Kern River Oil Field
The Kern River Oil Field is a large oil field in Kern County in the San Joaquin Valley of California, north-northeast of Bakersfield in the lower Sierra foothills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oil City and East Bakersfield.
Oil City
Locality
Oil City is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, about 5 miles northeast of Bakersfield, adjacent to the Kern River Oil Field. Another "Oil City" is located in Fresno County within the Coalinga Oil Field, about 9 miles north of Coalinga, at an elevation of 449 feet. Oil City is situated 2 miles southeast of Kern River Oil Field.
East Bakersfield
Hamlet
East Bakersfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Kern County, California. As of the 2020 census, East Bakersfield had a population of 9,749. East Bakersfield is situated 4 miles south of Kern River Oil Field.
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."…
Kern River Oil Field
- Type: Oilfield
- Description: oil field in the San Joaquin Valley of California
- Categories: oil field and landform
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.4469° or 35° 26′ 49″ north
Longitude
-118.98649° or 118° 59′ 11″ west
Elevation
735 feet (224 metres)
Open location code
8573C2W7+QC
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Kern River Oil Field from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bengali to French—“Kern River Oil Field” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কার্ন নদী তেলক্ষেত্র”
- Cebuano: “Kern River Oil Field”
- French: “champ pétrolifère de Midway-Sunset”
- French: “Champ pétrolifère de Midway-Sunset”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Kern River Oil Field”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Maltha and Oildale.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Oil Center and Aztec School.
Kern County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Bakersfield, Ridgecrest, Delano, and Wasco.
Curious Oilfields to Discover
Uncover intriguing oilfields from every corner of the globe.