Historic site · California
Francis Drake
Francis Drake is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Point Reyes Lifeboat Station, a historic site 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- On June 17, 1579 Francis Drake landed on these shores and took possession of the country calling it Nova Albion.
How to reach it
Coordinates37.99516, -122.97744
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Point Reyes Hill: 8.3 mi
- Mount Vision: 8.6 mi
- Mount Wittenberg: 9.0 mi
- Firtop: 11.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 13.0 mi
Parks
- Limatour Estero Reserve: 4.3 mi
- Second Valley Path and Open Space: 9.8 mi
- Martinelli Park: 9.8 mi
- Tomales Bay State Park: 10.1 mi
- Point Reyes Station Community Park: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 36
- Drakes Beach: 2.2 mi
- Sunshine Beach: 3.9 mi
- Limantour Beach: 5.7 mi
- North Beach: 5.7 mi
- Point Reyes Beach: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 35
- Point Reyes National Seashore: 7.1 mi
- Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve: 10.2 mi
- North Farallon Islands State Marine Reserve: 14.8 mi
- Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Martin Griffin Preserve: 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 17
Picnic sites: 12
- Bear Valley Picnic area: 10.2 mi
- Redwood Grove Group Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Hunt Camp: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Alamere Falls: 11.0 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 14.2 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 17.2 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 18.2 mi
- Cataract Falls: 19.1 mi
Museums: 11
- Historic USCG Boathouse: 0.2 mi
- The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History: 9.8 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 15.1 mi
- Bolinas Museum: 17.0 mi
- Marin Museum of Bicycling: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 11
- Cypress Tree Tunnel: 7.0 mi
- Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 9.9 mi
- Kule Loklo: 10.1 mi
- Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 13.3 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 9
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- TRACEN Community Gardens: 20.2 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 22.1 mi
- Terra Linda Community Garden: 23.3 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 23.4 mi
Springs: 7
- Crystal Springs: 14.2 mi
- Broko Spring: 19.2 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 20.3 mi
- Rock Springs: 20.7 mi
- Colier Spring: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 7
- Whale Ballet (Totem 6 of 8): 22.3 mi
- Scuba Brown: 23.1 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 23.3 mi
- Poseidon: 23.3 mi
- Spawn: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Point Reyes Light Station: 2.3 mi
- Paint Storage: 2.3 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 2.3 mi
- Transformer Building: 2.5 mi
- Power House: 2.5 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Keyhole: 9.1 mi
- Temple: 9.5 mi
- Arch Rock: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Tomales Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Vent 5: 21.2 mi
- Rock Fort: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Francis Drake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | ESE 102° | 784 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | ESE 103° | 778 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | ESE 102° | 744 m | 21.7 mi |
| Ballou Point | ESE 107° | 612 m | 20.1 mi |
| Twin Knolls | ESE 105° | 597 m | 19.6 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | ENE 78° | 575 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 94° | 543 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | ESE 104° | 527 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:49 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bodega 6 WSW, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
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