Granite Rock

Granite Rock is a quarry in Santa Clara County, California. Granite Rock is situated nearby to the nature reserve Carnadero Preserve, as well as near the hamlet Sargent.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gilroy Early College Academy.

Gilroy Early College Academy

School

Photo: Loki733, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy is an early college high school near Gilroy, California. A California Distinguished School, GECA is among the top high schools in California and the top 1% of the best high schools in the United States. Gilroy Early College Academy is situated 1½ miles north of Granite Rock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sargent and Gilroy.

Sargent

Hamlet

Sargent is a ghost town in central California, located on the border of San Benito County, California, United States. Most of the town lies on the north side of the county line in Santa Clara County, approximately 5 miles south of Gilroy, along the Southern Pacific Railroad track, just west of U.S. Sargent is situated 2½ miles south of Granite Rock.

Gilroy

Photo: Michael Patrick, Public domain.

Gilroy is in the southern part of Santa Clara County south of San Jose in California. It is in the South Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Almost halfway between San Jose and Monterey, Gilroy can make a less-expensive central home base for travelers who need to go up to Silicon Valley and also want to explore the Pacific Ocean or visit Pinnacles National Park.

Chittenden

Hamlet

Chittenden is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Chittenden is located along California State Route 129 and the north bank of the Pajaro River, across the river from River Oaks and 8.4 miles east of Watsonville. Chittenden is situated 4 miles southwest of Granite Rock.

Granite Rock

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.95211° or 36° 57′ 8″ north

Longitude

-121.55886° or 121° 33′ 32″ west

Open location code

848WXC2R+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 197874845

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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