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List of Nike missile sites
The following is a list of Nike missile sites operated by the United States Army. This article lists sites in the United States, most responsible to Army Air Defense Command; 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. U.S. Army Nike sites were also operational in South Korea, Japan and were sold to Taiwan.[1]
Leftover traces of the approximately 265[2] Nike missile bases can still be seen around cities across the United States. As the sites were decommissioned, they were first offered to federal agencies. Many were already on Army National Guard bases who continued to use the property. Others were offered to state and local governments, while others were sold to school districts. The leftovers were offered to private individuals. Many Nike sites are now municipal yards, communications, and FAA facilities, probation camps, and even renovated for use as airsoft gaming and military simulation training complexes. Several were obliterated and turned into parks. Some are now private residences. Only a few are intact and preserve the history of the Nike project.
Belgium edit
General Belgian Nike info: The Nike missile system was operational in the Belgian airforce from 1959 until 1990. It was organized into a Missile Group (the overall staffing); a Support Wing (tech and log support), and 2 (9th and 13th) Missile Wings, each with 4 subordinate units. All Belgian Nike sites were in the 2 ATAF part of then West-Germany. Their defending area was the industrial Ruhr area.
- Blankenheim in the federal state of Nordrhein Westfalen (NRW). Unit: 13th Missile Wing, 51st (B) Squadron 1961–1989. Operating 36x Nike Herc. (10x Nuclear armed) US custodians: 43rd (B) USAAD. Former IFC at 50°26'45"N 06°40'27"E. Former LA at 50°26'29"N 6°41'52"E. Unit disbanded and site closed.
- Düren in NRW. Units: Hq 13th Missile Wing; Missile Support Wing; Group Operations Center and 50th (A) Squadron 1959–1990. Former combined IFC/LA location at 50°41'20"N 06°30'13" E when operating 12 x Nike Ajax missiles. This became the IFC when 50th Sq started Nike Herc ops. 36x Nike Herc. (10x Nuclear-armed) US Custodians: 43rd (C) USAAD. LA then moved to 50°42'44" N 6°32'3"E. Unit disbanded, and the site closed.
- Erle in NRW.[3][4] Unit: 13th Missile Wing, 57th (D) Squadron 1974–1984. Note: The site was taken over from the Netherlands air force in 1974, becoming ops in 1975 as 13th Missile Wing/57 Sq operating 36x Nike Herc conventional role. The unit was later reassigned to the 9th Missile Wing/57th Sq as it was the most Northern Belgian site. Former IFC demolished. Former LA at 51°44'21"N 6°53'53"E. Unit disbanded, closing the site.
- Euskirchen in NRW. Unit: 13th Missile Wing, 52nd (C) Squadron 1959–1986. Operating 36 x Nike Herc (10x nuclear-armed) US custodians: 43rd (A) USAAD. Former IFC at 50°37'20"N 06°44'37"E. Former LA at 50°37'36" N 6°45'38" E. Unit disbanded, and the site closed.
- Grefrath in NRW. Units: Belgian Group Missiles 1959–1990; staffing and liaison element between the Nike Wings and the Belgian air force staff. Family lodging was at nearby Kempen; Hq 9th Missile Wing; Group Operations Center; 56th Squadron 51°2'2"N 6°20'2" E.
- Hinsbeck in NRW. 9th Missile Wing, 56th (C) Squadron 1962–1989. Operating 36x Nike Herc (10x Nuclear-armed) US custodians: B team 507th USAAD. Former IFC demolished. Former LA at 51°21'56"N 6°17'25" E. Unit disbanded, closing the site.
- Hombroich in NRW. 9th Missile Wing, 55th (B) Squadron 1962–1985. Operating 36x Nike Herc (10x Nuclear-armed) US custodians: C team 507th USAAD. Former IFC at 51°8'27.30"N 6°37'26.49"E. Former LA at 51°9'6"N 6°38'35"E is now a modern art museum. Military family housing 53rd and 55th Squadrons were nearby Grevenbroich. The unit disbanded, and the site closed.
- Kaster in NRW. 9th Missile Wing, 53rd (D) Squadron 1959–1978. Reassigned 13th Missile Wing / 56th Sq 1979–1985. Operating 36x Nike Herc missiles (10x Nuclear-armed) US custodians: 43rd (A) USAAD. Former IFC at 51°01'25"N 06°58'36" E. Former LA at 51°1'24"N 6°29'49"E. Unit disbanded, and the site closed.
- Xanten in NRW. 9th Missile Wing, 54th (A) Squadron 1971–1989. Operating 36x Nike Herc (10x Nuclear-armed) US custodians: A team 507th USAAD. The former basecamp at 51°38'50"N 06°26'31" E was rebuilt into an automotive area. Former IFC at 51°38'30"N 06°22'34" E. Former LA at 51°38'48"N 6°24'33"E. Unit disbanded, and the site closed.
Denmark edit
Greenland Defense Area (Danish sovereignty): Thule US Airbase was defended by 4 Nike batteries constructed in 1957–1958. Initially, these sites were considered part of the former Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM) as they were intended to defend the Continental United States. Due to Greenland's climate, the missiles had been stored in underground magazines with a 10-missile capacity. Each battery had 4 magazines, and each magazine 2 missile elevators. 4th Battalion 55th Artillery ceased operations in May 1965, thus ending the Nike missile defense of Thule airbase. The sites have been disused for many years now but the remains are still clearly visible.
As Greenland is Danish and that country refused to host foreign military and nuclear weapons, a bilateral agreement was signed allowing access for all US forces and weaponry in Greenland. This way all Thule batteries could yet be nuclear armed. |
| Copenhagen Defense Area: Copenhagen was defended by a ring of 4 Nike batteries. At first under Army command but as of 1964 under Air Force command and the batteries redesignated as squadrons 531/2/3/4. Initially Nike Ajax and Hercules operated but later on (1973) only Nike Hercules. All Danish Nike squadrons were operating in conventional role only. Hq Nike Group and staffing was located at the Avedøre camp, at grid 55°37'59"N 12°26'55"E. Nike Group Operations Control was at the Vestvolden, a fortification at grid 55°41'23"N 12°26'11"E connected with the Karup Air Force Headquarters |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | IFC | LA | Air Station |
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| ESK 531 | Ajax / Hercules | Copenhagen | Gunderød | 1959–1981 | 55°54′23″N 12°24′48″E / 55.90639°N 12.41333°E | 55°54′29″N 12°25′51″E / 55.90806°N 12.43083°E | Avderød 55°55'5"N 12°26'1"E |
| ESK 532 | Ajax / Hercules | Copenhagen | Kongenlunden | 1959–1981 | 55°33′44″N 12°33′59″E / 55.56222°N 12.56639°E | 55°34′43″N 12°33′32″E / 55.57861°N 12.55889°E | 55°33'52"N 12°34'10"E |
| ESK 533 | Ajax / Hercules | Copenhagen | Sigerslev | 1959–1981 | 55°19′33″N 12°26′56″E / 55.32583°N 12.44889°E | 55°18′48″N 12°24′35″E / 55.31333°N 12.40972°E | Store Heddinge 55°18'25"N 12°23'27"E |
| ESK 534 | Ajax / Hercules | Copenhagen | Tune | 1959–1981 | 55°35′20″N 12°10′11″E / 55.58889°N 12.16972°E | 55°35′33″N 12°08′37″E / 55.59250°N 12.14361°E | Roskilde Airport 55°35'4"N 12°7'1"E |
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NIKE sites around the danish capital of Copenhagen Missile site, Radar site and Air stations Missile launch control center Staf/HQ, training and maintenance
Germany edit
94th ADA Group, headquartered in Kaiserslautern for most of the Nike-Hercules period had four battalions as follows, with locations:
5/1 ADA headquartered at Wiesbaden Air Base
- A Battery: Wackernheim
- B Battery: Dexheim
- C Battery: Quirnheim
- D Battery: Dichtelbach
5/6 ADA headquartered in Neubruecke
- A Battery: Schoenborn
- B Battery: Wueschheim
- C Battery: Baumholder
- D Battery: Hontheim
2/56 ADA headquartered in Pirmasens
- A Battery: Geinsheim
- B Battery: Landau
- C Battery: Salzwoog
- D Battery: Oberauerbach
3/71 ADA headquartered in Ludwigsburg
- A Battery: Dallau
- B Battery: Grosssachsenheim
- C Battery: Hardheim
- D Battery: Pforzheim
- In Pforzheim (Hagenschieß/Wurmberg), in Baden-Württemberg there is a missile launch site operated by the US-Army until April 1985.
It was part of the Nike-Belt, a defense system which was created to defend Europe against the then newly invented jets. The site fired Nike missiles at potentially incoming jets as part of the Project Nike.
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Greece edit
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Italy edit
As of 1959 the Italian commanding unit was: Prima Aerobrigata Intercettori Teleguidati ( 1st Guided Missile Brigade) at Padua overseeing the sites:
The Italian Nike units were initially combined Nike Ajax and Hercules equipped but switched completely over to Nike Hercules in the mid 1970s. Each site with a US Custodial Team had an on-site load of 10 nuclear warheads ready to be launched at very short notice. The sites were using mixed warheads; meaning always 2 sections nuclear-capable (W31 selectable 20 or 2 kiloton yield) and 1 section only conventional (T-45 High Explosive) armed.[5] Another 60 spare W31's had been kept in permanent storage at grid 45°28'46"N 11°35'57"E Longare. These were supposed to be airlifted to certain Nike sites in case of deterioration of the international political situation in the world. The logistics train was airlifting by US CH-47's within 6 hrs after receipt of a coded message. This event actually took place in October 1962[6] during the Cuban missile crisis when NATO came on full alert. |
Japan edit
On Okinawa, the 30th ADA Brigade was on Okinawa. On Reversion Day, May 15, 1972, all Nike Hercules missile sites were handed over to the JASDF. Battery B,8th Battalion,3rd Air Defense Brigade was located on the Chinen peninsula in southern part of the island. The U.S. reverted the islands to Japan on May 15, 1972, setting back a Ryūkyū independence movement that had emerged.
