Rand
Rand is a hamlet in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 2,690 feet. Rand is situated nearby to the hamlet Goler Heights.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as: “Rand, CA”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randsburg and Johannesburg.
Randsburg
Hamlet
Photo: Pretzelpaws, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Randsburg is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Randsburg is located 17 miles south of Ridgecrest, at an elevation of 3,504 feet. The population was 45 in the 2020 census, down from 69 in the 2010 census. Randsburg is situated 4 miles southeast of Rand.
Johannesburg
Hamlet
Johannesburg is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, in a mining district of the Rand Mountains. Johannesburg is located 1 mile east-northeast of Randsburg, at an elevation of 3,517 feet. Johannesburg is situated 4½ miles southeast of Rand.
Garlock
Hamlet
Garlock is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. It is located 6.25 miles east-southeast of Saltdale, at an elevation of 2,169 feet. Garlock is situated 6 miles west of Rand.
Rand
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.42191° or 35° 25′ 19″ northLongitude
-117.69256° or 117° 41′ 33″ westElevation
2,690 feet (820 metres)Open location code
8574C8C4+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 150973055OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Rand” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蘭德”
- French: “Rand”
- Persian: “رند، کالیفرنیا”
- Persian: “رند”
- Polish: “Rand”
- South Azerbaijani: “راند، کالیفورنیا”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garlock Pit and Arlock Mine.
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