Victor Valley




For the high school, see Victor Valley High School. For the college, see Victor Valley College. For the mall, see The Mall of Victor Valley.

Coordinates: 34°30′N 117°18′W / 34.5°N 117.3°W / 34.5; -117.3


The Victor Valley is a valley in the Mojave Desert and subregion of the Inland Empire, in San Bernardino County in Southern California.


It is located east of the Mojave's Antelope Valley, north of Cajon Pass, San Bernardino Valley, northeast of the San Gabriel Mountains, and northwest of the San Bernardino Mountains, and south of the Barstow area. The Mojave River flows northwards through the Victor Valley, primarily via underground aquifers.




Aerial image of Victor Valley




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Cities and towns


      • 1.1.1 Over 100,000 population


      • 1.1.2 Over 50,000 population


      • 1.1.3 Over 20,000 population


      • 1.1.4 Under 20,000 population






  • 2 Transportation


    • 2.1 Air


    • 2.2 Rail transport


    • 2.3 Road transport


    • 2.4 Public transportation




  • 3 Government


    • 3.1 Education




  • 4 Attractions


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Geography



Cities and towns


The Victor Valley contains four incorporated cities. The largest is Victorville. The rural desert valley region also has 15 unincorporated communities.


The Victor Valley has an estimated population of 390,000. The densest population is within a 10 miles (16 km) radius surrounding Victorville. The total population of the Victor Valley is similar to the City of Oakland in northern California.



Over 100,000 population



  • Victorville (population 121,901)


Over 50,000 population




  • Hesperia (population 92,749)


  • Apple Valley (population 71,595)



Over 20,000 population



  • Adelanto (population 32,728)


Under 20,000 population



  • Baldy Mesa

  • Bell Mountain

  • Bryman

  • El Mirage

  • Helendale

  • La Delta


  • Lucerne Valley—separate geographic valley to east, part of "cultural/economic" Victor Valley area.

  • Mojave Heights

  • Mountain View Acres

  • Oak Hills

  • Oro Grande

  • Phelan

  • Pinon Hills

  • Silver Lakes

  • Spring Valley Lake



Transportation


The Victor Valley Transportation Center is an intermodal transit center in Victorville, that is served by Amtrak, Greyhound, the Victor Valley Transit Authority and military shuttles to Fort Irwin. The center also serves as a Park and Ride facility for carpooling commuters.



Air




  • Victorville Airport (Southern California Logistics Airport), charter and general aviation, no commercial passenger services.


  • Apple Valley Airport, general aviation, fuel, aircraft rental, flight instruction.


  • Hesperia Airport, general aviation.



Rail transport


Amtrak serves Victorville and Barstow with once-daily trips on the Southwest Chief, and connecting Amtrak California Thruway bus service several times daily.



Road transport




  • Interstate 15—primary freeway through the Victor Valley.

  • U.S. Route 395

  • Historic U.S. Route 66


  • California State Route 18—Rim of the World Highway


  • California State Route 138—Pearblossom Highway



Public transportation


Public transportation, provided by the Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA), serves most of cities and communities of the Victor Valley area. VVTA offers subsidized tickets for Greyhound Line busses to Barstow and San Bernardino. The Barstow Area Transit serves Barstow and its surrounding communities to the north. The two transit systems connect via the B-V Link service. Amtrak also serves the Valley at Victorville station.


The interstate Greyhound Lines transport system busses stops at the Victor Valley Transportation Center.



Government


Political representation includes:



  • California's 8th congressional district

  • California's 21st State Senate district

  • California's 33rd State Assembly district



Education



  • Victor Valley College

  • Victor Valley Union High School District



Attractions



  • Victor Valley Museum and Art Gallery—in Apple Valley.[1]

  • The California Route 66 Museum—in Victorville.

  • Mojave Narrows Regional Park—at the surfacing of the Mojave River, in Victorville.

  • The Mall of Victor Valley

  • Victor Valley Memorial Park—in Victorville.[2][3]


  • Hulaville Forest, site of former folk art environment.


Nearby summer/winter recreation



  • San Gabriel Mountains + Angeles National Forest, including Wrightwood area.


  • San Bernardino Mountains + San Bernardino National Forest.



See also


  • Mojave Desert topics


References





  1. ^ "Victor Valley Museum Apple Valley California San Bernardino County Photograph". www.aeve.com. Retrieved 29 March 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Victor Valley Mortuary". Victor Valley Mortuary. Retrieved 29 March 2018.


  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Victor Valley Memorial Park, 34°31′52″N 117°17′22″W / 34.53111°N 117.28944°W / 34.53111; -117.28944




External links






  • Victorvalleyca.com: Victor Valley, California website











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