Ridgecrest Branch Library

Ridgecrest Branch Library is a library in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California which is located on East Las Flores Avenue. Ridgecrest Branch Library is situated nearby to Maturango Museum, as well as near the neighborhood China Lake.

Type: Library
Description: public library in Ridgecrest, California, USA
Also known as: “Kern County Library Ridgecrest Branch” and “Ridgecrest Branch Kern County Library”
Address: East Las Flores Avenue, Ridgecrest, CA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maturango Museum and Ridgecrest Regional Hospital.

Maturango Museum

Museum

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Maturango Museum is located in Ridgecrest, California. The museum is best known for the guided tours of the Coso Rock Art District located on China Lake Naval Weapons Station, although due to restrictions from the base command, the petroglyphs are currently not available for public tours at this time. Maturango Museum is situated 490 feet northwest of Ridgecrest Branch Library.

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital

Hospital

Ridgecrest Regional Hospital is a hospital located in Ridgecrest, California which is just east of the Southern Sierra Mountains in the Indian Wells Valley. Ridgecrest Regional Hospital is situated 1 mile north of Ridgecrest Branch Library.

China Lake Museum

Museum

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The China Lake Museum is a military museum in Ridgecrest, California focused on the history of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and the development of naval aviation armament and technology. China Lake Museum is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ridgecrest Branch Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ridgecrest and China Lake.

Ridgecrest

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Ridgecrest is a city in Kern County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 395 in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

China Lake

Neighborhood

China Lake is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located 2.5 miles north-northeast of Ridgecrest, at an elevation of 2,264 feet. China Lake is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ridgecrest Branch Library.

Ridgecrest Heights

Hamlet

Ridgecrest Heights is a census-designated place in northeastern Kern County, California, United States, bordered in the north and east by Ridgecrest. The population of Ridgecrest Heights was 380 in the 2020 census. Ridgecrest Heights is situated 3 miles southwest of Ridgecrest Branch Library.

Ridgecrest Branch Library

Categories: library branch, public library, building, public building, and education
Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.62906° or 35° 37′ 45″ north

Longitude

-117.66866° or 117° 40′ 7″ west

Elevation

2,300 feet (701 metres)

Operator

Kern County Library

Open location code

8574J8HJ+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 616951088

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

GeoNames ID

5387495

Wikidata ID

Q66305279

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