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Grass Valley (Lander-Eureka Counties)
Grass Valley may refer to: Places * Grass Valley, Western Australia, a small town in the Avon Valley United States * Grass Valley, Oregon, a city in Sherman County * Grass Valley (Piute and Sevier counties, Utah), a valley in Piute and southern Sevier counties in central Utah ;California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado * Roman Catholic Diocese of Grass Valley, a former diocese based in the eponymous California city in Nevada County, formerly covering Northeastern California and most of Nevada; most of Utah, and part of Colorado ;State of California * Grass Valley, California, a city in Nevada County * Grass Valley, Oakland, California, a neighborhood * Grass Valley Wilderness, a wilderness area in the Mojave Desert managed by the BLM ;State of Nevada * Grass Valley, Nevada, census-designated place in Pershing County * Grass Valley (Eureka and Lander counties, Nevada), a valley in Nevada * Grass Valley (Pershing and Humboldt counties, Nevada), a valley in Nevada Other uses * Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley, Western Australia
Grass Valley is a small townsite east of Northam, Western Australia in the Avon Valley area. The town is named after a local property of the same name that was established in 1833 by William Nairn. The Northam to Kalgoorlie Eastern Goldfields Railway line passes through the town and includes a crossing loop. The railway was built through the area in 1894. Land was set aside for a townsite in 1898 and the town was gazetted in the same year. The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. During its heyday of the 1950s–90s the town's local farmers were the largest producers of chaff (feed for racehorses) in Western Australia. The product was sought after by buyers throughout Western Australia as well as Asia and the Middle East. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling and had a ''Type B'' structure in the 1970s. The post office within the town is reputed to be the smallest in Australia. The town also has an excellent tavern dating back to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley, Oregon
Grass Valley is a city in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. The population was 164 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 164 people, 74 households, and 47 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 92 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% White, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.0% of the population. There were 74 households, of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.3% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.5% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley (Piute And Sevier Counties, Utah)
Grass Valley is a long, narrow valley in eastern Piute and Sevier counties, Utah, United States. Description The valley is bounded on the west and southwest by the Sevier Plateau, on the east by the Parker Range, and is connected to Plateau Valley to the north. It is also the home of Otter Creek Reservoir (and its eponymous state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...), and the towns of Angle, Greenwich, and Koosharem. References External links Landforms of Piute County, Utah Landforms of Sevier County, Utah Valleys of Utah {{Utah-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Grass Valley
The Diocese of Grass Valley ( la, Dioecesis Vallispratensis) now a titular see, was formerly a residential diocese of the Catholic Church located in northeastern California, United States. The diocese also included most of Nevada, and, early in its history, Utah and part of Colorado. History The particular church that became the Diocese of Grass Valley was erected in by Pope Pius IX in 1860 as the Vicariate Apostolic of Marysville from territory formerly belonging to the Archdiocese of San Francisco, of which it was a suffragan see. In 1868, the see city was changed to Grass Valley, and the vicariate was renamed and elevated by Pius IX to a diocese. St. Joseph Church in Marysville served as the pro-cathedral of the vicarate. When the vicarate was elevated to a diocese, Bishop Eugene O'Connell resisted the change of see city to Grass Valley, and continued using St. Joseph's as his pro-cathedral. St. Patrick Cathedral in Grass Valley was the official cathedral approved by the V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley, California
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. Situated at roughly in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is by car from Sacramento, from Sacramento International Airport, west of Reno, and northeast of San Francisco. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 12,860. History Grass Valley, which was originally known as Boston Ravine and later named Centerville, dates from the California Gold Rush, as does nearby Nevada City. Gold was discovered at Gold Hill in October 1850 and population grew around the mine. When a post office was established in 1851, it was renamed Grass Valley the next year for unknown reasons. The town incorporated in 1860. The essential history of Grass Valley mining belongs to the North Star, Empire and Idaho-Maryland mines, for continuous production over a span of years. From 1868 until 1900, the Idaho-Maryland mine was the most productive in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley, Oakland, California
