Satellite Lake

Satellite Lake is a lake in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California. Satellite Lake is situated nearby to the neighborhood China Lake, as well as near the hamlet Ridgecrest Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maturango Museum and China Lake Museum.

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. Maturango Museum is situated 2 miles west of Satellite Lake.

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 2 miles north of Satellite Lake.

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 2 miles northwest of Satellite Lake.

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 2 miles north of Satellite Lake.

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 4½ miles southwest of Satellite Lake.

Satellite Lake

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.62808° or 35° 37′ 41″ north

Longitude

-117.63644° or 117° 38′ 11″ west

Elevation

2,251 feet (686 metres)

Open location code

8574J9H7+6C

GeoNames ID

5393540

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