Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest is a hamlet in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Sherwood Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Starbright Acres, as well as near Boston Ravine.

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Star Mine and Powerhouse and Empire Mine State Historic Park.

North Star Mine and Powerhouse

Quarry

Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0.

The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are an historic gold mine and associated power generating facility located on Lafayette Hill in the Grass Valley Mining District, a short distance south of Grass Valley, California.

Empire Mine State Historic Park

Park

Photo: Beej71, CC BY 2.5.

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 2 miles northeast of Sherwood Forest.

Grass Valley Public Library

Library

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 2½ miles northeast of Sherwood Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boston Ravine and Grass Valley.

Boston Ravine

Hamlet

Photo: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Boston Ravine is a former settlement and a geographic feature in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,339 ft above sea level. The ravine was formed by Wolf Creek, which flows through it. Boston Ravine is situated 2 miles northeast of Sherwood Forest.

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.

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. Union Hill is situated 3 miles northeast of Sherwood Forest.

Sherwood Forest

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.18431° or 39° 11′ 4″ north

Longitude

-121.08296° or 121° 4′ 59″ west

Elevation

2,395 feet (730 metres)

Open location code

84FW5WM8+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 141042544

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

5395279

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