Redwood City in San Mateo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Methusela
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 17, 2022
1. Methusela Marker
Height:
Before Top Broke - 225 Ft
In 1954 - 137 Ft
Diameter at Base - 14 Ft
Access courtesy of California Water Service
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Historic Trees series list.
Location. 37° 24.384′ N, 122° 18.199′ W. Marker is in Redwood City, California, in San Mateo County. It is on Skyline Boulevard (California Route 35 at milepost 14), on the right when traveling north. The metal marker is mounted to a metal pole in front of the short trail to the tree. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Redwood City CA 94062, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, in Silicon Valley, and 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memoriam The Aircraft "Resolution" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Woodside Store (approx. 2.2 miles away); Folger Stable c.1905 (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Chinese Walls (approx. 2.3 miles away); First Saw Mill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Town of Searsville (approx. 3.2 miles away); Independence Hall (approx. 3.3 miles away); Pioneer Hotel (approx. 3.3 miles away).
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Photographed by www.wisdomportal.com/ElCorteDeMadera2009/1092-MethuselahSign.jpg, September 27, 2009
2. Old Wood Methuselah Marker Notice the change in spelling and age
Redwood tree Sequoia sempervirens
Age Estimated 1800yrs.
Height:
Est. Before top broke - 225 ft.
in 1954 . . . . . . . . . . 137 ft.
Diameter at base ··· above burls ··· 14 ft.
Access by courtesy of Calif. Water Service Co.
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 17, 2022
3. Methusela Marker
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 17, 2022
4. Methusela from afar
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, July 17, 2022
5. Methusela Up Close
Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 759 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 20, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
