Two radar towers still standing and evident, one of which now functions as the base for the Rolnick Observatory telescope. Buildings under vegetation, two large radio towers fallen on side visible . Another launch facility was on the South Side in Jackson Park, with the radar and control center on Promontory Point. Some IFC buildings still in-use, part of site also used by "Rolnick Observatory" also using old IFC buildings. Two round ground pads, one square ground pad, and one tower with cyclone fence around the top. Intact, Private ownership, 1 launcher used to store dynamite. Abandoned and overgrown with trees. FDS. Launch site now the parking lot for the Children's Theatre of Annapolis and athletic fields. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Omaha AFS, NE in 1959 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. May be used as a parking lot. No radar towers showing in aerial imagery. Some traces of building foundations but nothing of missile launchers or magazines. C-92 Redeveloped into Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. Redeveloped into park and recreation area. Still in use, with a few buildings, one radar tower, TXArNG training. Redeveloped into part golf course, part U.S. Army Reserve center. The conversion of former Atlas and Titan missile silos and other government facilities/bunkers into a new safe and functional "hardened" shelter complex requires an in-depth knowledge of a specialized construction program management methodology and specific engineering expertise. National Park Service, Sweeney Ridge (GGNRA). The other two Illinois facilities were in Grafton and Hector, with a fourth location in Pacific, Missouri. No evidence of IFC. You'll receive your first newsletter soon! From 1958 to 1972, the Department of Defense deployed a contingent of surface-to-air missiles intended to shoot down any incoming nuclear missiles aimed at United States cities. Concrete around magazines severely cracked both Ajax and Hercules doors. There are two adjacent ski recreation areas. Partially Intact, Las Trampas Regional Park and microwave communications facility, Redeveloped, TRACOR Aerospace, Expendable Technology Center, Las Trampas Regional Park Office. Town of Fairfield, Fire Training and Canine Center. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) LA-45DC was established at San Pedro Hill AFS, CA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. FDS. Lancaster (town) Police Department and local government office. FDS. Abandoned. 20th Century Castles offers missile bases, communications bunkers, silos and other unique, underground properties. Double magazine site, now a storage yard. Air Force operations ended 1 October 1972. 392119N 0765102W / 39.35528N 76.85056W / 39.35528; -76.85056 (BA-79-LS), 384611N 0764351W / 38.76972N 76.73083W / 38.76972; -76.73083 (W-35-LS), 383917N 0765120W / 38.65472N 76.85556W / 38.65472; -76.85556 (W-44-LS), 384315N 0771441W / 38.72083N 77.24472W / 38.72083; -77.24472 (W-64-CS), "During the Cold War a ring of Nike anti-aircraft missile sites defended the nation's capital, reminiscent of the perimeter of forts that protected it during the Civil War. Several buildings were reused as warehouses. Missile Launching site converted to a private residence (including old missile silos) on Ind. The three underground magazines are existent and in reasonably good condition. Operations at five of these Nike Hercules sites lasted until 1974. Mostly overgrown still under US Army control on Kahuku Army Training Area, abandoned. Used as a storage yard/junkyard. Barracks buildings remain intact and little altered. Each MAF normally commands the missiles in 10 silos but any one MAF may control 50 silos if needed. Part of this property (Control Site 5, from the Nike layout) had an even earlier use by the Army Air Forces. No evidence of IFC site. After the Nike-Hercules site was inactivated in 1966, used by the Air Force until Loring's inactivation in the early 1990s as part of SAC's GCCS (Global Command & Control System. Magazines probably in good condition, launch area being used for trailer and outside storage. Magazines are intact, per Baltimore County personnel, are locked and dry, and are used for Confined Space Entry and Rescue Training. No evidence remains of LS. The Integrated Firing Control Site buildings & radars (formerly located at the end of Hutschenreuter Road in Fork were removed sometime in the early 1980s, and the property is now in private hands. Public Safety Training Center. After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. Headquarters facilities were located at Camp Hanford. FDS. Buildings in good condition, no radar towers. The Delta-09 silo and Delta-01 launch control facility are preserved as a part of Minuteman Missile National Historic Site and may be viewed in their historic state. Abandoned, buildings appear derelict with lots of junk in the area. WTTW News Explains: How Did Chicago Get Its Shape? Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). MONTANA LOCATIONS Intact Launch remains, no use known. Download the official NPS app before your next visit. SL-47DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-70 / Z-70. Complete with radar towers, in use, use unknown. FEMA team headquarters, and missile site still accessible. FDS. Troop barracks are used for storage for Nike Elementary School in the Meramec Valley R-3 school district. For locations and views, fly in using Google Earth thanks to NikeSiteSearchers. No evidence of IFC remains. FDS. Seattle Defense Area (S): Home of Boeing Aircraft Company and military installations, Seattle was ringed Some administration buildings still stand. This page was last edited on 26 January 2023, at 15:53. Launch site buildings bulldozed, dumped into the magazines, magazines sealed shut, soiled over & the whole area re-graded in the early 1970s to make it look like a natural area again, and they did a very thorough job. Privately owned, abandoned and overgrown, surrounded on north and east by a new subdivision. FDS. The launcher site was acquired by the USAF in 1965 and become the Youngstown Test Site. Magazines under motor pool parking area asphalted over. The Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site was a Project Nike Missile Master site near Chicago, Illinois. San Pablo Ridge, California (SF-08 and SF-09 shared facilities). MAF = Missile Alert Facility, this is where the missileers control the launch of ten Minuteman III ICBM's, each MAF has 10 silo's under their supervision. It was inactivated on 1 Oct 1980, declared excess on 15 Dec 1980, then reactivated on 12 May 1981 and remained in use until the closure of Loring Air Force Base in 1995. Formerly manned by the