Freeman Junction Ghost Town

Kern County, California35.6017, -117.9030

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
8.1 miChina Lake Acres, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
8.6 miLeliter
Freeman Junction, California
Photo: Pastordonn at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Freeman Junction, in Kern County, California, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miRidgecrestCalifornia CityLake IsabellaBoronFreeman Junction
  • BLM
  • National Forest
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Freeman Junction. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is China Lake Acres, CA, about 8.1 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lancaster, CA, 65 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Leliter8.6 mi northeast
  2. Garlock15 mi southeast
  3. Randsburg21 mi southeast
  4. Little Lake23 mi north
  5. Narka23 mi north
  6. Sodan23 mi north
  7. Atolia26 mi southeast
  8. Quartzburg28 mi west

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Ridgecrest Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°6033Jan6436Feb7242Mar7747Apr8654May9663Jun10268Jul10167Aug9460Sep8350Oct6839Nov5932DecJan: 0.8 inFeb: 1.2 inMar: 0.5 inApr: 0.1 inMay: 0.0 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.2 inAug: 0.1 inSep: 0.2 inOct: 0.1 inNov: 0.2 inDec: 0.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Inyokern. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Inyokern station (USC00044278), 5.7 miles away. About 4.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationKern County, California
Coordinates35.60166, -117.90295
Also known asFreeman Junction, California, Freeman Junction, CA
SourcesWikidata Q5501018 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Freeman Junction ghost town?

In Kern County, California, at 35.6017, -117.9030. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is China Lake Acres, CA, about 8.1 miles east in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Lancaster, CA, 65 miles away.

Can you visit Freeman Junction?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Ridgecrest Field Office. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Freeman Junction?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Inyokern. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Freeman Junction?

Yes. Leliter (8.6 mi), Garlock (15 mi), Randsburg (21 mi), Little Lake (23 mi).

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