Oro Mine
Oro Mine is a quarry in Sierra County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 3,760 feet. Oro Mine is situated nearby to the historic site Sierra County Sheriff’s Gallows, as well as near the village Downieville.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Sierra County, California, United States of America
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sierra County Sheriff’s Gallows and Sierra County Superior Court.
Sierra County Sheriff’s Gallows
Historic site
Photo: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sierra County Sheriff's Gallows, at Galloway Rd. and Courthouse Sq. in Downieville, California in Sierra County, California, was built in 1885. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Sierra County Sheriff’s Gallows is situated 3,200 feet northwest of Oro Mine.
Sierra County Superior Court
Courthouse
The Superior Court of California, County of Sierra, informally known as the Sierra County Superior Court, is the California superior court with jurisdiction over Sierra County. Sierra County Superior Court is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Oro Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downieville and Goodyears Bar.
Downieville
Village
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville is on the North Fork of the Yuba River, at an elevation of 2,966 feet.
Goodyears Bar
Hamlet
Goodyears Bar, known as Slaughter's Bar before 1851, is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Goodyears Bar had a population of 69. Goodyears Bar is situated 3½ miles west of Oro Mine.
Forest
Hamlet
Photo: Mrgooseskin, Public domain.
Forest, also known as Forest City, is a small unincorporated community town site in Sierra County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada. The town site of Forest is located at 4,489 feet in elevation. Forest is situated 5 miles south of Oro Mine.
Oro Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Sierra County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.55406° or 39° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
-120.82022° or 120° 49′ 13″ westElevation
3,760 feet (1,146 metres)Open location code
84FXH53H+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 369172569OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Oro Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Oro Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California, Sierra County)”
- Cebuano: “Oro Mine”
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