Netherlands edit
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Norway edit
Oslo Air Defense: Its regional missile air defense was composed of:
These were covering the Norwegian capital, the former Kolsås HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH), the Rygge and Gardermoen airbases and the naval base Karljohansvern. Construction of the Nike batteries started in 1959; becoming limited operational in 1960 and fully operational in 1961. Initially operating both Nike Ajax and Hercules but later on only Nike Hercules, the Norwegian Nikes were only conventional armed with the T-45 High Explosive warhead. |
| HQ Nike Battalion at Linderud at grid 59°56'49"N 10°50'37"E |
| A Battery at Asker at grid 59°52'28"N 10°23'0"E |
| B Battery at Nes at grid 60°9'22"N 11°23'36"E |
| C Battery at Trogstad at grid 59°38'0"N 11°20'33"E YouTube footage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWYAtR-XgTI |
| D Battery at Våler at grid 59°30'0"N 10°48'6"E |
Spain edit
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Turkey edit
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Taiwan edit
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United States edit
This list is sorted by state. The "Missile type" code indicates the numbers and types of missiles and other installation details. For example, "2AK/18L-H" means the site contained two Nike Ajax magazines (A), located above ground (K), with eight launchers (8L) being converted to Nike Hercules (H). Many listings will have "FDS" following either the control site or launch site heading, which means that the site has gone through the "Formerly-Used Defense Site" program and has been transferred from DoD control to another party. 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. The Formerly Used Defense Sites (FDS) program processed many former sites and then transferred them out of Defense Department control.[7]
Alaska edit
The Alaska Nike sites were under the control of United States Army Alaska (USARAK), rather than Army Air Defense Command.
| Anchorage Defense Area: Sites were located around Anchorage to defend the city of Anchorage, Fort Richardson, and Elmendorf AFB. Situated at Fort Richardson near Anchorage, the Command Post hosted the regional air defense command and control facility. Manned by the 4th Missile Battalion (redesignated 1st Missile Battalion), 43d Air Defense Artillery in 1972). Site Point was a dual site, having two complete and independent firing systems (Two fire control systems and four launcher sections each having four launchers each and about 28 Hercules missiles) The damage caused by the Good Friday earthquake in 1964 caused one half of the site to be permanently out of action. The other firing system was restored to active duty and remained so, and was in fact the last Nike site in North America to be closed. Air Defense Command/NORAD radar sites at Fire Island AFS (F-1) and King Salmon AFS (F-3) AK were integrated into the Army Nike operations. Radars used at Fire Island were CPS-6B, FPS-8, CPS-4, FPS-20A, FPS-6B. Nike missile operations continued there until 1979 when the site was closed. Afterwards, the Army Air Defense Command Post was moved to King Salmon. Radars were FPS-93A and in 1982 the FPS-117 was installed. King Salmon Long Range Radar Site is still in use. Fairbanks Defense Area: Sites were installed to replace Anti-Aircraft guns defending the Fairbanks area, which included Fort Wainwright and Eielson AFB. Manned by the 2nd Missile Battalion, 562d Air Defense Artillery. The sites around Fairbanks were inactivated in 1970 and 1971. The USAF radar site at Murphy Dome AFS, AK (F-2) was shared with the Army for Nike missile-defense system. The CPS-6B radar was removed in July 1958, FPS-8 removed 4Q 1960 until the Nike sites were inactivated in 1971. |
| Site name | Missile type | Defense area | Site location | Service dates | Control site condition/owner | Launch site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay | Nike 2AK/8L-H | Anchorage | Anchorage, Alaska (25 mi NE) | March 1959 – May 1979 | The IFC is mostly burned (prior to the fire, the IFC was used as a minimum security prison). Part of the concrete structures and the bases of the radar towers are still standing, and used for paintball wars by the local youth. Buildings are mostly gone, or only standing walls remain. 61°23′53″N 149°51′55″W / 61.39806°N 149.86528°W | Intact Launch remains, no use known. Abandoned and overgrown with trees. 61°24′21″N 149°53′04″W / 61.40583°N 149.88444°W |
| Point | Nike 4AK/16L-H | Anchorage | Anchorage, Alaska (10 mi SW) | April 1959 – May 1971 | Obliterated; concrete slabs remain. 61°09′18″N 150°03′21″W / 61.15500°N 150.05583°W | Abandoned. Buildings torn down, launch pads consist of concrete slabs and bunkers. Land was transferred to the Municipality of Anchorage, and has been converted to a park. One of the Launch Bunkers has been converted to a Cross Country Ski Chalet with a large parking lot, and the other three Launch Bunkers are used for storage. 61°09′31″N 150°02′07″W / 61.15861°N 150.03528°W |
| Summit | Nike 2AK/8L-H | Anchorage | Anchorage, Alaska (25 mi NE/Chugach Mountains) | May 1959 – May 1979 | Intact Army ownership, best preserved Alaskan Site. It has been in use as a secured communications site for various federal agencies, including BLM, FAA, FCC, FBI, IRS, and others. It is also used occasionally for communications exercises supporting various US Army operations. There are two adjacent ski recreation areas. Under restoration since 2009. Guided public tours are available June–September through a local non-profit organization. Site Summit is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[8] 61°15′29″N 149°31′42″W / 61.25806°N 149.52833°W | Intact Army ownership, best preserved Alaskan Site 61°14′52″N 149°32′54″W / 61.24778°N 149.54833°W |
| Jig | Nike 2AK/8L-H | Fairbanks | Eielson AFB, Alaska (5 mi S) | March 1959 – May 1970 | Obliterated Private ownership. Nothing remains except large open area. 64°32′04″N 146°59′35″W / 64.53444°N 146.99306°W | Intact, Private ownership, 1 launcher used to store dynamite. Many tractor-trailers on site. 64°31′38″N 146°57′51″W / 64.52722°N 146.96417°W |
| Love | Nike 2AK/8L-H | Fairbanks | Fairbanks, Alaska (10 mi NW) | March 1959 – May 1971 | Obliterated, State of Alaska control, demolished 64°59′02″N 147°53′08″W / 64.98389°N 147.88556°W | Obliterated, State of Alaska control, demolished 64°59′00″N 147°51′16″W / 64.98333°N 147.85444°W |
| Mike | Nike 2AK/8L-H | Fairbanks | Eielson AFB, Alaska (10 mi SE) | March 1959 – May 1970 | Obliterated, Army ownership, demolished 64°34′55″N 146°45′04″W / 64.58194°N 146.75111°W | Army ownership on Ft Wainwright property, The site is overgrown with vegetation, Nike launch buildings are relatively intact. 64°35′13″N 146°43′45″W / 64.58694°N 146.72917°W |
| Peter | Nike 2AK/8L-H | Fairbanks | Eielson AFB, Alaska (15 mi E) | March 1959 – May 1971 | Obliterated, Army terrorism training site, demolished but support structure for target acquisition radar still intact. 64°39′55″N 146°44′28″W / 64.66528°N 146.74111°W | Army ownership on Ft Wainwright property, Army terrorism training site. The site is overgrown with vegetation, Nike launch buildings are relatively intact. 64°40′27″N 146°45′03″W / 64.67417°N 146.75083°W |
| Tare | Nike 2AK/8L-H | Fairbanks | Newman, Alaska (20 mi S) | March 1959 – May 1971 | Obliterated, Corps of Engineers control, demolished 64°47′37″N 147°11′19″W / 64.79361°N 147.18861°W | Partially intact, Launch remains, serves as administration facility for Chena River Lakes Recreation Area 64°45′28″N 147°13′08″W / 64.75778°N 147.21889°W |
California edit
| Los Angeles Defense Area (LA): Los Angeles was defended by a ring of 16 Nuclear sites. Headquarters sites were located at Signal Hill, Long Beach, Fort MacArthur, and at the Birmingham Army Hospital. As indicated by the number of sites, Los Angeles, with its aerospace industries, received extensive air defenses. Initially manned by the 1st Missile Battalion, 56th Artillery, later by the 4th Missile Battalion, 65th Artillery. Beginning in the fall of 1958, the LA-40 and LA-43 Nike sites were manned by the 720th AAA Missile Battalion of the California Army National Guard. Eventually, California National Guard units assumed responsibilities for manning the other sites. In 1968, the Army deactivated LA-94. LA-29 closed 3 years later. 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. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. It was later equipped with the AN/TSQ-51 "Missile Mentor" solid-state computer system. LA-45DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-39 / Z-39 The AADCP was inactivated 1 Sep 1974 along with the remaining Nike Hercules sites. San Francisco Defense Area (SF): San Francisco was defended by 12 Nike sites: SF-08, SF-09, SF-25, SF-31, SF-37, SF-51, SF-59, SF-87, SF-88, SF-89, SF-91 and SF-93.[9] Its defenders included both Regular Army and National Guard units. Sites SF-87 and SF-93 were deactivated in 1971. Three years later, the U.S. Army Air Defense Command deactivated the remaining missile batteries. When the Army abandoned the launch area of SF-88 at Fort Barry in 1974, the National Park Service assumed custody of the site, incorporating it into the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Through the efforts of various volunteer groups, as of 1995, this is the only Nike site in the country that has been preserved and is open for public viewing. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) SF-90DC was established at Mill Valley AFS, CA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. SF-90DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-38 / Z-38 The AADCP was inactivated in mid-1971. Travis AFB Defense Area (T): Established to defend the USAF Strategic Air Command, later Military Airlift Command base. The 436th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was active by 1955. The 436th AAAB was redesignated as an antiaircraft artillery missile battalion on 5 January 1957 and subsequently occupied four Nike Ajax sites, which went to 1st Missile Battalion, 61st Artillery on 1 September 1958. Controlling the SAMs was the 29th Artillery Group (Air Defense).[10] During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Travis battalion assumed responsibility for the remaining active batteries guarding the entire San Francisco region. Inactivated by 1974. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner | ||||
