French Ravine
French Ravine is a valley in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 2,382 feet. French Ravine is situated nearby to the hamlet Boston Ravine, as well as near The Oaks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grass Valley Public Library and Empire Mine State Historic Park.
Grass Valley Public Library
Library
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grass Valley Public Library is a Carnegie library and on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Grass Valley, California and a part of the Nevada County Library System, it is open Tuesday through Saturday.
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Park
Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Grass Valley, California, U.S. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places, a federal Historic District, and a California Historical Landmark.
North Star Mine and Powerhouse
Quarry
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0.
The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are located on Lafayette Hill a short distance south of Grass Valley in the U.S. state of California. It was the second largest producer of gold during California's Gold Rush.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boston Ravine and Grass Valley.
Boston Ravine
Hamlet
Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,339 ft above sea level.
Grass Valley
Photo: Jane Pojawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles by car from Sacramento and 88 miles west of Reno.
Hills Flat
Hamlet
Hills Flat is a neighborhood of Grass Valley, California, United States, formerly an unincorporated community of Nevada County. It lies at an elevation of 2457 feet.
French Ravine
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,382 feet
- Description: valley in Nevada County, United States of America - Geonames ID = 5350892
- Category: landform
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“French Ravine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “French Ravine (walog sa Estados Unidos, Nevada County, lat 39,21, long -121,07)”
- Cebuano: “French Ravine”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Oaks and Alta Vista Park.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Star Museum and Wyoming Mine.
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