First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church, also known as the Bell Towers, is a historic church complex built in 1931 in Bakersfield, California. The church moved to a new campus in 1977 and the building presently used as an office building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Baptist
- Description: historic church complex in Bakersfield, California, United States
- Also known as: “Bell Towers”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bakersfield station and Fox Theater.
Bakersfield station
Railway station
Photo: lhoon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bakersfield station is an intermodal facility in Bakersfield, California. It is the southern terminus of Amtrak California's Gold Runner route, with Amtrak Thruway buses continuing to Amtrak stations and bus stops throughout Southern California and Nevada. Bakersfield station is situated 2,400 feet east of First Baptist Church.
Fox Theater
Movie theater
The Fox Theater is located at 2001 H Street in Downtown Bakersfield, California. The theater, which opened on Christmas Day 1930, is a historic performing arts and community events center located in downtown Bakersfield, and hosts a variety of events, ranging from ballets, numerous community events, movies to contemporary pop and rock acts. Fox Theater is situated 2,200 feet northwest of First Baptist Church.
Mill Creek
Park
Mill Creek is a linear park located in Bakersfield, California. It runs along the Kern Island Canal between Golden State Avenue and California Avenue in downtown, although there is a gap between 19th Street and the BNSF railroad yard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bakersfield and East Bakersfield.
Bakersfield
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Bakersfield is famous for being the home of country music singers Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, and has the nickname "the country music capital of the West Coast."…
East Bakersfield
Hamlet
East Bakersfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kern County, California. East Bakersfield is situated 2½ miles east of First Baptist Church.
Fruitvale
Hamlet
Fruitvale is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 4.5 miles west of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 397 feet. Fruitvale was founded in 1891. Fruitvale is situated 4 miles west of First Baptist Church.
First Baptist Church
- Categories: Protestant church building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.37375° or 35° 22′ 26″ northLongitude
-119.01567° or 119° 0′ 56″ westElevation
404 feet (123 metres)Open location code
85729XFM+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 358840498OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=baptistGeoNames ID
5348413Wikidata ID
Q5452360
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