Wise Power House
Wise Power House is a power station in Placer County, Gold Country, California. Wise Power House is situated nearby to the peak Duncan Hill, as well as near Auburn Recreation Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auburn station and Placer County Courthouse.
Auburn station
Railway station
Photo: Sergey Yarmolyuk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Auburn station is an Amtrak train station in Auburn, California. It is served by one daily Capitol Corridor round trip; it is the eastern terminus of that service. Auburn station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Wise Power House.
Placer County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Placer County Courthouse is situated 1¼ miles east of Wise Power House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ophir and Auburn.
Ophir
Hamlet
Ophir is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Ophir is located 2.5 miles west of Auburn. It lies at an elevation of 682 feet. Ophir addresses have the ZIP code of 95658, a Newcastle address.
Auburn
Photo: Noah Loverbear, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States. Its population was 13,776 during the 2020 census. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history and is registered as a California Historical Landmark.
Newcastle
Village
Photo: T71024, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newcastle is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Placer County, California. Nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Newcastle is located 8 miles northeast of Rocklin and 31 miles northeast of Sacramento. Newcastle is situated 2 miles southwest of Wise Power House.
Wise Power House
- Type: Power station
- Categories: industry and building
- Location: Placer County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88979° or 38° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
-121.09851° or 121° 5′ 55″ westInception
March 1917Operator
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyOpen location code
84CWVWQ2+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 31453213OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Duncan Hill and Auburn Recreation Park.
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