Historic site · California
Probably repair location of Golden Hind June 1579
Probably repair location of Golden Hind June 1579 is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Mount Tamalpais East Peak stands 784 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunshine Beach, a beach 1.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Possible Safe Harbor location of Sir Francis Drakes repair location: A small, protected bay and a spit of sand on the Point Reyes peninsula reformed after being erased by winter seas in 1956. Physics Analysis https://shiplib.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/1
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates38.05942, -122.92193
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Limatour Estero Reserve: 2.1 mi
- Second Valley Path and Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Martinelli Park: 4.6 mi
- Tomales Bay State Park: 4.8 mi
- Marconi Conference Center State Historic Park: 6.3 mi
Peaks
- Point Reyes Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mount Vision: 3.3 mi
- Mount Wittenberg: 5.6 mi
- Three Peaks: 8.5 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 54
- Point Reyes National Seashore: 2.1 mi
- Tomales Bay Ecological Reserve: 5.3 mi
- French Ranch Open Space Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Maurice Thorner Memorial Open Space Preserve: 14.1 mi
- Gary Giacomini Open Space Preserve: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 51
- Whale Ballet (Totem 6 of 8): 18.8 mi
- Down the Rabbit Hole: 19.4 mi
- Scuba Brown: 19.5 mi
- Plug: 19.7 mi
- Frolicking Dolphin: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Golden Hinde landing: 2.0 mi
- Francis Drake memorial: 3.1 mi
- Point Reyes Lifeboat Station: 5.3 mi
- Francis Drake: 5.4 mi
- Point Reyes National Seashore dedication plaque: 6.7 mi
Beaches: 39
- Sunshine Beach: 1.7 mi
- North Beach: 3.2 mi
- Point Reyes Beach: 3.2 mi
- Drakes Beach: 3.3 mi
- Limantour Beach: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 19
- Cypress Tree Tunnel: 2.7 mi
- Point Reyes Shipwrecks: 4.7 mi
- Kule Loklo: 6.5 mi
- Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS: 9.0 mi
- Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Bear Valley Picnic area: 6.8 mi
- Redwood Grove Group Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Azalea Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Irving Group Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Hunt Camp: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 15
- San Geronimo Valley Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- TRACEN Community Gardens: 14.8 mi
- Indian Valley Organic Farm and Garden: 18.4 mi
- McNear Community Gardens: 19.3 mi
- Inn at the Tides Sculpture Garden: 19.8 mi
Museums: 14
- The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History: 4.6 mi
- Historic USCG Boathouse: 5.3 mi
- The Phoenix Collection Tea Museum: 12.4 mi
- Bolinas Museum: 16.5 mi
- Marin Museum of the American Indian: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Alamere Falls: 10.5 mi
- Stairstep Falls: 11.0 mi
- Roy's Riffles: 14.5 mi
- Little Carson Falls: 16.3 mi
- Cascade Falls: 17.1 mi
Springs: 7
- Crystal Springs: 11.5 mi
- Broko Spring: 17.9 mi
- Rock Springs: 19.7 mi
- Red Rock Spring: 19.8 mi
- Worn Springs: 19.9 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Point Reyes Light Station: 6.8 mi
- Paint Storage: 6.9 mi
- Point Reyes Lighthouse Visitor Center: 6.9 mi
- Transformer Building: 7.0 mi
- Power House: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Tomales Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Rock Fort: 20.3 mi
- Vent 5: 20.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Keyhole: 7.9 mi
- Temple: 8.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Probably repair location of Golden Hind June 1579. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tamalpais East Peak | ESE 116° | 784 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Peak | ESE 118° | 778 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais Middle Peak | ESE 117° | 744 m | 20.3 mi |
| Ballou Point | ESE 122° | 612 m | 19.1 mi |
| Twin Knolls | ESE 121° | 597 m | 18.5 mi |
| Big Rock Ridge | E 90° | 575 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 111° | 543 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Tamalpais West Point | ESE 119° | 527 m | 20.4 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 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:15 | 16:56 |
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, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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