Former NAWS Visitor’s Center

Former NAWS Visitor’s Center is a building in Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California. Former NAWS Visitor’s Center is situated nearby to F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374, as well as near the aircraft Douglas XF4D-1 (F4D/F-6 Skyray protoype).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ridgecrest Regional Hospital and Maturango Museum.

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 3,800 feet south of Former NAWS Visitor’s Center.

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 1½ miles south of Former NAWS Visitor’s Center.

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 1½ miles east of Former NAWS Visitor’s Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include China Lake and Ridgecrest.

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 1½ miles east of Former NAWS Visitor’s Center.

Ridgecrest

Photo: JMBeggs74, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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 4 miles southwest of Former NAWS Visitor’s Center.

Former NAWS Visitor’s Center

Type: Building
Location: Kern County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.6511° or 35° 39′ 4″ north

Longitude

-117.66881° or 117° 40′ 8″ west

Open location code

8574M82J+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 80078335

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374 and Douglas XF4D-1 (F4D/F-6 Skyray protoype).

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