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Delve into Sand Canyon in United States

Sand Canyon in the region of California is located in United States - some 2,275 mi or ( 3661 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sand Canyon

Local time in Sand Canyon is now 07:42 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Los Angeles " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Bakersfield, Cable, Claraville, El Rita, and Fig Orchard. While being here, you might want to check out Bakersfield . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sand Canyon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Railfanning the Tehachapi Loop Part 1 HD

10:55 min by Locomotive450
Views: 1981 Rating: 4.27

Watch in High Definition! On the second day of our trip, we headed out to railfan after breakfast. Our first stop was the world famous Tehachapi Loop. Included in the video are pictures of several pla ..

UP Manifest at Woodford

3:41 min by Karl Dahlquist
Views: 1266 Rating: 4.43

Another, shorter UP train at Woodford. ..


Railfanning the Tehachapi Loop Part 2 HD

7:25 min by Locomotive450
Views: 753 Rating: 4.20

Watch in High Definition! Here's part two of railfanning at the World Famous Tehachapi Loop. We saw three more trains, all southbounds, at the Tehachapi Loop before we decided to move on. For the firs ..

The Coast Starlight on the Tehachapi Loop.mov

5:46 min by echobeach42
Views: 321 Rating: 5.00

From Feb. 1-8, 2012, train 14, The Coast Starlight, will detour via Bakersfield and Tehachapi Loop. The train will not stop at any intermediate stations between Los Angeles and Oakland. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Locarno Mine

The Locarno Mine is situated in Kern County, California, USA. Gold and tungsten have been mined there. http://www. theweekendminer. com/OM13StrategicMetalsAuMoW092405. htm

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Located at 35.39 -118.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Gold mines in California, Tungsten mines in the United States

Keene, California

Keene (formerly, Wells) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kern County, California in the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains at the southern extreme of the San Joaquin Valley. Keene is located 8.5 miles northwest of Tehachapi, at an elevation of 2602 feet (793 m). The population was 431 at the 2010 census, up from 339 at the 2000 census.

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Located at 35.22 -118.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Census-designated places in Kern County, California, Populated places established in 1876, Tehachapi Mountains

Tehachapi Loop

The Tehachapi Loop is a .73-mile long 'spiral', or helix, on the Union Pacific Railroad line through Tehachapi Pass, of the Tehachapi Mountains in Kern County, south-central California. The line connects Bakersfield and the San Joaquin Valley to Mojave in the Mojave Desert.

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Located at 35.20 -118.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Buildings and structures in Kern County, California, California Historical Landmarks, Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks, Rail infrastructure in California, Southern Pacific Railroad, Tehachapi Mountains, Transport infrastructure completed in 1876, Transportation in Kern County, California

Golden Hills, California

Golden Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Tehachapi Mountains, in Kern County, California, United States. The population was 8,656 at the 2010 census, up from 7,434 at the 2000 census. Golden Hills adjoins the city of Tehachapi on the west.

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Located at 35.14 -118.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Census-designated places in Kern County, California, Tehachapi Mountains

Tehachapi Municipal Airport

Tehachapi Municipal Airport is a public airport located in Tehachapi, serving Kern County, California, USA. This general aviation airport covers 264 acres and has one runway. The airport was established in 1929 originally to support an air mail route between Tehachapi and Bakersfield, but following the 1952 Kern County earthquake, Tehachapi became inaccessible by roads or rail, and the airport served as the destination for an emergency relief airlift for several weeks.

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Located at 35.13 -118.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Airports in Kern County, California, Tehachapi Mountains