Scotia Mine
Scotia Mine is a quarry in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Scotia Mine is situated nearby to Grass Valley Public Library, as well as near the hamlet Boston Ravine.| 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 Grass Valley Public Library and Empire Mine State Historic Park.
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 2,100 feet east of Scotia Mine.
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. Empire Mine State Historic Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Scotia 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 south of Scotia Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grass Valley and Boston Ravine.
Grass Valley
Photo: Jane Pojawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles by car from Sacramento and 88 miles west of Reno.
Boston Ravine
Hamlet
Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,339 ft above sea level.
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.
Scotia Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.21878° or 39° 13′ 8″ northLongitude
-121.07051° or 121° 4′ 14″ westElevation
2,503 feet (763 metres)Open location code
84FW6W9H+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 369163492OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Scotia Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Scotia Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Scotia Mine”
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