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| LA-04 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/11L-U, (10L-H) | Los Angeles | Mount Gleason[11] (Angeles National Forest)/ Palmdale, California | 1956 – April 1974 | Abandoned, replanted with pines. No evidence of former IFC site. 34°22′32″N 118°10′33″W / 34.37556°N 118.17583°W | Owned by State of California. Rebuilt as Los Angeles County prison camp 34°22′41″N 118°09′03″W / 34.37806°N 118.15083°W | ||||
| LA-09 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Los Angeles | Mount Disappointment/ Barley Flats[12] (Angeles National Forest. | 1956–1961 | Destroyed by fire, former LA County Probation Department work camp. On mountain peak, leveled flat for the base. Some buildings remain, in abandoned condition. Accessible to the public by hiking. No radar towers. 34°14′48″N 118°06′17″W / 34.24667°N 118.10472°W | Obliterated, LA Sheriff's Department Air Station 34°16′42″N 118°04′32″W / 34.27833°N 118.07556°W | ||||
| LA-14 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Los Angeles | South El Monte, California | 1956–1961 | Obliterated, Athletic Field of Rio Hondo Junior College. Fire Control largely preserved and accessible via hiking trail. 34°01′05″N 118°02′17″W / 34.01806°N 118.03806°W | Obliterated. Former missile pads still visible, apparently being used as a storage yard. Most of area now redeveloped into tennis courts, park area. 34°02′37″N 118°03′32″W / 34.04361°N 118.05889°W | ||||
| LA-29 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-UA, (7L-H) | Los Angeles | Brea/Puente Hills, California | 1958 – June 1971 | Private ownership. Site cleared and redeveloped on top of ridge. One old foundation remains of IFC, also some old roads not severely deteriorated Appears to be a radio tower, transmitter site and a large water tank on the site. 33°57′19″N 117°53′44″W / 33.95528°N 117.89556°W | Private ownership, fenced. Launch site abandoned, appears to be above-ground site with launchers located within berms. Concrete foundations badly deteriorated, only some building foundations remain. Much broken concrete lying around site. Large number of commercial bee hives. 33°57′34″N 117°53′10″W / 33.95944°N 117.88611°W | ||||
| LA-32 | Nike 1B1C/12H, 20A/8L-U | Los Angeles | Garden Grove/Stanton, California | 1956 – Mar 1974 | Obliterated, Private ownership, Light Industrial park 33°47′27″N 118°00′43″W / 33.79083°N 118.01194°W | In highly urbanized area. CAArNG, 458th MASH facility. Nike launch facilities obliterated by construction 33°47′32″N 118°00′10″W / 33.79222°N 118.00278°W | ||||
| LA-40 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Los Angeles | Long Beach Airport, California | 1956–1963 | Obliterated. Hotel and commercial development. Location now a parking deck. 33°48′32″N 118°08′08″W / 33.80889°N 118.13556°W | Obliterated, Kilroy Airport Center 33°48′32″N 118°08′26″W / 33.80889°N 118.14056°W | ||||
| LA-43 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-UA | Los Angeles | Fort MacArthur, California (upper) | 1955 – Mar 1974 | Located at Battery Leary, Merriam, Upper Reservation, Ft. MacArthur. Fenced-in area, redeveloped with new landscaping. No sign of IFC. 33°42′43″N 118°17′45″W / 33.71194°N 118.29583°W | Intact, City of LA, White Point Park. Double-magazine site with Nike Assembly building evident, also concrete launcher foundations. Launch site roads still in place, overlaid by park facilities. 33°43′00″N 118°18′51″W / 33.71667°N 118.31417°W | ||||
| LA-55 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | Los Angeles | Rancho Palos Verdes, California | 1956 – Mar 1974 | Obliterated, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Del Cerro Park 33°45′27″N 118°22′06″W / 33.75750°N 118.36833°W | Missile launch pads intact. Used as City of Rancho Palos Verdes storage area. 33°44′42″N 118°24′18″W / 33.74500°N 118.40500°W | ||||
| LA-57 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Los Angeles | Redondo Beach/ Torrance, California | 1956–1963 | Obliterated, City of Redondo Beach, Hopkins Wilderness Park 33°49′45″N 118°22′27″W / 33.82917°N 118.37417°W | In highly industrial area. Missile site partially intact, used by City of Torrance, Torrance Airport Civil Air Patrol. No evidence of launchers. | ||||
| LA-70 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Los Angeles | Hyperion/Playa del Rey, California (Shared with LA-73) | 1956–1963 | Obliterated, FDS, vacant lot just west of LAX runway 6R 33°56′48″N 118°22′18″W / 33.94667°N 118.37167°W | Nike launch facilities obliterated. Redeveloped into City of LA Department of Airports, Jet Pets Animal Services 33°57′08″N 118°26′18″W / 33.95222°N 118.43833°W | ||||
| LA-73 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Los Angeles | Playa del Rey/LAX, California (Shared with LA-70) | 1956–1963 | Obliterated, Apartments, commercial use 33°57′33″N 118°25′59″W / 33.95917°N 118.43306°W | Launcher area was destroyed/obliterated in the early 1990s when Westchester Parkway was constructed. Also used by City of LA Department of Airports, Jet Pets Animal Service. 33°57′08″N 118°26′18″W / 33.95222°N 118.43833°W | ||||
| LA-78 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U | Los Angeles | Malibu, California | 1963 – Mar 1974 | Obliterated, no evidence of existence at end of former access road. 34°04′41″N 118°39′20″W / 34.07806°N 118.65556°W | Double-battery Nike. Concrete launcher foundations partially intact, Microwave/Communication Facility. Launchers probably intact. The former crew barracks are now used for county fire station personnel and the old launch bays appear to be used for storage. 34°03′35″N 118°38′46″W / 34.05972°N 118.64611°W | ||||
| LA-88 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/11L-U | Los Angeles | Chatsworth, Oat Mountain, California | 1957 – Mar 1974 | Partially intact, administration buildings at entrance standing, with what appear to be military radio towers. Most buildings razed and rebuilt as a Relay site. Many foundations remain with broken concrete spread around area, roads in deteriorating condition. 34°19′35″N 118°35′13″W / 34.32639°N 118.58694°W | Below-ground Triple-magazine Nike-Hercules site built up on high ridge. Largely intact and abandoned. Buildings in poor condition, some roofless, some not. Still fenced with closed access gate. Site is now utilized by the LAPD SWAT team for training. 34°18′41″N 118°36′31″W / 34.31139°N 118.60861°W | ||||
| LA-94 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H-30A/12L-UA | Los Angeles | Los Pinetos/Santa Clarita, California | 1955 – Nov 1968 | Intact, LA County Fire Camp #9 and GTE cellular relay station. On high ridge, elevation 3,750'. All buildings in use in excellent condition. No radar towers. 34°21′09″N 118°24′40″W / 34.35250°N 118.41111°W | Double-battery Nike launch area on top of tall ridge. Is fenced in, with a "No Trespassing" sign, guard shack and many buildings in good repair. Now US Forest Service facility. Magazines probably in good condition, launch area being used for trailer and outside storage. 34°20′55″N 118°24′29″W / 34.34861°N 118.40806°W | ||||
| LA-96 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U, (8L-H) | Los Angeles | Lake Balboa(formerly Van Nuys) / Encino | 1957 – Sep 1974 | Located on top of a mountain in the middle of the city. San Vicente Peak, has been turned into a Cold War memorial park. Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, San Vicente Mountain Park. Buildings, some radar towers. 34°07′43″N 118°30′46″W / 34.12861°N 118.51278°W | In highly urban area. After being closed by the Army it was established as an Air Force installation, the Sepulveda Air National Guard Station. On that date, jurisdiction, control, and authority was transferred to the California Air National Guard. A section of the launch area is used by the CAANG, 261st Combat Communication Squadron. The site also hosts Squadron 3 of the Civil Air Patrol's California Wing. Concrete launch pads still visible. 34°11′06″N 118°28′56″W / 34.18500°N 118.48222°W | ||||
| LA-98 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Los Angeles | Magic Mountain[13] (Angeles National Forest) / Lang[14] (Santa Clarita), California | 1955 – Dec 1968 | Microwave relay site. 34°23′11″N 118°19′45″W / 34.38639°N 118.32917°W | Private owner, construction use. Most of launch site turned into a quarry. 34°25′53″N 118°22′32″W / 34.43139°N 118.37556°W | ||||
| SF-08 SF-09 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | San Francisco | San Pablo Ridge, California (SF-08 and SF-09 shared facilities) | 1955 – Jun 1963 | Obliterated, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park. 37°56′56″N 122°17′28″W / 37.94889°N 122.29111°W | Obliterated, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park. Some berms still visible. 37°55′30″N 122°15′44″W / 37.92500°N 122.26222°W | ||||
