San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
The San Francisco Bay Discovery Site is a marker commemorating the first recorded European sighting of San Francisco Bay. In 1769, the Portola expedition traveled north by land from San Diego, seeking to establish a base at the Port of Monterey described by Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602.
- Park
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,220 feet (370 metres)
- Description: site at which Europeans first saw the San Francisco Bay
- Also known as“Bay Area discovery site”“Portola Discovery Site”“San Francisco Bay Area Discovery Site”“San Francisco Discovery Site”
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San Francisco Bay Discovery Site
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Latitude
37.60438° or 37° 36′ 16″ north
Longitude
-122.45831° or 122° 27′ 30″ west
Open location code
849VJG3R+QM
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In Other Languages
“San Francisco Bay Discovery Site” goes by many names.
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