Barstow

Barstow is a railway stop in San Bernardino County, Desert, California. Barstow is situated nearby to Route 66 ‘Mother Road’ Museum, as well as near the tourism office Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex Visitor Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barstow Harvey House and Western America Railroad Museum.

Barstow Harvey House

Railway station

Photo: Miskatonic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Barstow Harvey House, also known as Harvey House Railroad Depot and Barstow station, is a historic building in Barstow, California. Originally built in 1911 as Casa del Desierto, a Harvey House hotel and Santa Fe Railroad depot, it currently serves as an Amtrak station and government building housing city offices, the Barstow Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center, and two museums.

Western America Railroad Museum

Museum

Photo: Klaus Nahr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Western America Railroad Museum is a railroad museum located in Barstow, California. The museum collects, preserves and shares the history of railroading in the Pacific Southwest. Western America Railroad Museum is situated 430 feet east of Barstow.

Desert Discovery Center

Museum

Photo: Model Citizen, Public domain.

The Desert Discovery Center is a public-run community education center located in Barstow, California. The center is staffed by the Bureau of Land Management and focuses on promoting awareness of desert life to local residents. Desert Discovery Center is situated 1 mile south of Barstow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barstow and Nebo Center.

Barstow

Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.

Barstow is a city of 24,000 people in the southern desert of the state of California. The city's location at the junction of Interstate 15 and Interstate 40 in the middle of a barren desert, as well as its position on the old Route 66, make it a frequent pit stop for travelers passing through on their way to more exotic destinations.

Nebo Center

Quarter

Nebo Center is a neighborhood and former census-designated place in Barstow, San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 1,174 at the 2000 census. Nebo Center is situated 4½ miles southeast of Barstow.

Lenwood

Village

Lenwood is a census-designated place in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 3,623 at the 2020 census, up from 3,543 at the 2010 census. Lenwood is situated 5 miles southwest of Barstow.

Barstow

Type: Railway stop
Categories: transport stop and transportation
Location: San Bernardino County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.90451° or 34° 54′ 16″ north

Longitude

-117.02569° or 117° 1′ 33″ west

Network

Amtrak

Open location code

8564WX3F+RP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 54215100

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=stop_position

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=stop

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