Black Bear Mine

Black Bear Mine is a quarry in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Black Bear Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Rough and Ready, as well as near Newtown.

Type: Quarry
Description: mine in Nevada County, California, United States of America
Address: CA

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rough and Ready and Newtown.

Rough and Ready

Hamlet

Photo: Isaac Crumm, Public domain.

Rough and Ready is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. It is located west of Grass Valley, California, approximately 62 miles from Sacramento.

Newtown is a former California Gold Rush settlement in Nevada County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2113 feet. Newtown is located 4.5 miles west of Nevada City. Newtown is situated 2½ miles east of Black Bear Mine.

Bridgeport

Hamlet

Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.

Bridgeport is a former settlement on the Yuba River in Nevada County, California, 2 mi from the town of French Corral. Its elevation is 567 ft above sea level. Bridgeport is situated 4 miles northwest of Black Bear Mine.

Black Bear Mine

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

39.24434° or 39° 14′ 40″ north

Longitude

-121.14968° or 121° 8′ 59″ west

Elevation

1,581 feet (482 metres)

Open location code

84FW6VV2+P4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369162098

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5328913

Wikidata ID

Q49400087

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In Other Languages

“Black Bear Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Black Bear Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California, Nevada County)”
Cebuano: “Black Bear Mine”

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