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Old Russville Ditch

Old Russville Ditch from directly overhead

Old Russville Ditch is a historic site in California, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Hotchkiss Hill stands 973 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Inscription
Constructed in 1897

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates38.68881, -121.16855

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Nedbelle Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Blisk Peak: 1.9 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Volcano Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Carpenter Hill: 4.6 mi
Historic sites: 41
Attractions: 39
Artworks: 36
Gardens: 28
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 3.6 mi
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Border Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Yermol Memorial: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 16
  • Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
  • Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Miners Ravine Nature Reserve: 4.6 mi
  • Anderson Island Natural Preserve: 7.9 mi
  • Wesley Reserve: 10.6 mi
Picnic sites: 14
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 7
  • Laurel Beach: 2.1 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 2.6 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Oregon Bar: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Leete Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Pecker Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 8.4 mi
  • Hidden Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Rock Creek: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 8.6 mi
  • Spanish Spring: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Old Russville Ditch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hotchkiss HillNE 51°973 m24.6 mi
Shoemaker HillNE 55°930 m23.7 mi
Mameluke HillNE 48°822 m23.5 mi
Cement HillNE 44°785 m24.3 mi
Round HillENE 65°775 m22.7 mi
Spanish HillENE 64°760 m21.4 mi
Negro HillENE 78°751 m22.1 mi
Bald HillNE 53°750 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4219:17
June solstice05:4119:5420:33
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:2016:0516:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475053566472787773645347
Precip in7.06.56.12.81.60.40.00.10.21.43.06.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12167428200

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