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Twin Oaks in the region of California is a town in United States - some 2,274 mi or ( 3659 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Twin Oaks is now 06:27 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Los Angeles " with a UTC offset of -7 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Bakersfield, Cable, Claraville, El Rita, and Keene. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Bakersfield . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Twin Oaks ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Railfanning the Tehachapi Loop Part 1 HD
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 ..
Railfanning the Tehachapi Loop Part 2 HD
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
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. ..
A Short Clip of Freight Train at Tehachapi
On my personal trip to Death Valley, I stopped by at Tehachapi and took this very short video clip. I had very limited time and the battery of my digital camera was not charged full and I could only t ..
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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
Located at 35.39 -118.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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.
Located at 35.20 -118.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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.
Located at 35.22 -118.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Brown Peak (Kern County, California)
Brown Peak is a peak located in Kern County, California. The peak is located on King Solomons Ridge at the head of Haight Canyon, 2.1 miles southwest of Liebel Peak and 12.5 miles north of Loraine, California in Sequoia National Forest. Brown Peak is named for Charlie Brown, a miner who lived in the area during the early 1900s.
Located at 35.48 -118.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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.
Located at 35.13 -118.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
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