California Gazetteer
Kern River is a physical feature (stream) in Kern County. The primary coordinates for Kern River places it within the CA 93268 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Kern River |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads in Sequoia National Park, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) northwest of Caltech Peak, just south of Kings-Kern Divide, flows west-southwest to the California Aqueduct at mile marker 241, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) southeast of Tupman. (US-T121) |
| History: | Named by John C Fremont, for Edward M Kern, artist and topographer, of Fremont's third expedition in 1845. (US-T121) |
| County: | Kern County |
| Latitude: | 35.2677412 |
| Longitude: | -119.3070566 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Kern River: Kern River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Kern River does not include property ownership information.
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Tupman, CA
(3.4 miles NW) Dustin Acres, CA (5.8 miles SW) Valley Acres, CA (7.1 miles SW) Stebbins, CA (9.6 miles N) Old River, CA (11.2 miles E) |
Ford City, CA
(11.5 miles SW) Taft, CA (12.1 miles SW) Rosedale, CA (12.2 miles NE) South Taft, CA (12.5 miles SW) Lakeside, CA (12.9 miles ESE) |
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Stevens, CA
(7.4 miles ENE) Calders Corner, CA (8.7 miles NNE) Millux, CA (8.7 miles SE) Rio Bravo, CA (9.1 miles N) Gulf, CA (10.3 miles SE) |
Bowerbank, CA
(10.8 miles NNW) Wallace Center, CA (11.2 miles SW) Bannister, CA (11.7 miles E) Kilowatt, CA (12 miles NW) San Emidio, CA (12 miles S) |
