Sand Canyon
in Kern County of California, United States

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
35.307 and -118.429 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 35° 18' 26" and W -118° 25' 43"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - USD
Spoken languages:
English, Spanish, French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:33 AM (Friday)
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
UTC/GMT offset: -10 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:37 am and 4:43 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-21.350 and 55.790 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Les Sables Blancs
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for United States in Northern America

Safety Score: 2,7 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United States.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United States. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Discover Sand Canyon

Sand Canyon in Kern County (California) is a town in United States about 2,275 mi (or 3,661 km) west of Washington DC, the country's capital city.

Current time in Sand Canyon is now 04:33 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named America / Los Angeles with an UTC offset of -8 hours. We know of 10 airports near Sand Canyon, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Meadows Field in a distance of 36 mi (or 59 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like playing golf, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Visalia, Ventura and Santa Barbara. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F

Morning Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Evening Temperature 12°C / 53 °F
Night Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 18%
Air Pressure 1018 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 65% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

10°C (50 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

9°C (49 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Railfanning the Tehachapi Loop Part 1 HD

Published: September 01, 2011
Length: 09:27 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Locomotive450

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...


Railfanning the Tehachapi Loop Part 2 HD

Published: September 01, 2011
Length: 36:19 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Locomotive450

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....


BNSF at Tehachapi

Published: February 27, 2008
Length: 53:18 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: e44e33

AT&SF/BNSF CW44-9 702, BNSF CW44-9 4981 and 2 CW40-8s are northbound around the loop at Walong, CA 4/4/99.


SP xing Tehachapi Creek @ The Loop

Published: January 18, 2009
Length: 30:48 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Bretzky Bretrick

see above.


UP mixed power in Tehachapi Loop

Published: March 05, 2008
Length: 58:23 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: e44e33

UP CW41-8 9558, SD60M 6092, SD60 5994, SP SD45T-2 9383, EMD SD70M 7016, GATX SD40-2 eb at Walong, CA 4/4/99.


UP's Mojave Subdivision -Tehachapi, CA - 08/28/2014

Published: November 30, 2014
Length: 46:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: JCSTrains

BNSF 4844 leads a double stack unit train northbound through the Tehachapi Loop.


Eastbound BNSF manifest negotiates Tehachapi Loop. 31 July 2014

Published: August 06, 2014
Length: 26:42 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: aeromoe

Eastbound BNSF manifest negotiates Tehachapi Loop. 31 July 2014. i had no tripod for the small Canon SX50 I shot this video with. I balanced the camera on my baseball cap on a rock...that...


Tehachapi Loop

Published: December 24, 2007
Length: 09:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: John Pehar

A World-Famous Railroad Construction Achievement of the 19th Century Located about eight miles west of Tehachapi, California, near Highway 58 http://www.tehachapi.com/loop/


Wonderful Walong

Published: August 19, 2012
Length: 08:22 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jason Paul Kazarian

Three movements across the Tehachapi Loop at Walong, California in Summer, 1993 and Spring, 1994. The quality isn't that great. But the ATSF and SP no longer run on these rails!


The Coast Starlight on the Tehachapi Loop.mov

Published: February 05, 2012
Length: 29:08 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: echobeach42

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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