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Bakersfield, CA

United States

Bakersfield anchors California's Central Valley agriculture and oil country, about two hours north of LA via I-5 or Highway 99. The city sits where the Sierra Nevada foothills meet endless farmland, with Highway 58 cutting east toward the desert. Buck Owens' Crystal Palace still hosts live country music shows, keeping the famous "Bakersfield Sound" alive.

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The closest airport to Bakersfield, CA is Meadows Field, 12 km (about 15 min by car).

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Bakersfield, CA is in United States, at 35.353, -119.036 - about 27 km south-east of Shafter, CA.