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Explore Baxter in United States
Baxter in the region of California is a town in United States - some 2,324 mi or ( 3740 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Baxter is now 05:22 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Los Angeles " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Camp Spaulding, Emigrant Gap, Fairfield, Fresno, and Hughes Mill. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Camp Spaulding . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Baxter ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Gold Mining Part 4 - Hydraulic Mining.wmv
Part 1 of the Hydraulic Gold Mining series. Featuring the devastation of the 1800's Hydraulic mining operations. A first hand look at an old sluice box and the Blue Lead along with some history and pi ..
Gold Mining pt 5 - Hydraulic Mining.wmv
Hydraulic Mining part 2 continued ..
Amtrak Train # 6 California Part 4 Tunnels
Ride the NYC-3.com Private Railroad Car in the California Mountains. Movie taken from the back of Amtrak's California Zephyr, through Donner Pass with plenty of tunnels. ..
Little house in the big woods.wmv
A little hiking & driving in the woods on a very rare summer California day. Drinking natural spring water straight from the ground right at the source tastes so delicious. When you buy bottled spring ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Alta Dutch Flat Elementary School District
The Alta-Dutch Flat School District is a school district in Placer County, California. It currently maintains two schools, one in Alta, California and one in Emigrant Gap, California. Emigrant Gap Elementary School District was consolidated with Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary School District in 2001. Alta-Dutch Flat School was recognized as a California Distinguished School in 2004. Alta-Dutch Flat School had 8 teachers in 2005, a decrease from 11 in 2003.
Located at 39.21 -120.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Nevada County, California
Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode Country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.
Located at 39.30 -120.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Emigrant Gap
Emigrant Gap is a gap in a ridge on the California Trail as it crosses the Sierra Nevada, to the west of what is now known as Donner Pass. Here the cliffs are so steep that, back in the 1840s, the pioneers on their way to California had to lower their wagons on ropes in order to continue. The Emigrant Gap was so named because it was a low gap on a ridge where the emigrants' wagons crossed from the American River drainage to the Bear River drainage.
Located at 39.30 -120.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Scotts Flat Reservoir
Scotts Flat Reservoir is an artificial lake in the Tahoe National Forest of Nevada County, California, 6.5 miles east of Nevada City. The lake is at an elevation of 3,100 ft and has a surface area of 850 acres, with 7.5 miles of shoreline lined with pine trees. Amenities consist of two launch ramps, a marina, campsites, a picnic area, sandy beaches, and a general store.
Located at 39.27 -120.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Golden Fleece Tunnel (California)
The Golden Fleece Tunnel, is a gold mining site in the Westville gold mining district in Placer County, California. The mine is located 2 miles northeast of the former mining town Westville, California, north to the Foresthill Divide Road. It has a 3,000 ft tunnel and was operated successfully by the Golden Fleece Mining and Milling Company (New York). The mine is no longer in operation. Other nearby mines are the Hogsback Tunnel and the Union Tunnel.
Located at 39.19 -120.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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