| SF-25 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | San Francisco | Rocky Ridge, California | 1956 – July 1959 | Partially Intact, Las Trampas Regional Park and microwave communications facility 37°48′57″N 122°03′44″W / 37.81583°N 122.06222°W | Redeveloped, TRACOR Aerospace, Expendable Technology Center, Las Trampas Regional Park Office 37°48′45″N 122°02′33″W / 37.81250°N 122.04250°W | ||||
| SF-31 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | San Francisco | Lake Chabot/ Castro Valley, California | 1956 – Mar 1974 | Intact, Communications Facility Partially. Buildings, some radar towers. 37°43′25″N 122°07′08″W / 37.72361°N 122.11889°W | Intact, East Bay Regional Park District, Lake Chabot Park, Department of Public Safety, service yard. Missile pads used as part of storage yard and parking lot. 37°43′17.5″N 122°05′56.2″W / 37.721528°N 122.098944°W | ||||
| SF-37 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | San Francisco | Coyote Hills/ Newark, California | 1955 – Mar 1963 | Redeveloped, East Bay Regional Park District, Coyote Hills Regional Park Alameda County Sheriff's Department radio transmitter 37°32′24″N 122°05′03″W / 37.54000°N 122.08417°W | Obliterated, Coyote Hills Regional Park. 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. 37°33′32″N 122°05′46″W / 37.55889°N 122.09611°W | ||||
| SF-51 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | San Francisco | Milagra/ Pacifica, California | 1956 – Mar 1974 | National Park Service, Sweeney Ridge (GGNRA). Buildings removed; foundations and radar tower concrete bases remain. 37°36′48″N 122°27′32″W / 37.61333°N 122.45889°W | Obliterated, Milagra Ridge (GGNRA). Launch pad doors still visible, but concrete has been covered by soil and is now a grassy area. 37°38′22″N 122°28′44″W / 37.63944°N 122.47889°W | ||||
| SF-59 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | San Francisco | Fort Funston/ Mount San Bruno, California | 1956 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Redeveloped into communications site. No evidence of IFC. | Partially Intact on mountain top, Fort Funston Park Picnic Area. Triple-magazine Nike Missile launching concrete pad now a parking lot for the Fort Funston hang gliding area. Buildings in use by park personnel. 37°42′53″N 122°30′06″W / 37.71472°N 122.50167°W | ||||
| SF-87 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | San Francisco | Fort Cronkhite/ Sausalito, California | 1955 – June 1971 | On mountain peak. Partially intact, buildings, some radar towers, tourist area, Golden Gate National Recreation Area 37°49′39″N 122°29′56″W / 37.82750°N 122.49889°W | Obliterated. Redeveloped into Marine Mammal Center. 37°50′06″N 122°31′51″W / 37.83500°N 122.53083°W | ||||
| SF-88 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | San Francisco | Fort Barry/ Sausalito, California | Mar 1958 – Mar 1974 | On high mountain peak. Intact but decaying and falling apart, NPS-GGNRA, camp site, YMCA facility. Most buildings intact and in use, some radar towers. 37°50′32″N 122°31′55″W / 37.84222°N 122.53194°W | Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area) across the Golden Gate from San Francisco, has been preserved as a Nike museum, complete with missiles (inert). This site was given intact to the National Park Service in 1974 after it was decommissioned for use as a legacy of the Nike program. It is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. The first Saturday of every month is an "open house" with veterans of the NIKE program at the site. The SF-88L site has been restored by volunteers and National Park Service employees to the condition it was during the 1960s, complete with signage and various pieces of equipment such as the radars and control vans that would have been stationed on hills overlooking the site. One of the two missile magazines has been restored and has a working elevator and launch rail for the inert missiles. Site SF-88 is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Fort Barry Historic District.[15] 37°49′36″N 122°31′39″W / 37.82667°N 122.52750°W
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| SF-89 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | San Francisco | Fort Winfield Scott, California | 1955 – Mar 1963 | Partially intact, buildings being used, no evidence of radar towers. TV transmitter site. 37°45′28″N 122°27′28″W / 37.75778°N 122.45778°W | Intact, salvage yard. Nike launch magazines abandoned and partially covered by a layer of soil, used for open-air storage. The adjacent buildings are used by an EOD unit. 37°47′32″N 122°28′24″W / 37.79222°N 122.47333°W | ||||
| SF-91 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | San Francisco | Angel Island, California | 1955–1961 | The IFC on the top of Mt. Livermore Angel Island in San Francisco Bay has been permanently removed. The former radar site has been restored to its natural condition and is now enjoyed as one of the best views of the region by hikers and picnickers. 37°51′41″N 122°25′50″W / 37.86139°N 122.43056°W | Intact, NPS-GGNRA, Angel Island State Park. Three launch areas. This is an early Ajax-only site that was never converted to Hercules. The mountain between the launcher and the IFC was "notched" in three places to allow the Missile Tracking Radar to acquire the missile while sitting on the launcher. The three underground magazines are existent and in reasonably good condition. The area is off-limits to visitors at Angel Island State Park. 37°51′23″N 122°25′21″W / 37.85639°N 122.42250°W | ||||
| SF-93 | Nike 3B/18H, 30A/12L-U | San Francisco | San Rafael, California | 1957 – June 1971 | Harry P. Barbier Memorial Park. Two round ground pads, one square ground pad, and one tower with cyclone fence around the top. Nothing else is left. 37°59′52″N 122°30′09″W / 37.99778°N 122.50250°W | Redeveloped into Marin County Waste Water Treatment Plant. Launch "pits" used for reservoirs for the waste treatment plant. Doors have been completely covered with dirt. 38°01′26″N 122°31′15″W / 38.02389°N 122.52083°W | ||||
| T-10 | Nike 3B/18H, 30A/12L-U | Travis AFB | Elmira, California | 1958 – Mar 1974 | Redeveloped as multiple-family housing. Part of the facility exists to the west, with outlines of radar towers visible. Used primarily as a junkyard. 38°18′58″N 121°52′16″W / 38.31611°N 121.87111°W | Redeveloped, Private ownership. Several buildings were reused as warehouses. Nike launching pads are visible, probably all sealed shut. Looks as if it is being used as a storage/junkyard. 38°19′02″N 121°53′37″W / 38.31722°N 121.89361°W | ||||
| T-33 | Nike AG/12A/12L-A | Travis AFB | Dixon/Lambie, California | 1957 – Jan 1959 | Partially Intact, State of California Department of Health Services. Some buildings are in use, but no radar towers. 38°13′07″N 121°50′51″W / 38.21861°N 121.84750°W | Redeveloped, Private ownership, light industrial storage yard. 38°13′19″N 121°51′26″W / 38.22194°N 121.85722°W | ||||
| T-53 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Travis AFB | Potrero Hills, California | 1958 – Jan 1959 | Intact, Explosives Technology. Buildings in use, no radar towers visible. 38°12′32″N 121°56′31″W / 38.20889°N 121.94194°W | The property was transferred from the Army to the Air Force on 31 Jul 1964. On that date, it was designated as Potrero Hills Storage Annex; and jurisdiction, control, and accountability were assigned to Travis AFB. Now under private ownership, Explosives Technology. Launch doors are probably sealed shut but visible along with Nike concrete launching pads. 38°12′10″N 121°56′08″W / 38.20278°N 121.93556°W | ||||
| T-86 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-UA, (8L-U) | Travis AFB | Fairfield / Cement Hills, California | 1958 – June 1971 | Private ownership. Mostly intact, some IFC buildings being used for transmitter support with large radio towers on site. Radar tower outlines are visible. 38°17′57″N 121°59′57″W / 38.29917°N 121.99917°W | Redeveloped Solano County Detention Center and Animal Shelter, FSUSD bus yard. Launch doors are probably sealed shut but visible along with Nike concrete launching pads. Administrative Area buildings intact deteriorated. 38°16′34″N 122°00′08″W / 38.27611°N 122.00222°W | ||||
Connecticut edit
| Bridgeport Defense Area (BR): Regular Army units manned these sites after initial activation during 1956 and 1957, with the Guard assuming duties in the waning years. Headquarters facilities were located in Bridgeport. Only site BR-04 was converted from Nike Ajax to Hercules. This battery would become integrated into the New England Defense Area before deactivating in 1971. Hartford Defense Area (HA): Operational in 1956, these sites were first manned by Regular Army and later by Guard Units. Units from the Bridgeport Defense Area assisted in operating the Plainville site. Sites HA-48 and HA-08 were converted to fire the Nike Hercules missile and remained operational until 1968 and 1971, respectively. Both defense areas appear to have been manned by 2nd Battalion, 55th Artillery (Air Defense) at times between 1958 and 1964.[16] |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner | ||||
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| BR-04 | Nike 3B/18H, 30A/12L-U | Bridgeport | Ansonia, Connecticut | 1957 – June 1971 | US Forest Service Insect & Disease Lab. Some buildings remain in use, most razed along with radar towers. In single-family home subdivision built since inactivation of Nike Fire Control Site. Some old roads still exist in the abandoned part of the facility, but no evidence of radar towers. 41°20′23″N 073°02′42″W / 41.33972°N 73.04500°W | Private ownership. Now part of a horse farm. Most buildings are still there, launch magazines filled in, concrete pads obliterated. Horses occupy the Assembly building. 41°21′02″N 073°02′56″W / 41.35056°N 73.04889°W | ||||
