Borax Lake site
The Borax Lake site, also known as the Borax Lake–Hodges archaeological site and designated by the Smithsonian trinomial CA-LAK-36, is a prehistoric archaeological site near Clearlake, California.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Marcia Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourism
- Description: borax
- Also known as: “Borax Lake Site”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sulphur Bank Mine and Rattlesnake Island.
Sulphur Bank Mine
Quarry
Photo: Marcia Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sulphur Bank Mine is located near Clearlake Oaks and Clear Lake in Lake County, California. The 150-acre mine became one of the most noted mercury producers in the world. Sulphur Bank Mine is situated 1½ miles north of Borax Lake site.
Rattlesnake Island
Island
Rattlesnake Island is an island located on Clear Lake in Lake County, northern California. Its land area is nominally 53 acres, but may vary significantly as lake levels rise and fall. Rattlesnake Island is situated 2 miles north of Borax Lake site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clearlake Oaks and Clearlake.
Clearlake Oaks
Locality
Clearlake Oaks is a census-designated place in Lake County, California, United States. It is located on the northeast of Clear Lake, 8 miles northwest of the town of Clearlake, at an elevation of 1,335 feet. Clearlake Oaks is situated 2½ miles north of Borax Lake site.
Clearlake
Photo: Marcia Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clearlake is a city in Lake County inland in the North Coast region of California. It is located at the southern end of Clear Lake, which is more than 1.5 million years old.
Borax Lake site
- Categories: archaeological site and tourist attraction
- Location: Lake County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.98204° or 38° 58′ 55″ northLongitude
-122.67485° or 122° 40′ 30″ westOpen location code
84CVX8JG+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 7034776557OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=historic_landmarkWikidata ID
Q4944331
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borax Lake and Clearlake Park Post Office.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Borax Lake site”. Photo: Marcia Wright, CC BY-SA 3.0.