North Star Museum
North Star Museum is a museum in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. North Star Museum is situated nearby to the hamlet Boston Ravine, as well as near Empire Mine State Historic Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Grass Valley Public Library is situated 3,700 feet northeast of North Star Museum.
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. North Star Mine and Powerhouse is situated 1 mile south of North Star Museum.
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.
North Star Museum
- Type: Museum
- Address: CA
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.20791° or 39° 12′ 29″ northLongitude
-121.06967° or 121° 4′ 11″ westElevation
2,339 feet (713 metres)Open location code
84FW6W5J+54OpenStreetMap ID
node 368174041OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
5377838
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