Ely-Centennial Tunnel

Ely-Centennial Tunnel is a mine in White Pine, Nevada and has an elevation of 6,663 feet. Ely-Centennial Tunnel is situated nearby to White Pine County Courthouse, as well as near the locality Lane City.

Type: Mine
Description: mine in White Pine County, Nevada, United States of America
Address: NV

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central Theater and White Pine County Courthouse.

Central Theater

Movie theater

Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.

The Central Theater was built in Ely, Nevada from 1939 to 1941. The Art Deco style cinema was built by Percy and Warren Hull after they were denied permission to expand Ely's Capital Theater, which opened in 1916. Central Theater is situated 3,300 feet east of Ely-Centennial Tunnel.

White Pine County Courthouse

Courthouse

Photo: Finetooth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The White Pine County Courthouse was built in 1908 in Ely, Nevada, located in White Pine County. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. White Pine County Courthouse is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Ely-Centennial Tunnel.

Nevada Northern Railway Museum

Museum

Photo: Pitamakan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada, owned by the State of Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Nevada Northern Railway Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Ely-Centennial Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ely and Lane City.

Ely

Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0.

Ely is the only city in and the county seat of White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Ely was founded as a stagecoach station along the Pony Express and Central Overland Route.

Lane City

Locality

Lane City or Mineral City was a settlement in White Pine County, Nevada. It is now a ghost town. A mining camp was founded in 1869 just west of Ely, Nevada, and named Mineral City until 1876. Lane City is situated 2 miles west of Ely-Centennial Tunnel.

Ruth

Village

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Ruth is a census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1903, it had a population of 371 at the 2020 census. Ruth was built as a company town for the adjacent Robinson Mine, a large open-pit copper mine, which is still in operation as of 2022. Ruth is situated 5 miles west of Ely-Centennial Tunnel.

Ely-Centennial Tunnel

Categories: historic site and industry
Location: White Pine, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.25355° or 39° 15′ 13″ north

Longitude

-114.89446° or 114° 53′ 40″ west

Elevation

6,663 feet (2,031 metres)

Open location code

85F77434+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369152956

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=mine

GeoNames ID

5503714

Wikidata ID

Q49410228

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In Other Languages

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Cebuano: “Ely-Centennial Tunnel”

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