Blackwells Corner is an
unincorporated community in
Kern County,
California.
It is located west-northwest of
Bakersfield
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's populat ...
,
at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m).
Blackwells Corner is at the intersection of
California State Route 46
State Route 46 (SR 46) is an east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California. It is a major crossing of the Coast Ranges and it is the southernmost crossing of the Diablo Range, connecting SR 1 on the Central Coast near Cambria ...
and
California State Route 33, and was the last place
James Dean
James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, ''Rebel Without a Cause' ...
was seen alive prior to his death in a car wreck.
The name honors George Blackwell, who started a rest stop there in 1921.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification system, Blackwells Corner has an
arid climate, abbreviated "BWk" on climate maps.
References
Unincorporated communities in Kern County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
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