Rock Island Mine
Rock Island Mine is a quarry in Storey, Nevada and has an elevation of 5,653 feet. Rock Island Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Gold Hill, as well as near Silver City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Storey County, Nevada, United States of America
- Also known as: “Rock Island Shaft”
- Address: NV
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 just south and downhill of Virginia City. Gold Hill is situated 2 miles northeast of Rock Island Mine.
Silver City
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
Silver City is a Census Designated Place and small residential community in Lyon County, Nevada, USA, near the Lyon/Carson border. The population as of the 2020 census was 155. Silver City is situated 2 miles east of Rock Island Mine.
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.
Rock Island Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Storey, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.2713° or 39° 16′ 17″ northLongitude
-119.67796° or 119° 40′ 41″ westElevation
5,653 feet (1,723 metres)Open location code
85F278CC+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 369158848OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Rock Island Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rock Island Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, Nevada)”
- Cebuano: “Rock Island Mine”
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