Mojave, California

E32735

census-designated place unincorporated community

Mojave, California is a small desert community in Kern County known as a hub for aerospace testing and commercial spaceflight activities.

Aliases (2)

Mojave, California, United States ×3
Mojave ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	census-designated place → unincorporated community →
adjacentTo	Edwards Air Force Base →
areaCode	661 →
climate	arid climate →
climateClassification	hot desert climate →
country	United States →
county	Kern County NERFINISHED →
distanceTo	about 100 miles north of Los Angeles → about 50 miles east of Bakersfield →
elevation	approximately 2,762 feet → approximately 842 meters →
governedBy	Kern County government →
hasCharacteristic	small desert community →
hasEconomicActivity	aerospace industry → rail-related services → transportation services →
hasFacility	Mojave Air and Space Port →
hasNameOrigin	Mojave Desert →
hasNearbyFacility	Mojave Air and Space Port →
hasPrimaryIndustry	aerospace testing and development → spaceflight-related services →
hasRailService	Union Pacific Railroad line →
hasUTCOffsetDaylightSavingTime	UTC−07:00 →
hasUTCOffsetStandardTime	UTC−08:00 →
isPartOfMetropolitanArea	Bakersfield–Delano metropolitan area →
isUnincorporated	true →
knownFor	Mojave Air and Space Port → aerospace testing → commercial spaceflight activities →
locatedAlong	State Route 14 NERFINISHED → State Route 58 NERFINISHED →
locatedIn	Antelope Valley → Mojave Desert →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
locatedNear	Tehachapi Mountains →
locatedOn	western edge of the Mojave Desert →
near	California City → Rosamond, California →
partOfRegion	High Desert → southern California →
postalCode	93501 →
regionType	desert community →
state	California →
transportHubFor	road transportation in eastern Kern County →
transportInfrastructure	highway junction of State Route 14 and State Route 58 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
East Kern Airport District → Scaled Composites → The Spaceship Company ("Mojave, California, United States") → Virgin Galactic ("Mojave, California, United States") →	headquartersLocation
East Kern Airport District → Mojave Air and Space Port → Mojave Air and Space Port →	locatedIn
Mojave Air and Space Port → Runway 8/26 →	serves
WhiteKnightTwo →	developmentLocation
Proteus →	firstFlightLocation
Mohave ("Mojave") →	hasAlternativeName
Garlock Fault →	nearbyCity
Burt Rutan ("Mojave, California, United States") →	residence