Griffith Quarry Historic Park
Griffith Quarry Historic Park is a park in Placer County, Gold Country, California. Griffith Quarry Historic Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Penryn, as well as near the village Newcastle.Places of Interest
Highlights include Griffith Quarry and Del Oro High School.
Griffith Quarry
Museum
Griffith Quarry, a registered California Historical Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was a former granite quarry near Penryn, California.
Del Oro High School
School
Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain.
Del Oro High School is in Loomis, California, and a part of the Placer Union High School District. The school opened for the instruction of freshmen and sophomores on September 28, 1959, one week after Colfax opened. Del Oro High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Griffith Quarry Historic Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Loomis.
Newcastle
Village
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Newcastle is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Placer County, California. Nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Newcastle is located 8 miles northeast of Rocklin and 31 miles northeast of Sacramento. Newcastle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Griffith Quarry Historic Park.
Loomis
Town
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Loomis is an incorporated town in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. The town's population was reported as 6,836 in the 2020 census. Loomis is situated 2½ miles southwest of Griffith Quarry Historic Park.
Ophir
Hamlet
Ophir is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Ophir is located 2.5 miles west of Auburn. It lies at an elevation of 682 feet. Ophir addresses have the ZIP code of 95658, a Newcastle address. Ophir is situated 3½ miles northeast of Griffith Quarry Historic Park.
Griffith Quarry Historic Park
- Type: Park
- Categories: quarry, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.84945° or 38° 50′ 58″ northLongitude
-121.1633° or 121° 9′ 48″ westElevation
715 feet (218 metres)Open location code
84CWRRXP+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 31845799OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkGeoNames ID
5354336
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