Orleans Mine
Orleans Mine is a quarry in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 2,684 feet. Orleans Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Union Hill, 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 Empire Mine State Historic Park and Grass Valley Public Library.
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.
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 northwest of Orleans Mine.
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 2 miles southwest of Orleans Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Hill and Hills Flat.
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.
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.
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.
Orleans Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.20378° or 39° 12′ 14″ northLongitude
-121.04412° or 121° 2′ 39″ westElevation
2,684 feet (818 metres)Open location code
84FW6X34+G9OpenStreetMap ID
node 369172497OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Orleans Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orleans Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Orleans Mine”
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