Vidal, California
During the late 1960s, Vidal was home to Solar Lodge, a secret society located four miles (6 km) south of the town center. The Lodge owned all of the businesses in the town during their time there, but left the area after several members were arrested for child abuse, in a case that became famous as "The Boy in the Box".
On February 5, 1979, a Santa Fe Railway train derailed 17 cars in the middle out of 74 cars two miles (3.2 km) west of Vidal. According to the railroad, five tankers ruptured. The spillage of residual fuel oil was disposed of through burning, and the railroad intended to send pumps to the site.
The ZIP code for both Vidal and nearby Vidal Junction is 92280 and the area codes 442 and 760.
Weather
Average temperatures in Vidal range in January from 41 °F (5 °C) to 67 °F (19 °C), and July average temperatures range from 78 °F (26 °C) to a high of 108 °F (42 °C). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vidal was in 1905, when the temperature reached 127 °F (53 °C). The lowest recorded temperature was in 1911, when a low of 9 °F (−13 °C) 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 (131 mm) of precipitation per year, with July and January averaging just 0.27 and 0.87 inches (22 mm), respectively.
Structures in Vidal
These are images of the structures in the ghost town of Vidal.
External links
- Wyatt Earp's Cottage - Vidal, California
References
- ^ "Vidal". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Train's fuel oil burned after spilled in accident". Palo Verde Valley Times. Blythe, California. February 7, 1979.
- California Road and Recreation Atlas. 2005. p. 114. ISBN 3-89707-081-2.
- Local Weather