Searchlight
| Searchlight | |
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 Searchlight as seen from the southwest |
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| Location in Nevada | |
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Nevada |
| County : | Clark County |
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 28 ′ N , 114 ° 55 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
| Residents : | 576 (as of 2006) |
| Population density : | 17 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 33.9 km 2 (approx. 13 mi 2 ) of which 33.9 km 2 (approx. 13 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 1081 m |
| Postcodes : | 89039, 89046 |
| Area code : | +1 702 |
| FIPS : | 32-65600 |
| GNIS ID : | 0845654 |
 Abandoned Searchlight gold mine |
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Searchlight is a place with the administrative status of Census-designated place in Clark County in the US state of Nevada . In 2000 Searchlight had 576 inhabitants in an area of 33.9 km². The population density is 17.0 / km². The geographical coordinates are 35 ° 28'6 "north, 114 ° 55'1" west. There used to be a gold mine near Searchlight.
sons and daughters of the town
- Harry Reid (born 1939) - politician and senator
- Edith Head (1897-1981) - designer
- William Harrell Nellis (1916–1944) - Lieutenant after whom Nellis Air Force Base was named
- Rex Bell (1903–1962) - actor and politician
Web links
Commons : Searchlight, Nevada - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000146
- ↑ Van Atta, Burr. " OBITUARIES EDITH HEAD, MOST HONORED MOVIE COSTUME DESIGNER ." Philadelphia Inquirer . October 27, 1981. Page D07.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
