Mills College in Oakland in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

First Latitude Sighting of the Golden Gate

27 March 1772

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 24, 2014

1. First Latitude Sighting of the Golden Gate Marker

Inscription. Capt. Don Pedro, Father Fray Juan Crespi, fourteen soldiers, and a Christian Indian, camped here and took a latitude sighting of the Golden Gate.

Agalanes • John Rutledge • Ann Loucks • Mount Diablo • Berkeley Hills • Oakland Campanile • Peralta • Copa de Oro • Sierra • Edmund Randolph • Toison de Oro • Esperanza • Piedmont

Erected 1969 by Daughters of the American Revolution, East Bay Chapters.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.

Location. 37° 46.786′ N, 122° 11.117′ W. Marker is in Oakland, California, in Alameda County. It is in Mills College. It is on Underwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5369 Underwood Avenue, Oakland CA 94613, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring

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of Fire,

on 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: El Campanil (approx. 0.2 miles away); Commemoration of Old Redwood Road from Redwood Canyon (approx. 1.4 miles away); Peralta Hacienda (approx. 1.8 miles away); Anza Expedition of 1776 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Voyage of the Brooklyn (approx. 2.1 miles away); John C. Fremont Monument (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Creation of a Park (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Monument Loop: A Legacy (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oakland.

More about this marker. This marker is on the campus of Mills College near the Mary Morse Hall parking lot.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, February 24, 2014

2. First Latitude Sighting of the Golden Gate Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2014, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.