| BR-15 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Bridgeport | West Haven, Connecticut | 1956 – Sep 1971 | CTANG(CT Air National Guard), Communications/Radar site. Known as Orange Air National Guard Station. Home now to the 103rd Air Control Squadron. The site totally redeveloped, and no Nike site buildings remain. 41°16′04″N 072°59′31″W / 41.26778°N 72.99194°W | Obliterated. Part of Town of Westhaven, Parks and Recreation Department "Nike State Park" 41°16′18″N 072°58′47″W / 41.27167°N 72.97972°W | ||||
| BR-17 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Bridgeport | Milford, Connecticut | 1956–1963 | Town of Milford, board of education. IFC buildings are being reused in reasonable condition. Parts of the facility exist but are abandoned, lot of vegetation reclaiming the facility. Some radio towers but no evidence of radar. 41°13′41″N 073°00′57″W / 41.22806°N 73.01583°W | Private ownership redeveloped into single-family housing. 41°14′24″N 073°00′17″W / 41.24000°N 73.00472°W | ||||
| BR-65 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Bridgeport | Fairfield, Connecticut | 1956 – Mar 1961 | Town of Fairfield, Fire Training and Canine Center. Completely rebuilt, with no evidence of a Fire Control Site or radar towers. 41°07′42″N 073°15′01″W / 41.12833°N 73.25028°W | Redeveloped into South Pine Creek Park. Launch area is now a soccer field. 41°07′29″N 073°15′48″W / 41.12472°N 73.26333°W | ||||
| BR-73 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Bridgeport | Westport, Connecticut | 1956–1963 | Town of Westport, Westport/Weston Health District, Bayberry. Some IFC buildings still in-use, part of site also used by "Rolnick Observatory" also using old IFC buildings. Two radar towers still standing and evident, one of which now functions as the base for the Rolnick Observatory telescope. Much of site overgrown with vegetation. 41°10′16″N 073°19′43″W / 41.17111°N 73.32861°W | Obliterated. Site redeveloped as Bedford Middle School in 2001. Launch area was immediately north of current school building. 41°09′35″N 073°19′48″W / 41.15972°N 73.33000°W | ||||
| BR-94 | Nike 2B, 1C | Bridgeport | Shelton, Connecticut | 1957 – Mar 1961 | Now owned by Jones Family Farm and used in their wine production. In what turned out to be an ironic twist, the land was initially commandeered by the Army — and then was bought back by the family after the Joneses won a competitive bid against developers when the Army no longer needed the site.[17] 41°19′40″N 073°11′01″W / 41.32778°N 73.18361°W | Redeveloped into "Nike Recreation Fields", Town of Shelton. Baseball fields, recreation Halls, Tennis courts, playground etc. 41°18′29″N 073°10′21″W / 41.30806°N 73.17250°W | ||||
| HA-08 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/10L-U | Hartford | East Windsor, Connecticut | 1956 – June 1971 | "New Testament Church". No evidence of IFC site. 41°52′12″N 072°35′39″W / 41.87000°N 72.59417°W | Redeveloped into USAR Center. Nike launch site totally obliterated. 41°53′30″N 072°36′10″W / 41.89167°N 72.60278°W | ||||
| HA-25 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Hartford | Manchester, Connecticut | 1956 – Jan 1961 | Town of Manchester, Recreation Center. Also lots of single-family housing. No evidence of IFC site. 41°45′05″N 072°32′02″W / 41.75139°N 72.53389°W | Redeveloped into Electric Lighting Company. Nike launch site overgrown with vegetation. 41°44′20″N 072°30′57″W / 41.73889°N 72.51583°W
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| HA-36 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Hartford | Portland, Connecticut | 1956–1963 | Meshomasic State Forest[18] Abandoned, overgrown, some demolished buildings visible from ground. 41°38′18″N 072°32′42″W / 41.63833°N 72.54500°W | FDS, Abandoned and overgrown. Appears to have been bulldozed over and covered with soil after demilitarization. Some accessibility through a ventilation shaft to a small bunker room. 41°37′54″N 072°33′44″W / 41.63167°N 72.56222°W | ||||
| HA-48 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U, (7L-H) | Hartford | Cromwell, Connecticut | 1956 – Nov 1968 | Overgrown and abandoned. Quite a few of the buildings, except for a metal structure on the north-east corner, are still standing. They are cement-block shells. Totally obliterated, nothing left.
| Redeveloped into USAR Center, Transportation Company. Concrete launching pads visible but doors concreted over. 41°34′53″N 072°41′09″W / 41.58139°N 72.68583°W | ||||
| HA-67 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Hartford | Pinnacle Rock, Plainville, Connecticut | 1956 – Mar 1961 | Obliterated, Residential housing. 41°40′48″N 072°49′22″W / 41.68000°N 72.82278°W | Redeveloped into Industrial Area. Nike launch site totally obliterated. 41°42′08″N 072°51′13″W / 41.70222°N 72.85361°W | ||||
| HA-85 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Hartford | Avon/Simsbury, Connecticut | 1956–1963 | Talcott Mountain Science center (buildings/radar pads). 41°48′39″N 072°47′55″W / 41.81083°N 72.79861°W | Redeveloped into Tower View Condominiums 41°49′39″N 072°49′48″W / 41.82750°N 72.83000°W | ||||
Florida edit
| Homestead–Miami Defense Area (HM): Despite the undetected arrival of a defecting Cuban B-26 Invader at Daytona Beach Airport in January 1959, the vulnerability of America's southern frontier was not apparent until the Cuban Missile Crisis. As part of America's posturing against the Soviet Union over the issue of missiles in Cuba, a rapid buildup of forces occurred in Florida. Part of this buildup included antiaircraft missile batteries. Command of the arriving missile units was assumed by the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 13th Artillery Group, formerly of Fort Stewart, Georgia, which arrived at Homestead AFB on October 30, 1962. By November 8, this command unit moved 4 miles north to a location at Princeton. Initially deploying MIM-23 Hawk mobile batteries, once it became evident that the missile deployment would be long-term, the batteries were repositioned and permanent structures were built which employed above-ground Nike-Hercules missiles. Hawk missile batteries in southern Florida, manned by 6-65 Artillery (1962–71); 6-65 ADA (1971–72); and 1st Battalion, 65th ADA (13 September 1972 – June 1979)[19] continued on active duty until 1979, well beyond the 1975 demise of Army Air Defense Command (ARADCOM). Army Air Defense Command Post (AADCP) HM-01DC was established at Naval Air Station Richmond, FL 25°37′24″N 080°24′16″W / 25.62333°N 80.40444°W in 1961 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Site equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. In 1965, upgraded to the AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. One height-finder radar was later removed and remaining set modified to an AN/FPS-116 c. 1977. HM-01DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site Z-210. The site was demolished by Hurricane Andrew on 24 August 1992 and subsequently closed. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner | ||||||||
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| HM-01 HM-03 | Nike AK-3LH | Homestead–Miami | 2 mi WNW Opa-locka/Carol City, Florida | 1962 – late 1970s | Originally HM-01, Re-designated HM-03 Opa-locka Airport. Admin and IFC facility was located northwest of the intersection of NW 186 St and present-day NW 62 Ave. Razed shortly after closure in 1979 and transferred to US Navy for a Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center. Now Navy Operational Support Center Miami and Marine Corps Reserve Center Miami. 25°56′22″N 080°17′56″W / 25.93944°N 80.29889°W | HM-01 was Nike-Ajax. Upgraded to above-ground Nike-Hercules and re-designated HM-03. Actual missile area had 3 building to hold missiles, and rails to slide them outside. Exists in deteriorated condition east of and adjacent to the Miramar Armory of the Florida Army National Guard. 25°57′42″N 080°18′12″W / 25.96167°N 80.30333°W | C-2-52 Stationed there. | HM-40 | Nike AK-3LH | Homestead–Miami | 1 mi S of Card Sound Road & County Road 905, Key Largo, Florida | 6/1965 – 6/1979 | Relocated from HM-66. Largely intact, however the forest has just about won the battle to reclaim its former areas. Radar towers are almost invisible; access to any of the buildings is nearly impassable. 25°16′35″N 080°18′11″W / 25.27639°N 80.30306°W | Above-ground launch site. Transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1981. In 1982, the Navy transferred 4.2 acres in fee land to the U.S. Air Force, which operated a radio beacon annex from 1983 until at least 1996, first as an off-base installation of Homestead AFB, then as a detached installation. Dates of inactivation and disposal not known. Now mostly overgrown with vegetation. All buildings at the launch site have been torn down. Missile buildings have been completely removed, to include 3 foot thick concrete foundations. Missile maintenance/assembly building is only one still standing. 25°15′42″N 080°18′50″W / 25.26167°N 80.31389°W |
| HM-65 HM-66 | Nike AK-3LH | Homestead–Miami | 8 miles SW of Florida City, Florida | 10/1962 – 6/1965 | Originally HM-65, redesignated HM-66. Constructed during the Cuban Missile Crisis [October 1962]. In a two-week period, 24 hours a day, the Army Corps of Engineers literally built an island in the swamp by bringing in thousands of truck loads of earth fill to build an elevated land surface for the missiles and radars which would keep the equipment elevated above the Everglades water level. Site and unit moved to HM-40, with this site abandoned in June 1965. Buildings vacant, but given the remoteness of this facility appear to be in decent shape. No radar towers. Later re-used as an Aerojet facility but now abandoned. 25°21′43″N 080°33′42″W / 25.36194°N 80.56167°W | HM-65 was Nike-Ajax. Upgraded to above-ground Nike-Hercules and re-designated HM-66. Above-ground launch facility with built-up pads, but no evidence of missile launch facilities remaining. 25°21′38″N 080°33′09″W / 25.36056°N 80.55250°W | ||||||||
