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The 42nd parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 42 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 15 minutes during the summer solstice and 9 hours, 6 minutes during the winter ...
Von Schmidt died on May 18, 1906, in San Francisco, having survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Allexey W. Von Schmidt's brother, Alfred von Schmidt, came west also and had a farm in Fresno growing grages. [9] [10] In July 1976 surveyor Bud Uzes retraced Von Schmidt's 1872–1873 trip along California's border at North Tahoe.
Looking east from the Steiner Street pedestrian overpass. Geary Boulevard (designated as Geary Street east of Van Ness Avenue) is a major east–west 5.8-mile-long (9 km) thoroughfare in San Francisco, California, United States, beginning downtown at Market Street near Market Street's intersection with Kearny Street, and running westbound through downtown, the Civic Center area, the Western ...
Its southern border was the 42nd parallel north (the boundary of the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819), and it extended north to the 49th parallel. Oregon City, Oregon , was designated as the first capital. [ 10 ]
The northern boundary of California, and eventually Modoc County, had been established as the 42nd parallel since the time of Mexican possession. In the absence of a reliable survey of the 120th meridian, the eastern boundary of northern California was a subject of contention before Modoc County formed.
One Market Plaza is a complex of three office buildings at 1 Market Street along the San Francisco Embarcadero.The historic 11-story Southern Pacific Building, also known as "The Landmark", was completed in 1916, and incorporated into the development in 1976 that includes the 43-storey 172 metres (564 feet) Spear Tower, and the 27-storey, 111 metres (364 feet) Steuart Tower.
Taraval and 42nd Avenue is a light rail stop on the Muni Metro L Taraval line, located in the Parkside neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The station opened with the first section of the L Taraval line on January 14, 1923.
See also 0–9 An enlargeable map of the state of California.ca.us – Internet second-level domain for the state of California 33rd parallel north 34th parallel north 35th parallel north 36th parallel north 37th parallel north 38th parallel north 39th parallel north 40th parallel north 41st parallel north 42nd parallel north 100 km isolated peaks of California 115th meridian west 116th ...