Rest area · California
Buttonwillow Rest Area
Buttonwillow Rest Area is a rest area in California, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. McKittrick Summit stands 1,318 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
2 mi. N. of Rte. 58 Interchange
How to reach it
Coordinates35.41797, -119.42277
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Buttonwillow Park: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 9.2 mi
- La Colonia Park: 9.4 mi
- Rodriguez Park: 9.5 mi
- Stringham Park: 10.1 mi
Museums: 9
- The Green Hotel: 10.1 mi
- Shafter Depot Museum: 10.2 mi
- Depot Museum: 10.2 mi
- Harlin P. Wilson Agricultural Museum: 10.2 mi
- Minter Field Air Museum: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 8
- Buttonwillow Raceway Park: 8.3 mi
- Jameson #17: 19.7 mi
- Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House: 19.8 mi
- Oil Patch Fire House: 19.8 mi
- Bakersfield Jam: 21.0 mi
Peaks: 7
- Hillcrest Point: 10.3 mi
- Gould Hill: 19.4 mi
- Midway Peak: 20.8 mi
- McKittrick Summit: 21.1 mi
- Twentyfive Hill: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Veterans Park Memorial Site: 9.2 mi
- Site of the Flight of the Gossamer Condor: 14.7 mi
- McFarland Veterans Memorial: 20.8 mi
- Lakeview Gusher #1: 22.6 mi
- Kern Veterans Memorial: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Tule Elk Reserve State Park: 8.1 mi
- Lokern Ecological Reserve: 21.6 mi
- Kern National Wildlife Refuge: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- PICNIC TABLE: 22.7 mi
- PICNIC TABLE: 24.4 mi
- PICNIC TABLE: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- North Beardsley Skatepark: 21.6 mi
- Father Francisco Garces: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Buttonwillow Rest Area: 0.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rio Bravo: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- Sister City Gardens: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buttonwillow Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKittrick Summit | WSW 245° | 1,318 m | 21.1 mi |
| Midway Peak | SSW 212° | 1,116.2 m | 20.8 mi |
| Panorama Point | SW 225° | 766 m | 23.1 mi |
| Twentyfive Hill | S 187° | 515 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hillcrest Point | SSW 209° | 470 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gould Hill | W 269° | 431 m | 19.4 mi |
| Brushy Hill | ENE 76° | 367 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:36 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:10 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buttonwillow, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/96027203
Day trips start here
- Buttonwillow · 1 mi
- McKittrick · 14 mi
- Taft · 20 mi
- Bakersfield · 23 mi
- Maricopa · 25 mi
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