Polaris
Polaris was a historic ice farming community located nearly 3 miles east of Truckee, approximately at the intersection of modern day Glenshire Drive and Quail Lane.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as: “Polaris, CA” and “Polaris, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Truckee Tahoe Airport and FiftyFifty Brewing Company.
Truckee Tahoe Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Spartan7W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Truckee Tahoe Airport is a public airport two miles east of Truckee, California, United States. The airport is in both Nevada County and Placer County.
FiftyFifty Brewing Company
Pub
FiftyFifty Brewing Co. is a brewpub in Truckee, California. Known for their barrel-aged beers, their production surpassed one thousand barrels of aged beer along with a further volume of fresh beer in 2012. FiftyFifty Brewing Company is situated 2 miles southwest of Polaris.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Truckee and Hirschdale.
Truckee
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Truckee is a pleasant town of 17,000 people in the Lake Tahoe region of California. Just east of the Donner Pass on Interstate 80, Truckee is an easy entry point for travelers from the Bay Area to the region.
Hirschdale
Hamlet
Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hirschdale is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California. It lies at an elevation of 5446 feet. Hirschdale is located 6.25 miles east-northeast of Truckee. Hirschdale is situated 3½ miles northeast of Polaris.
Boca
Locality
Boca is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Situated at an elevation of 5,528 ft above sea level, Boca is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 6.5 miles northeast of Truckee at exit 194 from Interstate 80 onto Hirschdale Road. Boca is situated 4 miles northeast of Polaris.
Polaris
Latitude
39.33907° or 39° 20′ 21″ northLongitude
-120.13575° or 120° 8′ 9″ westElevation
5,696 feet (1,736 metres)Open location code
84FX8VQ7+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 141028951OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Polaris” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波拉里斯”
- French: “Polaris”
- Persian: “پلاریس”
- South Azerbaijani: “پولاریس، کالیفورنیا”
- Turkish: “Polaris”
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