China Lake

China Lake is an unincorporated community in , . It is located 2.5 miles north-northeast of , at an elevation of 2,264 feet.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: unincorporated community in California
  • Also known as: “China Lake, CA”, “China Lake, California”, and “China Lake, Kern County, California”

Places of Interest

Highlights include China Lake Museum and Ridgecrest Regional Hospital.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a military museum in focused on the history of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and the development of naval aviation armament and technology.

Hospital
is a located in which is just east of the Southern Sierra Mountains in the . is situated 2 miles southwest of China Lake.

Museum
Photo: Qfl247, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in . The is best known for the guided tours of the Coso Rock Art District located on China Lake Naval Weapons Station, although due to restrictions from the base command, the petroglyphs are currently not available for public tours at this time. is situated 2½ miles southwest of China Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ridgecrest and Ridgecrest Heights.

Photo: JMBeggs74, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city in , United States, along U.S. Route 395 in the in northeastern Kern County, adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

Hamlet
is a census-designated place in northeastern , United States, bordered in the north and east by Ridgecrest. The population of was 380 in the 2020 census. is situated 5 miles southwest of China Lake.

China Lake

Latitude
35.65759° or 35° 39′ 27″ north
Longitude
-117.64187° or 117° 38′ 31″ west
Elevation
2,264 feet (690 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US C3K
Open location code
8574M955+27
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150972114
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
5336455
Wiki­data ID
Q5099759
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Satellite Map

Discover China Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“China Lake” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “中國湖 (加利福尼亞州克恩縣)”
  • Chinese: “中國湖”
  • French: “China Lake”
  • Irish: “China Lake”
  • Persian: “دریاچه چین، شهرستان کرن، کالیفرنیا”
  • Persian: “دریاچه چین”
  • Polish: “China Lake”
  • Turkish: “China Lake”

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Notable Places Nearby

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