Upper Rough and Ready Ditch

Upper Rough and Ready Ditch is a canal in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Upper Rough and Ready Ditch is situated nearby to the hamlet Bitney Corner, as well as near Sunset View.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grass Valley Public Library.

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 southeast of Upper Rough and Ready Ditch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newtown and Rough and Ready.

Newtown

Hamlet

Photo: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Newtown is a former California Gold Rush settlement in Nevada County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2113 feet. Newtown is located 4.5 miles west of Nevada City.

Rough and Ready

Hamlet

Photo: Isaac Crumm, Public domain.

Rough and Ready is a census-designated place in Nevada County, California, United States. It is located west of Grass Valley, California, approximately 62 miles from Sacramento. Rough and Ready is situated 2 miles west of Upper Rough and Ready Ditch.

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.

Upper Rough and Ready Ditch

Type: Canal
Category: body of water
Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.23073° or 39° 13′ 51″ north

Longitude

-121.10301° or 121° 6′ 11″ west

Elevation

2,392 feet (729 metres)

Open location code

84FW6VJW+7Q

GeoNames ID

5405114

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bitney Corner and Sunset View.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Randolph Flat and Sunset View Reservoir.

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