Grass Valley is a neighborhood in Oakland, California. Located in East Oakland in the hills east of Bishop O'Dowd High School and the Oakland Zoo. It straddles upper Golf Links Road and lies just west of Skyline Road's end. It is adjacent to the Lake Chabot Lake Chabot is a man-made lake covering in Alameda County, California, United States. Part of the lake lies within Oakland city limits, but most of it lies in unincorporated Castro Valley, just east of San Leandro. It was formed by the damming o ... Golf Course. It is home to Fire Station #28, Grass Valley Elementary School and East Bay Bible Church. Neighborhoods in Oakland, California {{AlamedaCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley Wilderness
Grass Valley Wilderness is a wilderness area in San Bernardino County, California, near Ridgecrest. It mainly consists of low-lying hills and flat desert covered by vegetation typical of the Mohave Desert, like creosote bush, desert scrub, and isolated stands of Joshua trees. Fauna consists of the desert tortoise and the Mohave ground squirrel. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake borders the area to the east and a non-wilderness road bisects the area. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Field Office and was established as a part of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 is a federal law () sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein, passed by the United States Congress on October 8, 1994, and signed into effect by President Bill Clinton on October 31 of the same year, that .... References {{Protected areas of California Protected areas of San Bernardino County, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert ( ; mov, Hayikwiir Mat'aar; es, Desierto de Mojave) is a desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States. It is named for the indigenous Mojave people. It is located primarily in southeastern California and southwestern Nevada, with small portions extending into Arizona and Utah. The Mojave Desert, together with the Sonoran, Chihuahuan, and Great Basin deserts, forms a larger North American Desert. Of these, the Mojave is the smallest and driest. The Mojave Desert displays typical basin and range topography, generally having a pattern of a series of parallel mountain ranges and valleys. It is also the site of Death Valley, which is the lowest elevation in North America. The Mojave Desert is often colloquially called the "high desert", as most of it lies between . It supports a diversity of flora and fauna. The desert supports a number of human activities, including recreation, ranching, and military training. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley, Nevada
Grass Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Pershing County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,161. Geography Grass Valley is located south of Winnemucca. The CDP is named after the valley in which it lies, a basin between the Sonoma Range to the east and the East Range to the west. Nevada State Route 294 State Route 294 (SR 294) is a State highway#United States, state highway in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, that runs along the northernmost part of Grass Valley Road and connects Winnemucca, Nevada, ... (Grass Valley Road) runs from Grass Valley into Winnemucca. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Grass Valley CDP has an area of , all land. Demographics See also * List of census-designated places in Nevada References Census-designated places in Pershing County, Nevada Census-designated places in Nevada {{PershingCountyNV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley (Eureka And Lander Counties, Nevada)
Grass Valley is a valley in the U.S. state of Nevada. Grass Valley was so named for the grass which covers its floor. References Valleys of Eureka County, Nevada Valleys of Lander County, Nevada {{LanderCountyNV-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley (Pershing And Humboldt Counties, Nevada)
The Grass Valley of Pershing and Humboldt counties in northern Nevada, United States, is a long valley. The north section of the valley is part of the southwest portion of Winnemucca on the Humboldt River. Clear Creek flows down the valley center, north-northwesterly and joins the Humboldt at Rose Creek, Nevada, southwest of Winnemucca. The census-designated place of Grass Valley, with a population of 1,161, occupies the central of the valley. The valley was named for the grass used for grazing. Description Grass Valley trends north-northwest and is nestled between two mountain ranges on the Humboldt River's south. The East Range is southwest, the Sonoma Range is north-northeast. The valley narrows at its south-southeast with the north terminus hills of the Tobin Range meeting the Sonoma Range. The valley is widest at its center, about . Clear Creek enters from the northeast just north of center, and it drains from the central massif of the Sonoma Range, Sonoma Peak, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grass Valley (company)
Grass Valley (formerly known as Thomson Grass Valley and Grass Valley Group) is a manufacturer of television production and broadcasting equipment. Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, it was formed by the March 2014 merger of the original Grass Valley with Miranda Technologies, which were both acquired by American networking company Belden in 2014 and 2012, respectively. In February 2018 owners Belden merged Grass Valley with new acquisition Snell Advanced Media (formerly known as Quantel Ltd, Snell, Snell & Wilcox, Snell Limited, SAM, and Snell Group). On July 2, 2020, Grass Valley announced the completion of its acquisition by private equity firm, Black Dragon Capital, from Belden Inc. History Grass Valley Group was founded as a research and development company in 1959 by Dr. Donald Hare in Grass Valley, California, in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada range. Hare chose Grass Valley after learning about it from his friend, Charles Litton Sr. In 1964, Grass Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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