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About Wasco, CA

Wasco lies along Highway 46 in California's San Joaquin Valley, about 25 miles northwest of Bakersfield. Most visitors arrive via Highway 46 from Interstate 5 or connect through Highway 43 from Delano. The agricultural town sits amid endless fields in hot, dry country where summer temperatures regularly top 100 degrees. Wasco produces about 55 percent of America's roses, earning its nickname as the "Rose Capital of America."

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Wasco, CA is in United States, at 35.594, -119.367 - about 23 km north-west of Shafter, CA.

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The closest airport to Wasco, CA is Meadows Field, 41 km (about 37 min by car).

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