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Explore Shady Glen
Shady Glen in Placer County (California) is located in United States about 2,334 mi (or 3,756 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Shady Glen is now 02:44 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Shady Glen, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Sacramento International Airport in a distance of 45 mi (or 73 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nevada City, Auburn, Placerville, Downieville and Marysville. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 55% |
Air Humidity | 88% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Thursday, 21st of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
5°C (41 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Paris London Travel Journal 2
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Bear River Between Colfax and Grass Valley
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Colfax California - A Drones Eye View - By Jim Bowers
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Truckee to Colfax over Donner Pass on AMTRAK Train #5
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Not To Forget -Colfax Cemetery - DJI Phantom Drone
While veterans were placing flags on tombstones, I flew my DJI Phantom Quad Copter over the cemetery and captured these views. Feel free to "like", comment or SUBSCRIBE to see my future videos.
Bear River @ Colfax | Kyle Uclary TD run (Oct. 17, 2014)
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Windmill Turbine Train UP 5248 at Colfax Railroad Days
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Colfax train Derailment Removing the Cars
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Trains at Cape Horn near Colfax, CA
Two westbound trains at Cape Horn - one on the outside track, the other through the tunnel.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Colfax, California
Colfax (formerly, Alden Grove, Alder Grove, Illinoistown, and Upper Corral) is a city in Placer County, California, at the crossroads of Interstate 80 and State Route 174. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,963 at the 2010 census. The town is named in honor of Vice President Schuyler Colfax (1869–73), a bronze statue of whom stands on Main Street near the railroad station.
Colfax High School (Colfax, California)
Colfax High School is a four-year public high school in Colfax, California in the United States. It is in the Placer Union High School District in Placer County. The school currently serves about 700 students living between Auburn, Grass Valley, and Alta/Dutch Flat. The school itself is located on 40 acres in the Bear River valley north of downtown Colfax and adjacent to Colfax Elementary School.
Colfax (Amtrak station)
Amtrak's Colfax Station is in Colfax, California. It is unstaffed. The station was built in 1905 by Southern Pacific Railroad and was restored in the early 21st Century; in addition to a waiting room, the building also houses the Colfax Heritage Museum. The platform is movable to accommodate Union Pacific rotary snowplows, which are liable to scrape a platform 8 inches above top of rail. Between January 1, 1998-February 13, 2000 a single round-trip of the Capitol Corridor terminated at Colfax.
Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad (NCNGRR) was located in Northern California's Nevada County and Placer County, where it connected with the Central Pacific Railroad. The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company incorporated on April 4, 1874, and was headquartered in Grass Valley, California. After two years of construction, passenger and commercial rail services began in 1876 and continued until 1943. The 22.53 mi line ran from Colfax, north through Grass Valley to Nevada City.
Rollins Dam
Rollins Dam (National ID # CA00255) is a dam on the border of Nevada and Placer Counties in northern California. The earthen dam was constructed in 1965 by the Nevada Irrigation District, with a height of 228 feet, and a length of 1840 feet at its crest. It impounds the Bear River, a tributary of the Feather River, for hydropower, flood control, irrigation water storage, and municipal water use. The dam is one of the ten facilities owned and operated by the Nevada Irrigation District.