China Lake Naval Weapons Center, located between Ridgecrest and the Coso Range, is a high-desert and defense-oriented Ridgecrest neighborhood with wide-open test-range vistas and a utilitarian campus feel. The character concentrates around the NAWS China Lake main gate on Inyokern Road, where badge-controlled entry, low-slung administrative buildings, and steady weekday traffic set the tempo. Mid-century ranch-style housing pockets and orderly streets reflect the area’s postwar growth, while the surrounding flats and distant ridgelines keep the horizon in view. The Maturango Museum and the Ridgecrest Cinemas anchor off-base culture nearby, with local stages and exhibits shaping the calendar. Petroglyph Canyon and the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Heritage Center tie the landscape to deep time and aerospace history. Daily life reads as practical and outdoorsy, framed by sun, wind, and big-sky quiet.
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Historical weather
Ridgecrest, CA • 93555
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
2/10 Fire Factor
0.00% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
8/10 Heat Factor
5 days above 105° expected this year, 13 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
5/10 Air Factor
7 unhealthy days expected this year, 9 days in 30 years
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Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 12.3 hours in
June and 6 hours in December, placing it above the
U.S. average for solar exposure.
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509 W Inyokern Rd Unit 1 is located in Ridgecrest, the 93555 zipcode, and the Sierra Sands Unified School District.