Ophir Hill Acres

Ophir Hill Acres is a hamlet in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 2,894 feet. Ophir Hill Acres is situated nearby to the hamlet Union Hill, as well as near Highland Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Empire Mine State Historic Park and Empire 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.

Empire Mine

Quarry

Photo: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Empire Mine is a quarry.

Grass Valley Public Library

Library

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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 northwest of Ophir Hill Acres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Union Hill and Cedar Ridge.

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.

Cedar Ridge

Hamlet

Cedar Ridge is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 174 2.5 miles east/southeast of Grass Valley, California. and approximately 1 mile east/southeast of the Empire Mine in Gold Country.

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. Boston Ravine is situated 2 miles northwest of Ophir Hill Acres.

Ophir Hill Acres

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.19295° or 39° 11′ 35″ north

Longitude

-121.0405° or 121° 2′ 26″ west

Elevation

2,894 feet (882 metres)

Open location code

84FW5XV5+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 141027625

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

5379499

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