Shiells Canyon

Shiells Canyon is a valley in Ventura County, Central Coast, California and has an elevation of 502 feet. Shiells Canyon is situated nearby to the hamlet Cavin, as well as near Bardsdale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fillmore and Western Railway and Fillmore Towne Theatre.

Fillmore and Western Railway

Museum

Photo: Yellowute, Public domain.

The Fillmore and Western Railway was a heritage railway which operated on track owned by the Ventura County Transportation Commission. Visitors to Fillmore would see filming activity as well as sets and support equipment at the company's rail yard and along the tracks between Santa Paula and Piru. Fillmore and Western Railway is situated 2 miles northwest of Shiells Canyon.

Fillmore Towne Theatre

Theater building

Fillmore Towne Theatre is a former vaudeville and movie theater in Fillmore, California and is a landmark in downtown. Built in 1916, the single-screen theater showed silent films. Fillmore Towne Theatre is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shiells Canyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Clara Valley and Fillmore.

Santa Clara Valley

Photo: Chevy111, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Santa Clara Valley is a rural, mainly agricultural, valley in Ventura County. Santa Clara Valley was known as "the Valley of Heart's Delight" for its high concentration of orchards, flowering trees and plants.

Fillmore

Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fillmore is a small town in Ventura County in California. It is primarily an agricultural area, although it does have a historic downtown that dates back to the late 1800s when the Southern Pacific railroad built a line through the town.

Bardsdale

Hamlet

Bardsdale is a rural unincorporated community and populated place in Ventura County, California. It is located in the orange blossom and agricultural belt of the Santa Clara River Valley, south of the Santa Clara River and on the north slope of South Mountain. Bardsdale is situated 3 miles west of Shiells Canyon.

Shiells Canyon

Type: Valley with an elevation of 502 feet
Also known as: “Shields Canyon”
Category: landform
Location: Ventura County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.38139° or 34° 22′ 53″ north

Longitude

-118.88037° or 118° 52′ 49″ west

Elevation

502 feet (153 metres)

Open location code

856394J9+HV

GeoNames ID

5395307

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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