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Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker

Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker from directly overhead

Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Cypress Mountain stands 894 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Coleman Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway - Route 1 passes 0.5 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1995-10-21
Inscription
During the Manila - Acapulco galleon trade era, from 1565 to 1815, Spanish galleons crossed the Pacific between the Philippines and Mexico. On October 18, 1587, the Manila galleon Nuestra Senora de Esperanza, ... entered Morro Bay near here. ...
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates35.37227, -120.86111

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Coleman Park: 0.0 mi
  • Lila Keiser Park: 0.5 mi
  • Anchor Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mariner Park: 0.9 mi
  • Morro Bay City Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Museums: 25
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 17
Nature reserves: 17
  • Morro Rock Natural Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Morro Bay National Estuary Program: 0.7 mi
  • Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area: 2.1 mi
  • El Moro Elfin Forest Preserve: 3.2 mi
  • Sweet Springs Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 13
  • Morro Rock Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Morro Strand State Beach: 2.9 mi
  • Morro Dunes Natural Preserve: 3.1 mi
  • Cayucos State Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Spooner's Cove: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Holloway Garden: 7.0 mi
  • Road Runner Picnic Site: 15.4 mi
  • Rockrose: 23.5 mi
  • Willow Bluff: 23.6 mi
  • Meadow View: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Islay Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Reservoir Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Big Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Little Falls: 22.6 mi
  • Little Falls: 22.6 mi
Springs: 5
  • McLain Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Sulphur Pot: 18.1 mi
  • Town Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #1: 24.2 mi
  • Salsipuedes Spring #2: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Natural arches: 1
  • Smugglers Cave: 16.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Franklin Hot Springs: 19.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Nuestra Senora de Esperanza Landing historical marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cypress MountainNNW 342°894 m16.7 mi
Lopez MountainESE 107°869 m16.7 mi
Vulture RockNNW 335°857 m20.8 mi
Bald MountainESE 114°855 m22.2 mi
Gay MountainESE 109°850 m17.8 mi
Tassajera PeakE 80°836 m8.7 mi
Black ButteESE 105°824 m15.7 mi
Cerro AltoENE 68°797 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4219:16
June solstice05:5019:4520:22
September equinox06:5218:2819:02
December solstice07:0916:1616:55

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565757585960626364646055
Precip in3.63.63.21.00.40.20.10.00.10.71.32.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morro BAY Fire Dept, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7370329678

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