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Around Gold Town ...

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Lancaster. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the south of where Gold Town would have been located. Lancaster has a population of 156,000 people.<1>.

The next largest community is Palmdale. It is located about 29 miles [ km] to the south of Gold Town and has a population of 150,000 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Gold Town, with the nearest first.

  • Actis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Actis
    • Actis is located in Kern County
    • Former names for Actis:
    • Gloster
    • Highberg
    • Rummington
  • Mojave
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rosamond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • California City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Edwards
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Summit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Kern County
  • Antelope Acres
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Acres
    • Antelope Acres is located in Los Angeles County
  • North Edwards
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edwards
    • North Edwards is located in Kern County
  • Tehachapi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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    • Golden Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hills
      • Golden Hills is located in Kern County
    • Old Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Kern County
    • Lancaster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Del Sur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sur
      • Del Sur is located in Los Angeles County
    • Cantil
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Quartz Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)

For more communities neighboring Gold Town, please visit our County-by-County Page for Gold Town.

Kern County ...

Gold Town would have been located within present day Kern County<4>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kern County: Inyo, Kings, Los Angeles, Monterey, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare & Ventura.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gold Town ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gold Town.

Airports Near Gold Town ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<5> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Gold Town and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Gold Town.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Gold Town.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Gold Town), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.









 

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