Barstow
Barstow is a railway stop in San Bernardino County, Desert, California. Barstow is situated nearby to Western America Railroad 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. Barstow Harvey House is situated 490 feet west of Barstow.
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 360 feet northwest 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
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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. The population was 3,623 at the 2020 census, up from 3,543 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Mojave River, 3 miles west of Barstow. 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
34.90448° or 34° 54′ 16″ northLongitude
-117.02322° or 117° 1′ 24″ westNetwork
AmtrakOpen location code
8564WX3G+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 6150649389OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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