| HM-69 | Nike AK-3LH | Homestead–Miami | 12 miles WSW of Florida City, Florida | 1962–1979 | South Florida Natural Resources Center in Everglades National Park, under control of National Park Service. Now open to the public for tours by National Park Service staff. Exterior of the administration building and launch area can be viewed during the tour. Visitors are also allowed access to one of the sections barn's. Buildings in use, no radar towers. 25°23′17″N 080°40′59″W / 25.38806°N 80.68306°W | Everglades National Park, National Park Service. Largely intact and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 25°22′12″N 080°41′04″W / 25.37000°N 80.68444°W | ||||||||
| HM-95 | Nike AK-3LH | Homestead–Miami | 12 miles west of Miami, Florida | 1962–1979 | DOD communications facility. Demolition of this facility began in 2015 and is now complete. No structures appear to remain. 25°44′15″N 080°28′54″W / 25.73750°N 80.48167°W | Tamiami Trail (Now U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Krome Ave Detention Facility) 25°45′01″N 080°29′22″W / 25.75028°N 80.48944°W | ||||||||
| HM-85 | None | Homestead–Miami | 10 miles SW of Miami, Florida | 1962–1979 | Headquarters, Miami-Homestead Defense Area. | |||||||||
| HM-97 | None | Homestead–Miami | Homestead AFB | 1962–1979 | Now under control of 482nd Fighter Wing (Air Force Reserve Command) and Detachment 1, 125th Fighter Wing (Florida Air National Guard) | |||||||||
| HM-99 | None | Homestead–Miami | Homestead AFB | 1962–1979 |
Georgia edit
| The Robins AFB Defense Area (R) and Turner AFB Defense Area (TU) were established when the USAF Strategic Air Command based B-52 Stratofortress intercontinental bombers at Robins and Turner Air Force Bases in 1959. Two Nike-Hercules batteries provided air defense for each base and were manned by Regular Army units. These above-ground sites remained active from November 1960 until March 1966. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
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| R-88 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Robins | Byron, Georgia | Nov 1960 – Mar 1966 | FDS. Abandoned, buildings appear derelict with lots of junk in the area. Locked and fenced. No radar towers showing in aerial imagery. 32°40′28″N 083°45′55″W / 32.67444°N 83.76528°W | Above ground site with launchers protected by berms. FDS, now private ownership, fenced, restricted access. Appears to be light industrial estate. Many parked cars on site, probably employees. Berms around missile launch sites now around buildings erected in former missile sites. Many tractor trailers and new small business or manufacturing buildings on the site. 32°40′20″N 083°47′09″W / 32.67222°N 83.78583°W |
| R-28 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Robins | Jeffersonville, Georgia | Nov 1960 – Mar 1966 | FDS. Site demolished and cleared. "Missile Base Road". Area has now become a "Academy Sports and Outdoors" distribution facility. 32°37′29″N 083°21′53″W / 32.62472°N 83.36472°W | Former above-ground site with berms protecting launchers. FDS. Private property, with locked fence access. In aerial imagery, launch site appears to be abandoned and overgrown with trees and other vegetation. Difficult to tell with all wild vegetation status of launch site, no buildings appear to be standing, probably earthen berms exist under vegetation canopy. 32°37′42″N 083°21′05″W / 32.62833°N 83.35139°W |
| TU-79 | Nike 3AG/12H | Turner | Albany, Georgia (9 mi NW) | Nov 1960 – Mar 1966 | Anchorage; drug & alcohol rehab center. Many military buildings in use and well maintained. Aerial imagery shows 3 radar towers still erect. 31°38′00″N 084°15′24″W / 31.63333°N 84.25667°W | Redeveloped into single-family housing subdivision "Callaway Lakes". 31°37′50″N 084°16′42″W / 31.63056°N 84.27833°W |
| TU-28 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Turner | Willingsham/ Sylvester, Georgia (4 mi W) | Nov 1960 – Mar 1966 | private retirement home. Buildings well maintained, appears to be 3 radar towers to the east of the buildings still standing 31°33′16″N 083°54′56″W / 31.55444°N 83.91556°W | Above-ground site with launchers protected by berms. Private ownership, berms still in evidence in aerial imagery. Being used as an auto junkyard. Fenced with large number of hubcaps attached. 31°33′23″N 083°54′18″W / 31.55639°N 83.90500°W |
Hawaii edit
| Oahu Defense Area (OA): Originally, the United States Army Pacific planned to build eight batteries at six sites around the island. Eventually this plan was scaled back to four. The antiaircraft command post was at Wahiawa and Headquarters facilities were located at Fort Ruger. Unlike many of the stateside sites that housed missiles in underground magazines, these sites were simply open-air launchers mounted on concrete pads surrounded by earthen berms. The sites were deactivated in 1970. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OA-17 | Nike 12H/12L-H | Oahu | Kauka/Kahuku, Hawaii | Jan 1961 – Mar 1970 | On top of mountain ridge, under US Army control. Abandoned and overgrown. Buildings under vegetation, two large radio towers fallen on side visible . Probably facility is complete within the trees and wild underbrush. Access road to site overgrown with vegetation, inaccessible. 21°40′1″N 157°59′59″W / 21.66694°N 157.99972°W | Above ground launching site with berms protecting launchers. Mostly overgrown still under US Army control on Kahuku Army Training Area, abandoned. 21°39′52″N 157°58′55″W / 21.66444°N 157.98194°W |
| OA-32 | Nike 24H/16L-H | Oahu | Bellows/ Waimanalo, Hawaii (dual site) | Mar 1961 – Mar 1970 | On Bellows AFB, remains under US government control but abandoned. Four buildings still standing, no radar towers. 21°19′13″N 157°40′54″W / 21.32028°N 157.68167°W | On Bellows AFS, Twin Nike-Hercules launch underground facilities thoroughly overgrown with vegetation, abandoned. 21°20′55″N 157°42′27″W / 21.34861°N 157.70750°W |
| OA-63 | Nike 24H/16L-H | Oahu | Ewa/ Makakilo, Hawaii (dual site) | Jan 1961 – Mar 1970 | On top of mountain ridge, under US Army control. Two Integrated Fire Control (IFC) sites service the launch site, which contained twice the normal number of batteries. On 18 Sep 1968, IFC-2 was designated the Palehua AF Solar Observatory Research Site, activated, and assigned to Military Airlift Command with jurisdiction and operational control assigned to Air Weather Service. Part of this property (Control Site 5, from the Nike layout) had an even earlier use by the Army Air Forces. The Puu Manawahua Radar Station and Base Camp was a W.W.II Aircraft Warning Station, and continued to list in 1947 and 1948 USAF Installation Directories. Several Buildings standing also some radar towers. Access road to upper control site (IFC-1) inaccessible due to decades of vegetation growth taking back the road up to the top. Lower site (IFC-2) used as a state conservation baseyard. 21°23′10″N 158°06′19″W / 21.38611°N 158.10528°W 21°22′38″N 158°06′43″W / 21.37722°N 158.11194°W | Double above-ground magazines, on top of mountain ridge, under US Army control, Both Nike launch facilities overgrown with vegetation, abandoned. Berms still quite visible under vegetation. concrete pad inside berms partially clear. Access road also overgrown with vegetation, inaccessible. 21°21′51″N 158°06′45″W / 21.36417°N 158.11250°W |
| OA-84 | Nike 12H/8L-H | Oahu | Waialua/ Dillingham, Hawaii | Jan 1961 – Mar 1970 | At the summit of a hill above Dillingham Airfield, on state land. Several buildings standing; radio towers are recent additions. Currently used by the state of Hawaii. 21°32′45″N 158°11′41″W / 21.54583°N 158.19472°W | Dillingham Airport, Above-ground Nike-Hercules launch facilities overgrown with vegetation, no buildings remain abandoned. 21°34′37″N 158°11′42″W / 21.57694°N 158.19500°W |
Illinois and Northwest Indiana edit
| Chicago–Gary Defense Area (C): Site (C-98) Fort Sheridan hosted the headquarters of the Fifth Army Air Defense Command. Other regional command facilities were located at the Museum of Science and Industry, site (C-51) Orland Park, and site (C-80) Arlington Heights. Nike Hercules bases remained in operation at C49/50, C-72, and C-93 as well as at sites C-46 and C-47 in northern Indiana, until 1974. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) C-80DC established at Arlington Heights AI, IL in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. It was later upgraded to the AN/TSQ-51 "Missile Mentor" solid-state computer system. C-80DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-31 / Z-31. The Air Force ceased radar operations on 30 Sep 1969, and the AADCP was inactivated on 1 Sep 1974. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-03 | Nike 3B, 2C/18H, 20A/20L-UA, (12L-H) | Chicago–Gary | Montrose Harbor / Belmont Harbor | Oct 1955 – June 1965 | FDS. Razed and redeveloped into Montrose Harbor Park (part of the Lincoln Park extension) along the Chicago lakefront; on the former site of the control building is a beach restaurant called The Dock at Montrose Beach. 41°57′51″N 087°38′07″W / 41.96417°N 87.63528°W | FDS. Totally obliterated. Now a grassy area south of Belmont Harbor along the Chicago lakefront in Lincoln Park. 41°56′18″N 087°38′03″W / 41.93833°N 87.63417°W |
