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Touring Amboy in United States

Amboy in the region of California is located in United States - some 2,148 mi or ( 3457 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

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Time in Amboy is now 05:24 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " America/Los Angeles " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mexicali, Phoenix, Bagdad, Bakersfield, and LA. Being here already, consider visiting Mexicali . Check out our recommendations for Amboy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.

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Interesting facts about this location

Roy's Motel and Café

Roy's Motel and Café is a defunct motel, café, gas station, auto repair shop on the National Trails Highway of U.S. Route 66 in the Mojave Desert town of Amboy in San Bernardino County, California. The historic site is an example of roadside Mid-Century Modern Googie architecture. Roy's and the entire town of Amboy is presently owned and under the stewardship of a private preservationist.

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Located at 34.56 -115.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in San Bernardino County, California, Buildings and structures on U.S. Route 66, Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in California, Historic gas stations in the United States, History of California, History of the Mojave Desert region, Hotels established in 1938, Hotels in California, Modernist architecture in California, Restaurants in California, Retail buildings in California, Visitor attractions along U.S. Route 66, Visitor attractions in San Bernardino County, California

Amboy Crater

Amboy Crater and Lava Field is an extinct North American cinder cone type of volcano that rises above a 70-square-kilometer lava field in southern California. They are located in the Mojave Desert equidistant and about 75 miles between Barstow to the west and Needles to the east, and 2.5 miles southwest of historic U.S. Route 66, in San Bernardino County, California. Amboy Crater and Lava Field were designated the "Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark" in May, 1973.

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Located at 34.54 -115.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Bureau of Land Management areas in California, Cinder cones of the United States, IUCN Category III, National Natural Landmarks in California, Natural history of the Mojave Desert, Protected areas of San Bernardino County, California, Protected areas of the Mojave Desert, Visitor attractions along U.S. Route 66, Volcanic fields of the western United States, Volcanoes of San Bernardino County, California

Bristol Lake

Bristol Lake is a dry lake in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, 42 km northeast of Twentynine Palms. Bristol Lake is located directly south of Amboy, California and U.S. Route 66, and is north of Cadiz, California. Amboy Crater and the Bullion Mountains are to the west, and Old Woman Mountains to the east. The lake is approximately 23 km long and 20 km at its widest point. A salt evaporator operation is situated on the dry lake bed just east of Amboy Road.

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Located at 34.46 -115.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Endorheic lakes of California, Lakes of San Bernardino County, California, Lakes of the Mojave Desert, Salt flats of the United States

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