Vidal, California

Vidal, California
Unincorporated community
The Wyatt Earp and Josephine Sarah Marcus Cottage
The Wyatt Earp and Josephine Sarah Marcus Cottage
Vidal, California is located in California
Vidal, California
Vidal, California
Location within the state of California
Vidal, California is located in the United States
Vidal, California
Vidal, California
Vidal, California (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°7′8″N 114°30′37″W / 34.11889°N 114.51028°W / 34.11889; -114.51028
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountySan Bernardino
Elevation
[1]
627 ft (191 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
92280
Area codes442/760

Vidal, California is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern California, in San Bernardino County on U.S. Route 95, 38 miles (61 km) north of Blythe, California, United States and 55 miles (89 km) south of Needles. The town is 22 miles (35 km) west of the townsite of Earp, California and 23 miles (37 km) west of Parker, Arizona on State Highway 62. The community, which is two miles (3 km) north of the Riverside County line, lies at an elevation of 812 feet (247 m) above sea level. Vidal is 221 miles (356 km) from the city (and county seat) of San Bernardino, making it the second-farthest town in the county from the county seat behind Earp. Wyatt Earp spent the last winters of his life in Vidal, working claims of gold and copper he found nearby; the aforementioned townsite of Earp is located in and around those claims.

During the late 1960s, Vidal was home to Solar Lodge, a secret society located four miles (6 km) south of the town center. The Lodge owned all of the businesses in the town during their time there, but left the area after several members were arrested for child abuse, in a case that became famous as "The Boy in the Box".

On February 5, 1979, a Santa Fe Railway train derailed 17 cars in the middle out of 74 cars two miles (3.2 km) west of Vidal. According to the railroad, five tankers ruptured. The spillage of residual fuel oil was disposed of through burning, and the railroad intended to send pumps to the site.[2]

The ZIP code for both Vidal and nearby Vidal Junction is 92280 and the area codes 442 and 760.

Weather

Average temperatures in Vidal range in January from 41 °F (5 °C) to 67 °F (19 °C), and July average temperatures range from 78 °F (26 °C) to a high of 108 °F (42 °C). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vidal was in 1905, when the temperature reached 127 °F (53 °C). The lowest recorded temperature was in 1911, when a low of 9 °F (−13 °C) was recorded.

The part of the Sonoran Desert where Vidal is located receives very little rainfall in a normal year. On average, Vidal Junction receives just 5.17 inches (131 mm) of precipitation per year, with July and January averaging just 0.27 and 0.87 inches (22 mm), respectively.

Structures in Vidal

These are images of the structures in the ghost town of Vidal.

Structures in Vidal
Vidal
  • Wyatt Earp and Josephine Sarah Marcus Cottage Marker
    Wyatt Earp and Josephine Sarah Marcus Cottage Marker
  • Wyatt Earp and Josephine Sarah Marcus Cottage
    Wyatt Earp and Josephine Sarah Marcus Cottage
  • Abandoned J. M. Hencock Building
    Abandoned J. M. Hencock Building
  • Abandoned Charles Bunnell's General Store
    Abandoned Charles Bunnell's General Store
  • Abandoned Gas Station and stores
    Abandoned Gas Station and stores
  • Abandoned House
    Abandoned House
  • Abandoned House
    Abandoned House
  • Steam Train Water Tower
    Steam Train Water Tower

References

  1. ^ "Vidal". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Train's fuel oil burned after spilled in accident". Palo Verde Valley Times. Blythe, California. February 7, 1979.


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