Edwards
Edwards is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 16 miles east-southeast of Mojave, about 22 miles northeast of Lancaster, 15 miles east of Rosamond, and 5.5 miles south of California City at an elevation of 2,356 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in California, USA
- Also known as: “Edwards Air Force Base”, “Edwards, CA”, “Edwards, California”, “Muroc”, “Wherry Housing”, and “爱德华兹空军基地”
- Postal codes: 93523 and 93524
Places of Interest
Highlights include Air Force Flight Test Museum and U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School.
Air Force Flight Test Museum
Museum
The Air Force Flight Test Museum is an aviation museum located at Edwards Air Force Base near Rosamond, California focused on the history of the Air Force Flight Test Center.
U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School
School building
Photo: Ndunruh, Public domain.
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School is the United States Air Force's advanced flight training school that trains experimental test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight test navigators to carry out tests and evaluations of new aerospace weapon systems and also other aircraft. U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School is situated 2 miles east of Edwards.
Edwards
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.92608° or 34° 55′ 34″ northLongitude
-117.93507° or 117° 56′ 6″ westElevation
2,356 feet (718 metres)Open location code
8564W3G7+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 150948776OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Edwards” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “愛德華茲”
- French: “Edwards Air Force Base”
- French: “Edwards”
- German: “Edwards Air Force Base”
- German: “Edwards”
- Hungarian: “Edwards légitámaszpont”
- Irish: “Edwards”
- Japanese: “エドワーズ”
- Japanese: “エドワーズ空軍基地”
- Persian: “ادواردز، کالیفرنیا”
- Persian: “ادواردز”
- Polish: “Edwards”
- Portuguese: “Base de Edwards”
- South Azerbaijani: “ادواردز، کالیفورنیا”
- Spanish: “Base de las Fuerzas Aéreas de Edwards”
- Spanish: “Edwards (California)”
- Spanish: “Edwards”
- Swedish: “Edwards Air Force Base”
- Turkish: “Edwards”
- Urdu: “ایڈورڈز، کیلیفورنیا”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wherry Housing and Edwards AFB West Gate.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Edwards Post Office and Corvais Community Park.
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