| C-32 | Nike 3B/12H, 20A/12L-U | Chicago–Gary | Porter, Indiana | 1957 – Apr 1974 | Partially redeveloped; now the location of National Park Service Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore offices. Some of the original buildings remain intact, but were repurposed by the NPS. The site is approximately half a mile due west of former launch site. 41°37′50″N 087°05′16″W / 41.63056°N 87.08778°W | Fenced and behind a locked gate, largely intact. Privately owned, abandoned and overgrown, surrounded on north and east by a new subdivision. Concrete pad still visible. Launch site buildings still have doors and window glass. Magazine launch doors removed; site appears to be filled in, with vegetation covering fill sites. One of the ready buildings on the south end of the site was sold independently of the main parcel, and is now a private residence 41°37′55″N 087°04′28″W / 41.63194°N 87.07444°W |
| C-40 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Chicago–Gary | Burnham Park (Chicago) | 1955 – Aug 1963 | FDS. Totally obliterated by new construction. You can walk on the former IFC at Lake Shore and E 31st Street; now a nice little park with a playground and good view of downtown, Lake Michigan, Navy Pier and Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. 41°50′16″N 087°36′24″W / 41.83778°N 87.60667°W | FDS. Totally obliterated; formerly a three-magazine (1B2C)/12-launcher facility with battery at Lake Shore Drive off the end of what's now I-55, south of the McCormick Place complex. Now part of the McCormick Place Bird Sanctuary. 41°50′54″N 087°36′44″W / 41.84833°N 87.61222°W |
| C-41 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U | Chicago–Gary | Jackson Park (Chicago) | 1955 – Jun 1971 | On the south side in Jackson Park near the Museum of Science and Industry, at approximately 57th Street. The radar/control towers were built on Promontory Point.[20] Redeveloped; now Promontory Point Park. 41°47′46″N 87°34′32″W / 41.796134°N 87.575549°W | FDS. The administrative, housing, and launch complex area was located just west of South Lake Shore Drive, between the 59th St Harbor and Hayes Dr. The launch batteries and magazines were on the east edge of the Jackson Park Lagoons (facing east), about 3/4 mile away from the IFC radar site.[21] The site has been totally obliterated; now part of the Bobolink Meadow and a golf driving range facility. 41°47′03″N 87°34′49″W / 41.784142°N 87.580163°W |
| C-44 | Nike 2B, 4C/60A/24L-AA | Chicago–Gary | Hegewisch / Wolf Lake, Illinois (dual site) | 1955 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Abandoned and overgrown site at the south end of lake/state recreation area. Appears to be largely intact underneath vegetation overgrowth; old access road entrance at Ave J & 133 Street largely obliterated. This area is within the SRA on the southern shore of the lake. 41°39′27″N 087°31′55″W / 41.65750°N 87.53194°W | FDS. Abandoned site at the north end of the SRA/north shore of the lake, where S. Wolf lake Blvd. becomes S. State Line Rd. Roads in very poor condition, main access road overgrown by vegetation. Buildings have been razed but foundations remain; double-Nike-Ajax magazines badly cracked with wild vegetation overgrowing. 41°40′34″N 087°31′40″W / 41.67611°N 87.52778°W |
| C-45 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Chicago–Gary | Gary Municipal Airport, Indiana | 1957 – June 1960 | Redeveloped area in northern tip of airport now has a general aviation hangar, parking lot and ramp area for aircraft parking. Site is across Industrial Highway from former launch site. 41°37′24″N 087°25′02″W / 41.62333°N 87.41722°W | Razed but broken concrete pads still visible; former Civil Defense site. Also used as police firing range for the City of Gary, with former assembly building berm as the back stop. 41°37′28″N 087°24′43″W / 41.62444°N 87.41194°W |
| C-46 | Nike 1B, 1C/12H, 20A/12L-U, (8L-H) | Chicago–Gary | Munster, Indiana | 1957 – Sep 1974 | Completely redeveloped into industrial park on W side of Calumet Ave. N of 45th St. 41°32′41″N 087°30′29″W / 41.54472°N 87.50806°W (Approximate) | Launch site on W side of Columbia Ave. razed in 2008, obliterated; missile magazines filled in, concrete pads removed. Now privately owned but undeveloped. 41°31′40″N 087°30′53″W / 41.52778°N 87.51472°W |
| C-47 | Nike 1B, 1C/12H, 20A/12L-U, (8L-H) | Chicago–Gary | South Haven / Wheeler, Indiana | 1956 – Mar 1974 | Private ownership. Now Blast Camp paint-ball park.[22] IFC is abandoned and very overgrown with vegetation. All buildings are still standing as well as several radar towers. Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 41°31′25″N 087°10′37″W / 41.52361°N 87.17694°W | Currently a paintball site under the name Blast Camp; site is in the middle of farm fields. Locked gate and fence; however, launch facility is abandoned and deteriorating – all buildings are standing, but they are in bad shape. Launch area concrete badly cracked, doors rusting, all of the magazines are filled to surface level with groundwater due to the high water table in the area. The Buildings and radar installations are fenced off as part of the paintball area, but the launch site is situated a quarter mile away, and on farm land. The launch site itself is not part of the paintball area. 41°31′59″N 087°10′01″W / 41.53306°N 87.16694°W |
| C-48 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Chicago–Gary | Gary, Indiana | 1957 – June 1960 | FDS. Redeveloped but abandoned; site of a former automobile dealership on Grant Street, now empty. 41°33′26″N 087°21′16″W / 41.55722°N 87.35444°W | FDS. Redeveloped into commercial/industrial site near NW corner of 35th Avenue and Grant Street. Some broken concrete remains of launch area. 41°33′20″N 087°21′29″W / 41.55556°N 87.35806°W |
| C-49/50 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/11L-U | Chicago–Gary | Homewood, Illinois | 1957 – Apr 1974 | FDS. Leveled and cleared; redeveloped into Patriots Park along 187th Street 41°33′02″N 087°38′51″W / 41.55056°N 87.64750°W | FDS. Totally obliterated; replaced by the South Suburban Rehab Center at 19000 S Halsted St. 41°32′36.0″N 087°38′12.9″W / 41.543333°N 87.636917°W |
| C-51 | Nike 2B, 1C/30A/12L-A | Chicago–Gary | Alsip, Illinois / Palos Heights, Illinois | 1956 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Being cleared and leveled. 41°39′50″N 087°45′07″W / 41.66389°N 87.75194°W | FDS. Being cleared and leveled. Some traces of building foundations but nothing of missile launchers or magazines. 41°40′17″N 087°46′23″W / 41.67139°N 87.77306°W |
| C-54 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Chicago–Gary | Orland Park, Illinois | 1955 – Dec 1961 | FDS. Site razed in 2006; now a vacant lot with visible concrete debris piled up in several places. Located at the north end of Centennial Park along 153rd St. between Huntington Ct. and Hickory Dr. 41°36′40″N 087°52′08″W / 41.61111°N 87.86889°W | FDS. Site redeveloped to Village of Orland Park Department of Public Works. Formally used as an ESDA facility for the Village. Administrative offices built over Missile magazines and sleeping quarters circa 1991. 41°36′21″N 087°51′29″W / 41.60583°N 87.85806°W |
| C-61 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | Chicago–Gary | Willowbrook, Illinois / Darien, Illinois | 1955 – Nov 1968 | FDS. Totally obliterated. Now a forest preserve.[23][24] 41°43′20″N 087°57′50″W / 41.72222°N 87.96389°W | Totally obliterated and redeveloped into the Parkhurst US Army Reserve Center.[23][24] 41°43′41″N 087°58′38″W / 41.72806°N 87.97722°W |
| C-70 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Chicago–Gary | Naperville, Illinois | 1956 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Redeveloped into an office park north of I-88. 41°48′36″N 088°08′50″W / 41.81000°N 88.14722°W | FDS. Redeveloped into Nike Park Sports Complex on Diehl Road 41°47′56″N 088°09′07″W / 41.79889°N 88.15194°W |
| C-72 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/10L-U | Chicago–Gary | Addison, Illinois | 1957 – Apr 1974 | IFC Redeveloped into a public park called Nike Park, in the middle of a much larger industrial park. Base of radar tower and control building remain S.E. of baseball diamond. 41°55′24″N 088°01′46″W / 41.92333°N 88.02944°W | Launch site re-developed into the headquarters building for the Addison Park District; the only remains are the existing fenceline as well as a van pad located to the north of the complex. 41°54′49″N 088°00′59″W / 41.91361°N 88.01639°W |
| C-80/81 | Nike 2B, 4C/60A/24L-AA | Chicago–Gary | Arlington Heights, Illinois (dual site) (Shared by C-80/C-81) | 1950 – Aug 1974 | IFC Redeveloped into 2 parks; no remains. 42°03′11″N 087°59′40″W / 42.05306°N 87.99444°W | FDS. Redeveloped into part golf course, part U.S. Army Reserve center. The building that housed the Missile Master site is still standing and concrete paddocks that held radar tower are still visible. 42°03′49″N 087°59′52″W / 42.06361°N 87.99778°W |
| C-84 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Chicago–Gary | Palatine, Illinois | 1956–1963 | FDS. Redeveloped into open greenspace with retention ponds. 42°09′17″N 088°02′49″W / 42.15472°N 88.04694°W | FDS. Redeveloped into a corporate office complex. 42°09′26″N 088°03′30″W / 42.15722°N 88.05833°W |
| C-92/94 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Chicago–Gary | Vernon Hills, Illinois | 1955–1963 | FDS. Redeveloped into Vernon Hills Athletic Complex.[25] 42°13′14″N 087°57′11″W / 42.22056°N 87.95306°W | FDS. C-92 Redeveloped into Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. Excavated into a pond. 42°13′32″N 087°57′26″W / 42.22556°N 87.95722°W Second launch (C-94) area redeveloped into Vernon Hills Water Treatment Plant but missile silos still visible. |
