Famoso – Populated Place in Kern, California

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 242167

Location

State California

County Kern

Feature Class Populated Place

Coordinates

DMS

35°35'53"N 119°12'29"W

Decimal Degrees

35.5980116, -119.2081627

Elevation

426.51 ft (130.00 m)

USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Famoso

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Calico

2.4 mi N

Also Known As

Poso

Hydrography

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Description

Located in sec 7,T27S,R26E, Mount Diablo Meridian

History

A Spanish word meaning "famous" or "celebrated."

Nearby Features

Calico Populated Place · 2.4 mi N
Lerdo Canal Canal · 2.5 mi S
Slater Populated Place · 3.4 mi S
Hollis Populated Place · 4.9 mi N
McFarland Populated Place · 5.7 mi NNW
Calloway Canal Canal · 6.1 mi SSW
Little Creek Stream · 6.6 mi ESE
Minter Village Populated Place · 6.7 mi SSE
Dow Populated Place · 6.8 mi SSE
Neufeld Populated Place · 7.1 mi WNW

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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