Caledonia New Shaft
Caledonia New Shaft is a quarry in Storey, Nevada and has an elevation of 5,646 feet. Caledonia New Shaft is situated nearby to the hamlet Gold Hill, as well as near Silver City.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Storey County, Nevada, United States of America
- Address: NV
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia City Historic District.
Virginia City Historic District
Historic site
Virginia City Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the former mining villages of Virginia City and Gold Hill, both in Storey County, as well as Dayton and Silver City, both to the south in adjacent Lyon County, Nevada, United States. Virginia City Historic District is situated 2 miles north of Caledonia New Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gold Hill and Silver City.
Gold Hill
Hamlet
Gold Hill is an unincorporated community in Storey County, Nevada, United States, located approximately 1.5 miles south of Virginia City. The town was established in 1859 following the discovery of gold.
Silver City
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
Silver City is a small residential community in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. Established in 1859, it developed as a mining settlement during the Comstock era and served as an important staging point between nearby mines and ore-processing mills along the Carson River.
Virginia City
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Virginia City is a small Old West town south of Reno on highway 341, in Storey County, Western Nevada.
Caledonia New Shaft
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Storey, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.27991° or 39° 16′ 48″ northLongitude
-119.65851° or 119° 39′ 31″ westElevation
5,646 feet (1,721 metres)Open location code
85F278HR+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 369152739OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Caledonia New Shaft” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Caledonia New Shaft”
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