Mercer Caverns is a show cave located one mile north of Murphys in Calaveras County California. It is named after the gold prospector Walter J. Mercer who discovered the caves around 1885 and filed a claim. Mercer Caverns is situated 2½ miles east of Bence Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cave City and Murphys.

Cave City

Locality

Cave City is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1,617 feet and is located at. The community is in ZIP code 95222 and area code 209. Cave City is situated 3 miles north of Bence Mine.

Murphys

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Murphys is an old gold-mining town in Calaveras County within the Gold Country region of California. The town has been a tourist destination since the late 1800s due to its proximity to the giant sequoia trees in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.

Douglas Flat

Hamlet

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Douglas Flat is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1965 feet and is located at. Douglas Flat is situated 4½ miles southeast of Bence Mine.

Bence Mine

Categories: mine and industry
Location: Calaveras County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.15686° or 38° 9′ 25″ north

Longitude

-120.52131° or 120° 31′ 17″ west

Elevation

1,519 feet (463 metres)

Open location code

84CX5F4H+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369171321

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5327534

Wikidata ID

Q49399264

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In Other Languages

“Bence Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bence Mine”

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