Salt Creek
Salt Creek is a stream in El Dorado County, Gold Country, California. Salt Creek is situated nearby to the village Cool, as well as near the hamlet North Auburn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Auburn station and Placer County Courthouse.
Auburn station
Railway station
Photo: Sergey Yarmolyuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Auburn station is an Amtrak train station in Auburn, California. It is served by one daily Capitol Corridor round trip; it is the eastern terminus of that service. Auburn station is situated 2 miles northwest of Salt Creek.
Placer County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Placer County Courthouse is situated 1½ miles northwest of Salt Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auburn and Bowman.
Auburn
Photo: Noah Loverbear, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States. Its population was 13,776 during the 2020 census. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history and is registered as a California Historical Landmark.
Bowman
Hamlet
Bowman is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Bowman is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 3.25 miles north-northeast of Auburn. Bowman is situated 4 miles north of Salt Creek.
Ophir
Hamlet
Ophir is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Ophir is located 2.5 miles west of Auburn. It lies at an elevation of 682 feet. Ophir addresses have the ZIP code of 95658, a Newcastle address. Ophir is situated 4 miles west of Salt Creek.
Salt Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.88684° or 38° 53′ 13″ northLongitude
-121.04967° or 121° 2′ 59″ westElevation
505 feet (154 metres)Open location code
84CWVXP2+P4GeoNames ID
5391400
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