North Star Central Shaft
North Star Central Shaft is a quarry in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. North Star Central Shaft is situated nearby to the hamlet Boston Ravine, as well as near Empire Mine State Historic Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Nevada County, California, United States of America
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grass Valley Public Library and North Star Mine and Powerhouse.
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. Grass Valley Public Library is situated 1¼ miles north of North Star Central Shaft.
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. North Star Mine and Powerhouse is situated 3,700 feet southwest of North Star Central Shaft.
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.
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.
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 1½ miles east of North Star Central Shaft.
North Star Central Shaft
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.20156° or 39° 12′ 6″ northLongitude
-121.07051° or 121° 4′ 14″ westElevation
2,438 feet (743 metres)Open location code
84FW6W2H+JQOpenStreetMap ID
node 369163226OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“North Star Central Shaft” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Star Central Shaft”
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