Boron, California, United States of America

E796244

Boron is a small desert town in Kern County, California, best known for its large borax mine, one of the largest open-pit mines in the world.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ
areaCode 760 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
county Kern County ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 40 miles west of Barstow ⓘ
approximately 65 miles east of Bakersfield ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2470 feet ⓘ
approximately 753 meters ⓘ
hasClimate arid climate ⓘ
hasEconomicLinkTo Rio Tinto Group ⓘ
linked to: Rio Tinto
hasFIPSCode 06-07510 ⓘ
hasGNISFeatureID 1652680 ⓘ
hasKöppenClimateClassification BWk ⓘ
hasMine Rio Tinto Boron Mine ⓘ
hasMuseum Twenty Mule Team Museum ⓘ
US Borax Visitor Center ⓘ
hasSettlementType desert town ⓘ
hasTransportationAccess Boron Airport (general aviation) ⓘ
hasUTCOffset UTC−08:00 ⓘ
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−07:00 ⓘ
knownFor borax mining ⓘ
large open-pit borax mine ⓘ
locatedEastOf Mojave, California ⓘ
locatedIn Mojave Desert ⓘ
locatedInMetropolitanArea Bakersfield metropolitan area ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
Mojave Air and Space Port ⓘ
locatedWestOf Barstow, California ⓘ
linked to: Barstow
namedAfter chemical element boron ⓘ
nearHighway State Route 395 ⓘ
State Route 58 ⓘ
partOf Kern County, California, United States of America ⓘ
linked to: Kern County
populationCharacteristic small population ⓘ
postalCode 93516 ⓘ
primaryIndustry mining ⓘ
primaryProduct borates ⓘ
region Southern California ⓘ
state California ⓘ

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Charles Starrett → placeOfDeath → Boron, California, United States of America ⓘ
Charles Starrett → placeOfDeath → Boron, California, United States ⓘ
subject linked to: Starrett
linked to: Boron, California, United States of America