词条 | Muroc, California |
释义 |
|name = Muroc |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Former settlement |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = California |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in California |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = California |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Kern County |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = | |established_title = |established_date = |coordinates = {{coord|34|55|23|N|117|52|20|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = [1] |elevation_m = 696 |elevation_ft = 2283 |footnotes = }}Muroc (also, Rogers, Rod, Yucca, and Rodriguez)[2] is a former settlement in Kern County, California in the Mojave Desert.[1] It was located on Rogers Dry Lake {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of Edwards,[2] at an elevation of 2283 feet (696 m).[1] Muroc still appeared on maps as of 1942.[1] Muroc's site is now on Edwards Air Force Base.[2] A post office operated at Muroc from 1910 to 1951.[2] The name honors early settlers Ralph and Clifford Corum — their surname spelled backwards is "Muroc".[2] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{gnis|1666699}} {{Kern County, California}}{{KernCountyCA-geo-stub}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{California's Geographic Names|1079}} 4 : Former settlements in Kern County, California|Populated places in the Mojave Desert|Former populated places in California|Edwards Air Force Base |
随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。