Vidal, California

Vidal, California

Vidal, California a small unincorporated community located in southeastern California, in San Bernardino County on U.S. Route 95, convert|38|mi|km north of Blythe, California and convert|55|mi|km south of Needles. The town is convert|22|mi|km west of the townsite of Earp, California and convert|23|mi|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 convert|812|ft|m above sea level. Vidal is convert|221|mi|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", an esoteric order located four miles (6 km) south of the town center. The Lodge owned all of the businesses in the town of Vidal during their time there and left the area after several members of the Lodge were arrested for child abuse. Much of the notoriety was disproved when the physician who examined the boy stated that he was, "Perhaps a bit dirty, but not suffering from malnutrition or dehydration." There was no physical evidence of maltreatment. The ZIP code for both Vidal and nearby Vidal Junction is 92280 and the area code 760.

Weather

Average temperatures in Vidal range in January from convert|41|°F|°C|abbr=on to convert|67|°F|°C|abbr=on, and July average temperatures range from convert|78|°F|°C|abbr=on to a high of convert|108|°F|°C|abbr=on. The highest temperature ever recorded in Vidal was in 1905, when the temperature reached convert|127|°F|°C|abbr=on. The lowest recorded temperature was in 1911, when a low of convert|9|°F|°C|abbr=on 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 of precipitation per year, with July and January averaging just 0.27 and convert|0.87|in|mm, respectively.

References

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