United States Penitentiary, Atwater
The United States Penitentiary, Atwater is a high-security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Merced County, California. The institution also includes a minimum-security satellite camp.
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- Type: Prison
- Description: Federal prison near Atwater, California
- Also known as: “United States Penitentiary Atwater” and “USP Atwater”
- Address: 1 Federal Way, Atwater, CA 95301
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Airport and Castle Air Museum.
Castle Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.Castle Air Museum
Museum
Castle Air Museum is a military aviation museum located at Castle Airport in Atwater, California. Castle Air Museum is situated 1½ miles southwest of United States Penitentiary, Atwater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winton and Amsterdam.
Winton
Village
Winton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States. Winton is located 2.5 miles north of Atwater, California. and 10 miles northwest of Merced, the county seat. Winton is situated 3 miles west of United States Penitentiary, Atwater.
Amsterdam
Hamlet
Amsterdam is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located 6.5 miles north-northeast of Atwater, at an elevation of 220 feet. Amsterdam is situated 3 miles north of United States Penitentiary, Atwater.
Buhach
Hamlet
Buhach is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located 2 miles east-southeast of Atwater, at an elevation of 157 feet. The Merced Land and Fruit Company established the Buhach Plantation in the area in 1871. Buhach is situated 3½ miles south of United States Penitentiary, Atwater.
United States Penitentiary, Atwater
- Categories: United States federal prison and government building
- Location: Merced County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.3859° or 37° 23′ 9″ north
Longitude
-120.55882° or 120° 33′ 32″ west
Elevation
184 feet (56 metres)
Operator
Open location code
849X9CPR+9F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“United States Penitentiary, Atwater” goes by many names.
- French: “Pénitencier fédéral d’Atwater”
- Swedish: “United States Penitentiary, Atwater”
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