Landers, California
| Landers | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
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The Integratron in Landers. | |
  Landers Location within the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′58″N 116°23′32″W / 34.26611°N 116.39222°WCoordinates: 34°15′58″N 116°23′32″W / 34.26611°N 116.39222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Bernardino |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,600 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 92285 |
| Area code(s) | 760 |
Landers is an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, Southern California.[1] Landers population, as of 2012, is 2,606 people.[2]
Geography
Landers lies in the Homestead Valley of the southeastern Mojave Desert. The town's elevation is 3,100 feet (940 m) above sea level.
Landers, 14 miles (23 km) north of Yucca Valley, is bordered by the City of Joshua Tree to its southeast, Johnson Valley, California to its north, and Pioneertown to its southwest. California State Route 247, named "Old Woman Springs Road" in the area, passes through Landers from Yucca Valley en route north to Barstow.
Giant Rock
Adjacent to Landers on the north is Giant Rock, covering 5800 sq. ft. and 7 stories high. [http://www.lucernevalley.net/giantrock/ It is thought to be the largest free standing boulder in the world.[3] It was sacred to the Californian Indians in the region, where the north and south tribes met annually.[4]
From the 1950s through the 1970s, it was a popular gathering point for annual Spacecraft Conventions of UFO enthusiasts.[4]
History
- Landers Earthquake
The area was also the epicenter of the 1992 Landers earthquake, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake on June 28, 1992.[5] It caused considerable structural damage to the surrounding area, and one death, of a three-year-old child.
A news image frequently shown was the north wall completely collapsed at the Yucca Lanes Bowling Center. It was later determined that the wall was a temporary one, designed for easy removal in future expansions.
Buildings
The U.S. Landers Post Office is located at Landers Lane and Reche Road, serving Zip Code 92285.[6] A Loyal Order of Moose Lodge, convenience store, realty office, chamber of commerce, elementary school, and community center are also located in the mostly residential community. The Landers Airport has a short runway, adequate for single engine aircraft.[7]
- Airstream Motel
Kate's Lazy Desert Airstream Motel is an unusual 'motel camp' in Landers, composed of six vintage Airstream trailers restored by artists Maberry + Walker.[8][9] The resort was created by Kate Pierson of the B-52's.[10]
Integratron
Author, inventor, and UFO advocate George Van Tassel (1910-1978) built the Integratron structure in the Giant Rock area from 1957 to 1977. The Integratron dome is built using a unique design of wood construction with 16 glued and laminated spines held together at its apex by one ton of concrete.[4] It is 38 feet (12 m) high and 50 feet (15 m) in diameter.[3]
The compound is now open to the public as a study, performance, and retreat center for organized programs regarding neuroacoustics, music, meditation, energy healing, architecture, alternative health, science, and spirituality.[11]
See also
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Lucerne Valley
References
- ↑ Latitude: 34.336186 Longitude: -116.535035
- ↑ Best Places.net: Landers (zip 92285), California
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lucernevalley.net: Giant Rock history
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 integratron.com: History of the Integretron
- ↑ Geosociety.org: "Landers-Mojave Earthquake Line: A New Fault System?" Department of Geophysics, Stanford University . accessed 10.12.2013
- ↑ Payphone-project.com: Landers Post Office, 890 Landers Lane — 92285 . 10.12.2013
- ↑ Landers Airport (in San Bernardino County, CA) . accessed 10.12.2013
- ↑ Kate's Lazy Desert Airstream Motel: the Airstream Trailers
- ↑ phillip maberry + scott walker ceramics
- ↑ Kate's Lazy Desert Airstream Motel . 58380 Botkin Rd Landers, CA 92285
- ↑ integratron.com: The Integretron
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landers, California. |
- Lucernevalley.net: "The Intrigue of Giant Rock" — formation, history, images gallery.
- "Local Landers Home Page" — archived copy.
- Integretron: homepage + links — "out of this world".
- Bighorn Desert Water District — serving Landers.
