Tropico Shaft
Tropico Shaft is a quarry in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California and has an elevation of 2,644 feet. Tropico Shaft is situated nearby to the aerodrome Rosamond Skypark, as well as near the hamlet Willow Springs.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Kern County, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Tropico Mine”
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosamond Skypark and Willow Springs International Motorsports Park.
Rosamond Skypark
Aerodrome
Rosamond Skypark is a residential airpark and public-use airport located three nautical miles west of the central business district of Rosamond, in Kern County, California, United States. It is privately owned by the Rosamond Skypark Association. Rosamond Skypark is situated 1½ miles southeast of Tropico Shaft.
Willow Springs International Motorsports Park
Stadium
Willow Springs International Motorsports Park is located in Willow Springs near Rosamond, California, about 80-mile north of Los Angeles. It is the oldest permanent road course in the United States. Willow Springs International Motorsports Park is situated 2 miles west of Tropico Shaft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Willow Springs and Rosamond.
Willow Springs
Hamlet
Willow Springs is a village located around a set of former springs in Kern County, California, United States. It is located off of Rosamond Boulevard, 7.5 miles west of Rosamond, at an elevation of 2,523 feet. Willow Springs International Motorsports Park is approximately two miles east of the original village of Willow Springs. Willow Springs is situated 3½ miles west of Tropico Shaft.
Rosamond
Rosamond is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California, US, near the Los Angeles county line. Rosamond is part of Greater Los Angeles and is located in the Mojave Desert just north of Lancaster and Palmdale, the two largest cities in the Antelope Valley.Tropico Shaft
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.87827° or 34° 52′ 42″ north
Longitude
-118.23189° or 118° 13′ 55″ west
Elevation
2,644 feet (806 metres)
Open location code
8563VQH9+86
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Tropico Shaft” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tropico Shaft”
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