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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. Shoemaker Hill stands 930 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, a park 0.3 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Constructed in 1897
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.68881, -121.16855
Around it

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
Museums: 43
Historic sites: 41
Attractions: 39
Artworks: 33
Gardens: 21
  • 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: 15
  • 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: 12
  • Group community site: 9.8 mi
  • Sturzen Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
  • Antelope Creek Picnic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • "Love Comes Softly" movie set: 13.0 mi
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
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25.0 miles of Old Russville Ditch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shoemaker HillNE930 m23.7 mi
Mameluke HillNE822 m23.5 mi
Bottle HillNE807 m24.6 mi
Cement HillNE785 m24.3 mi
Round HillENE775 m22.7 mi
Spanish HillENE760 m21.4 mi
Negro HillENE751 m22.1 mi
Union HillENE719 m21.7 mi
Conditions

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 50–80 °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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12167428200

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