Mather in Rancho Cordova in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 6, 2012

1. Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument Marker 1

Inscription.
[Marker 1:] In Dedication to the Men and Women
of Mather AFB
For 75 years of service to the
nation and the community.

[Marker 2:] In Tribute to the Navigators
Who Trained at Mather AFB
To their skill to set the course
to their duty to complete the mission.
To their dedication to bring their crew
home safe again

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military.

Location. 38° 33.546′ N, 121° 15.706′ W. Marker is in Rancho Cordova, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Mather. It is at the intersection of Douglas Road and Eagles Nest Road, on the left when traveling west on Douglas Road. There is signage directing visitors to parking on Old Eagles Nest Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mather CA 95655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in Sacramento Valley,

and in the Central Valley.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Honor Roll (approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to Mather Lake (approx. ¼ mile away); Vernal Pool Grassland (approx. 1.8 miles away); F-105G “Wild Weasel” (approx. 2.1 miles away); Mather Field (approx. 2.1 miles away);

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Fifteen Mile House (approx. 2.1 miles away); American River Grange #172 (approx. 3 miles away); Pony Express (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rancho Cordova.

Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument Marker 2 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 6, 2012

2. Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument Marker 2

Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 6, 2012

3. Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument Markers

Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 6, 2012

4. Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 6, 2012

5. Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument

Photographed by Syd Whittle, July 6, 2012

6. Mather Air Force Base Navigators Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2012, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,517 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 8, 2012, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.