Near Point Reyes in Marin County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Drakes Bay

Photographed by Craig Baker, 2016

1. Drakes Bay Marker

Inscription. Drakes Bay Historic and Archaeological District has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This landmark is associated with the 1579 landing of Francis Drake, the 1595 landing of Sebastián Rodríguez Cermeño and the wreck of the San Augustín, and the native Coast Miwok people who received the Europeans and whose relations with them were among the first recorded between Native peoples and Europeans in the western United States.

Erected 2016 by National Park Service.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1579.

Location. 38° 1.682′ N, 122° 53.026′ W. Marker is near Point Reyes, California, in Marin County. It can be reached from Limantour Road 8 miles west of Bear Valley Road. Located near the Limantour Beach parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Inverness CA 94937, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in the North Coast,

and specifically on the Coast 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 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Portus Novae Albionus (approx. 3.1 miles away); Kenneth C. Patrick Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); Nova Albion (approx. 4.2 miles away); Cross Honoring First Protestant Service in the Future USA

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(approx. 4.3 miles away); Preserving Our Maritime Past (approx. 5.4 miles away); AT&T & RCA Receiving Stations (approx. 5.6 miles away); Providing Global Communications (approx. 5.6 miles away); Francis Drake (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Reyes.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. — Francis Drake markers.

Photographed by Craig Baker, 2016

2. Drakes Bay Marker

Marker unveiling ceremony.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 553 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.