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Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum
Drag racing's shrine at the Pomona Fairplex, steps from the historic strip where the NHRA season starts and ends, packed with top fuel dragsters, hot rods and land-speed cars.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Mentone
California, United States · North America
About Mentone
Mentone sits on the route: 10 minutes from Redlands, 58km from Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.
Mentone is in California, United States, with about 8,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Redlands, about 5 km away.
Mentone is a census-designated place in the Inland Empire region of San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 9,557 at the 2020 census, up from 8,720 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, it has a total area of 6.1 square miles (16 km2); 6.1 square miles (16 km2)Read more
of it is land and 0.19% is water. Lugonia Avenue as California State Route 38 serves as its main street, being called Mentone Boulevard upon entering Mentone from Redlands on the west side, then changes to Mill Creek Road on the east end. Route 38 through Mentone serves as one of three gateways to the San Bernardino Mountains.
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What is there to see near Mentone?
Within an hour or so of Mentone: Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum (58 km), In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip (59 km).
Are there any good drives near Mentone?
The nearest famous roads are Mulholland Drive and Route 66 - Santa Monica End.
Where is Mentone?
Mentone is in California, United States, about 5 km from Redlands.
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- Population
- 8,720
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 34.0700, -117.1345
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Mentone
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip
The oldest continuously operating drag strip in the world, opened 1951 on the Los Angeles County Fairplex, and the traditional season opener and finale of the NHRA calendar.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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