

Inscription.
Naval Aviation Centennial 1911-2011.
Coronado, the Birthplace of Naval Aviation.
Time capsule commemorating the Centennial of Naval Aviation is buried here.

Erected 2011.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space. In addition, it is included in the Time Capsules series list.

Location. 32° 41.113′ N, 117° 10.809′ W. Marker is in Coronado, California, in San Diego County. It is at the intersection of 1100 Orange Avenue (California Route 75) and Park Place on 1100 Orange Avenue. Marker is in front of Tent City restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coronado CA 92118, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Bank Building - 1911 (a few steps from this marker); Coronado Rotary Club Christmas Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); The League of Wives (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Star Park (about 500 feet away); Old City Hall (about 500 feet away); Pickford-Boston House (about 600 feet away); J.D. & A.B. Spreckels Building (about 600 feet away); Mann House - 1926 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coronado.

Naval Aviation Centennial 1911-2011 Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), May 3, 2018

2. Naval Aviation Centennial 1911-2011 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 4, 2018, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. This page has been viewed 427 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 4, 2018, by Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret) of Coronado, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.