Homeward Bound Mine

Homeward Bound Mine is a quarry in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Homeward Bound Mine is situated nearby to Empire Mine State Historic Park, as well as near the hamlet Boston Ravine.

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Star Mine and Powerhouse and Empire Mine State Historic Park.

North Star Mine and Powerhouse

Quarry

Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0.

The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are an historic gold mine and associated power generating facility located on Lafayette Hill in the Grass Valley Mining District, a short distance south of Grass Valley, California. North Star Mine and Powerhouse is situated 4,000 feet northwest of Homeward Bound Mine.

Empire Mine State Historic Park

Park

Photo: Beej71, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Grass Valley Public Library

Library

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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. Grass Valley Public Library is situated 2 miles north of Homeward Bound Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boston Ravine and Union Hill.

Boston Ravine

Hamlet

Photo: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Boston Ravine is a former settlement and a geographic feature in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,339 ft above sea level. The ravine was formed by Wolf Creek, which flows through it.

Union Hill

Hamlet

Union Hill is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, 1.5 mi from Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,700 ft above sea level. Gold mining is recorded as early as January 30, 1851. Union Hill is situated 2 miles northeast of Homeward Bound Mine.

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.

Homeward Bound Mine

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

39.18795° or 39° 11′ 17″ north

Longitude

-121.06467° or 121° 3′ 53″ west

Elevation

2,300 feet (701 metres)

Open location code

84FW5WQP+54

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369172489

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

GeoNames ID

5357784

Wikidata ID

Q49418985

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In Other Languages

“Homeward Bound Mine” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Homeward Bound Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
Cebuano: “Homeward Bound Mine”

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