A/54th (12/54-8/56), A/602nd (8/56-9/58), A/4/5th (9/58-8/60), B/4/1st (8/60-12/62), MDArNG A/2/70th (12/62-3/63), HHB 1/70th (10/62-8/74) and B/1/70th (12/62-4/74). Access road also overgrown with vegetation, inaccessible. private retirement home. Just east of here was located the launch control equipment for one of the three Nike complexes in Fairfax County. Buildings standing, looks abandoned. You can exit out of full screen by pressing the Escape key or clicking the control in the upper righthand corner of the display. Appears to be a storage area for tractor-trailers. Partially intact, buildings, some radar towers, tourist area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Fairbanks Defense Area: Sites were installed to replace Anti-Aircraft guns defending the Fairbanks area, which included Fort Wainwright and Eielson AFB. Nike launch facilities obliterated by construction. East side of what is now Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The markers are color-coded by flights. It was faster, and could travel farther up to 90 miles. Intact, LA County Fire Camp #9 and GTE cellular relay station. Magazines visible, condition unknown. Mostly intact, some IFC buildings being used for transmitter support with large radio towers on site. Some military buildings being used by city as offices. Site equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. Redeveloped into Phillips Park. Difficult to tell with all wild vegetation status of launch site, no buildings appear to be standing, probably earthen berms exist under vegetation canopy. . A battery of Nike missiles was installed at Belmont Harbor in the early 1950s. No evidence of IFC site. Nike missile site C-44 was part of the Chicago-Gary Defense Area, which included about 20 bases around the Chicagoland area. intrusion detection mechanisms. Buildings in poor condition, some roofless, some not. Jackson Parks old site is now a golf course. Magazine now an auto junkyard. Abandoned, some buildings standing, magazine deteriorating but visible. Radar tower outlines are visible. Defense dollars were shifted to other projects like developing Americas own intercontinental ballistic missiles and missile defense systems, along with the growing war in Vietnam. Rhode Island Army National Guard, most buildings intact, Magazine area used as a motor pool. In 1968, the Cleveland Defense Area merged with Detroit's. After the Nike base was closed, it was gained by Ellsworth AFB on 30 Sep 1963, as Ellsworth Academic Annex (also referred to as South Nike Education Annex). Looks like some vehicles are parked on concrete pads. Some construction on launching area, launch doors concreted over, but one of the two magazines had been converted into a gym. Demolished, open lot owned by Michigan DNR. The control area was located atop. Originally established during World War II as Camp Wolters. L-85's housing area was taken over by the Air Force after the IFC was closed by the Army, and was redesignated as Loring Family Housing Annex #3. Below-ground Triple-magazine Nike-Hercules site built up on high ridge. Roads in very poor condition, main access road overgrown by vegetation. Green Hills Area Education Agency Central Office. FDS. Portion of the bike trail from Tower Road to the launch complex was original road used to access the base. 374132N 1222652W / 37.69222N 122.44778W / 37.69222; -122.44778 (SF-59-CS). The AAFC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site SM-151 / Z-151. Thank you! Fenced. Buildings in use as "4-H Park and County Fairgrounds". Due to its solid fuel technology, the missiles could be mass produced. U.S. Army Air Defense Command operated the sites with Regular Army units (possibly from 562nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment) from 1960 until 1966. Some old IFC buildings in use being used by the Town of Orangeburg. American Indian Center Singing Winds Site. Former Ajax installation with 12 launchers. Every weekday we compile our most wondrous stories and deliver them straight to you. Bennett's Creek Park. Appears in good condition. See Our Inventory. Many tractor-trailers on site. A few, such as site C-44 in southeastern Chicago can still be. US Forest Service Insect & Disease Lab. Later, Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) NY-55DC was established at Highlands AFS, NJ in June 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Travis AFB Defense Area (T): Established to defend the USAF Strategic Air Command, later Military Airlift Command base. Located on top of a mountain in the middle of the city. Launch site roads still in place, overlaid by park facilities. Their defending area was the industrial Ruhr area. However, the army also deployed nike missiles to europe as part of the nato alliance, with sites being operated by both american and european military forces. Iron Mountain storage building erected on old Missile pad. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. The radar and control facility was located on the west side of Forest Way Drive two blocks north of Tower Road. After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. You can turn off the labels if they obstruct your view. Intact, NMArNG Miliray Academy. Well-preserved in private ownership. Some buildings in use, magazine area obliterated however land scarring visible where overfilled with soil. Obliterated Private ownership. Obliterated, no evidence of existence at end of former access road. The areas in black denote deactivated missile wings, the areas in red denote the active missile . Some buildings standing, used for school bus storage. No towers. AADCP inactivated 1 September 1974 and dissolved as part of the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. Appears to be the base of a radar tower remaining, no buildings. A parking lot for Northeastern University Suburban Campus. Obliterated, FDS, vacant lot just west of LAX runway 6R, Nike launch facilities obliterated. To reach the site, drive to William W. Powers State Recreation Area in southeast Chicago. Signage indicates that it is being redeveloped as residential housing. Now privately owned but undeveloped. The Map/Satellite control in the upper lefthand corner of the screen lets you choose either the normal map view or the satellite view. Partially Intact, Maryland Army National Guard. With the exception of Alaska, in which sites were given a specific name, Nike missile sites were designated by a coding system of the Defense Area Name abbreviation; a two-digit number representing the degree from north converted to a number between 01 and 99 (North being 01; East being 25; South being 50; West being 75), and a letter, L = launch site, C = IFC (Integrated Fire Control) site.