Manzanar
Manzanar was a town in Inyo County, California, founded by water engineer and land developer George Chaffey. Most notably, Manzanar is known for its role in the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gmatsuda, Public domain.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: place in California, United States
- Also known as: “Francis”, “Manzanar Gate”, “Manzanar National Historic Site”, and “Manzanar, California”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reward and Owenyo.
Reward
Hamlet
Reward was a mining site in Inyo County, California. It is located on the west side of the Inyo Mountains 9.5 miles north of Lone Pine, at an elevation of 3865 feet.
Owenyo
Hamlet
Owenyo was an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 5 miles north of Lone Pine, at an elevation of 3697 feet. Owenyo is situated 4½ miles southeast of Manzanar.
Manzanar
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.73993° or 36° 44′ 24″ northLongitude
-118.08065° or 118° 4′ 50″ westElevation
3,727 feet (1,136 metres)Open location code
8583PWQ9+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 150962802OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Manzanar” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Manzanar”
- Irish: “Manzanar”
- Turkish: “Manzanar”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Manzanar”. Photo: Gmatsuda, Public domain.