Murphys
Murphys is an old gold-mining town in Calaveras County within the Gold Country region of California. The town has been a tourist destination since the late 1800s due to its proximity to the giant sequoia trees in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
- Village with about 2,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,180 feet (660 metres)
- Description: census-designated place in Calaveras County, California
- Postal code: 95247
- Also known as“Murphy”“Murphy’s Camp”“Murphy’s Diggins”“Murphys, CA”“Murphys, California”“Queen of the Sierra”
Places of Interest
Discover Mercer Caverns and Ironstone Vineyards.
Mercer Caverns
Mercer Caverns is a show cave located one mile north of Murphys in Calaveras County California.
Ironstone Vineyards
Ironstone Vineyards is a winery that is noted for the…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Douglas Flat and Big Valley.
Douglas Flat
Douglas Flat is an unincorporated community and census…
Big Valley
Hamlet
Big Valley is a small unincorporated community in Lassen County, California, United States.
Murphys
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Latitude
38.1374° or 38° 8′ 15″ north
Longitude
-120.4596° or 120° 27′ 35″ west
UN/LOCODE
US MS5
Open location code
84CX4GPR+X4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Volapük—“Murphys” goes by many names.
مورفيسArabic
MurphysBasque
MurphysCatalan
MurphysCebuano
МерфисChechen
墨菲斯Chinese
MurphysCroatian
MurphysDutch
مرفيزGilaki
MurphysIrish
MurphysItalian
MurphysKara-Kalpak
MurphysLadin
MurphysMalagasy
Murphys, KaliforniaMalagasy
MurphysMin Nan Chinese
मर्फीजNewari
मर्फीज, क्यालिफोर्नियाNewari
مورفیسPersian
مورفیس، کالیفرنیاPersian
MurphysPolish
МарфийсRussian
МерфиSerbian
MurphysSerbo-Croatian
Murphys, CaliforniaSerbo-Croatian
مورفیس، کالیفورنیاSouth Azerbaijani
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