Union Hill
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: former settlement in California, United States
- Also known as: “Union Hill, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Empire Mine State Historic Park and Grass Valley Public Library.
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.
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 1½ miles northwest of Union Hill.
Nevada County Air Park
Aerodrome
Photo: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nevada County Airport is a public airport in Nevada County, California, three miles east of Grass Valley, California. It is also known as Nevada County Air Park. Nevada County Air Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Union Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cedar Ridge and Hills Flat.
Cedar Ridge
Hamlet
Cedar Ridge is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 174 2.5 miles east/southeast of Grass Valley, California. and approximately 1 mile east/southeast of the Empire Mine in Gold Country.
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.
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
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.20547° or 39° 12′ 20″ northLongitude
-121.03856° or 121° 2′ 19″ westElevation
2,700 feet (823 metres)Open location code
84FW6X46+5HOpenStreetMap ID
node 141044086OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Union Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Union Hill, California”
- Dutch: “Union Hill”
- South Azerbaijani: “یونیون هیل، کالیفورنیا”
- Turkish: “Union Hill”
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Notable Places Nearby
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