| C-93 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | Chicago–Gary | Northfield/Skokie Lagoons Glencoe, Illinois | 1955 – Apr 1974 | The radar and control facility was located on the west side of Forest Way Drive two blocks north of Tower Road. This was a very compact facility. Cleared land, no evidence except a few pipes emerging from below ground; apron off Forest Way still visible. The site today is on the North Branch Trail on a leveled-off hill. 42°07′13″N 087°46′09″W / 42.12028°N 87.76917°W | The missile launchers were in a large bermed compound on the other side of the lagoons adjoining the Edens Expressway, about a quarter of a mile south of Dundee Road. Land cleared and being redeveloped into forested area. Launch area now fenced off and used as a dumping ground for dredging operations and is not open to the public, complex perimeter can be viewed from the bicycle trail. Minor remnants are still visible in the NE corner. Portion of the bike trail from Tower Road to the launch complex was original road used to access the base. 42°07′36″N 087°46′56″W / 42.12667°N 87.78222°W |
| C-98 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Chicago–Gary | Fort Sheridan, Illinois | Jul 1954 – 1963 | IFC existed right along the lakefront, but has now been developed and turned into an open prairie as part of the forest preserve. No remnants remain except some small broken chunks of concrete. 42°13′28″N 087°49′26″W / 42.22444°N 87.82389°W | FDS. At southwest of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery. Concrete pad visible along with launch door (sealed). 42°13′23″N 087°49′22″W / 42.22306°N 87.82278°W |
Kansas edit
| Schilling AFB Defense Area (SC): Two sites began construction in April 1960, but never made operational. Construction halted in June 1960 and land sold off to private owners. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC-01 | Nike 3AG | Schilling AFB | Bennington, Kansas (5 mi SSE) | Apr 1960 – Jun 1960 | Site was never operational, Private ownership, four long military buildings still exist with circular access road, usage unknown. 38°58′59″N 097°36′55″W / 38.98306°N 97.61528°W | Above-ground Nike-Hercules site. Never operational. Private ownership, berm and assembly building exits. Other buildings erected and still appear to be in use. Site appears to have been leveled, graded and fenced. Outline of fence evident in aerial photography. 39°00′20″N 097°36′32″W / 39.00556°N 97.60889°W |
| SC-50 | Nike | Schilling AFB | Smolan, Kansas (5 mi SSW) | Apr 1960 – Jun 1960 | Site was never operational. Private ownership, 4 military buildings still exist, usage unknown. 38°40′01″N 097°41′13″W / 38.66694°N 97.68694°W | Site was never operational. Never completed. Site guard shack and owner' house is a reconstructed Crew quarters. The launcher Area has about 7 launch pads with 3 underground bunkers and 1 barn with rails, about 80% finished when construction halted. 38°38′55″N 097°43′06″W / 38.64861°N 97.71833°W |
Louisiana edit
| Barksdale AFB Defense Area (BD): Two Nike Hercules sites, BD-10 at Bellevue and BD-50 northeast of Stonewall, were installed to provide protection to Shreveport and Barksdale AFB, which hosted Strategic Air Command bombers. U.S. Army Air Defense Command operated the sites with Regular Army units (possibly from 562nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment) from 1960 until 1966. Battalion Headquarters was located at the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant located north of Doyline. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BD-10 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Barksdale | Bellevue, Louisiana | November 1960 – March 1966 | Almost completely intact, Now Criminal Justice Institute, and Bossier Parish School Board. No radar towers. 32°40′19″N 093°31′18″W / 32.67194°N 93.52167°W | Above-ground Nike-Hercules site, missiles protected by berms. Largely intact, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department, Bossier Parish SWAT field training site 32°40′28″N 093°30′35″W / 32.67444°N 93.50972°W |
| BD-50 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Barksdale | Stonewall, Louisiana (4 mi NE) | November 1960 – March 1966 | Now LSU School of Medicine, almost all buildings were torn down with little evidence of IFC. Mostly vacant land in the middle of forested area. 32°18′12″N 093°47′04″W / 32.30333°N 93.78444°W | FDS. Above-ground magazine protected by berms. Missile launch areas now abandoned and overgrown. Some buildings still standing, unknown condition. 32°17′37″N 093°47′16″W / 32.29361°N 93.78778°W |
Maine edit
| Loring AFB Defense Area (L): Four Nike Ajax sites were placed around Loring Air Force Base for protection of the USAF Strategic Air Command B-52 Stratofortresses. Headquarters facilities were located at Loring Air Force Base. Manned by the Regular Army 3rd Missile Battalion, 61st Air Defense Artillery, these sites provided defense for Loring and the northeastern approaches to the United States. In 1960, sites L-13 and L-58 underwent conversion from Ajax to Hercules missiles. These sites remained operational until 1966. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Caswell AFS, ME in 1957 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. It was designed for manual operations, using plexiglass plotting boards and telephonic inputs. The AADCP was later integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-80 with FPS-10 (2); FPS-8/GPS-3; FPS-7C and FPS-6A radars. The AADCP inactivated in 1966. |
| Site name | Missile type | Defense area | Site location | Service dates | Control site condition/owner | Launch site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-13 | Nike 2C, 1B/18H, 30A/10L-U | Loring Air Force Base | Caswell, Maine | September 1957 – June 1966 | L-13'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 #2. 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. Now well-preserved in private ownership. Buildings standing, several radar towers. 47°02′07″N 067°49′06″W / 47.03528°N 67.81833°W | FDS. Well-preserved in private ownership. Buildings standing, magazines visible with launch doors visible. Also the lawn is cut! 47°01′42″N 067°48′34″W / 47.02833°N 67.80944°W |
| L-31 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Loring Air Force Base | Limestone, Maine | September 1957 – September 1958 | L-31'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 #5. 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. Now into multiple-family housing. Site obliterated, little evidence of IFC, overgrown. May be a radar platform in SE corner near "Nike Road". 46°55′37″N 067°47′47″W / 46.92694°N 67.79639°W | FDS. In private ownership, buildings appear standing. Magazines exist, launch doors visible, probably welded shut, appears to be storage area. 46°55′03″N 067°47′31″W / 46.91750°N 67.79194°W |
| L-58 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U | Loring Air Force Base | Caribou, Maine | September 1957 – June 1966 | FDS. Partially intact. 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. L-58'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 #2. 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. Now L-58C is used as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site by the FAA, designated "J-63" equipped with ARSR-4 Radar. Also used by the Air Force as part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS) for NORAD. 46°53′10″N 067°58′13″W / 46.88611°N 67.97028°W | FDS. Partially intact. Buildings standing, magazines visible with launch doors probably welded shut. 46°53′02″N 068°00′33″W / 46.88389°N 68.00917°W |
| L-85 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Loring Air Force Base | Connor, Maine | September 1957 – June 1966 | FDS. Well-preserved in private ownership. After the Nike site was closed in 1966, was taken over by the Air Force which used it as a communications facility and satellite tracking site. Closed in 1993 with the inactivation of Loring Air Force Base. Radar towers removed. 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. 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. 47°00′05″N 068°00′11″W / 47.00139°N 68.00306°W | FDS. Partially intact. Buildings removed, appears to be totally abandoned with no known use. Missile magazines exist however launchers appear to be concreted over. 47°00′30″N 068°01′06″W / 47.00833°N 68.01833°W |
Maryland/District of Columbia/Northern Virginia edit
| Washington–Baltimore Defense Area (BA, W): Numerous Nike installations were built in Maryland to defend Baltimore and the nation's capital. Several also were built in the northern suburbs of Virginia. Baltimore Area Headquarters facilities were located at Towson, Fort Smallwood, Edgewood Arsenal, and Owings Mills. Headquarters facilities on the Maryland side of Washington's defenses were located at Fort Meade and Suitland. During the 1950s, Fort Meade also hosted the Headquarters, 2nd Region, Army Air Defense Command. All but W-44 remained active until 1974. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) W-13DC established at Fort Meade, MD in 1957 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Site was both an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master and later AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE Radar Direction Center. W-13DC was the first Missile-Master DC to become operational. On 1 October 1961 W-13DC was integrated with USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-54/Z-227. Air Force operations ended 1 October 1972. AADCP inactivated 1 September 1974 and dissolved as part of the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. |
| Site name | Missile type | Defense area | Site location | Service dates | Control site condition/owner | Launch site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA-03 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-UA, (8L-H) | Washington–Baltimore | Phoenix/ Sweet Air, Maryland | November 1955 – April 1974 | FDS. Redeveloped into single-family housing. No evidence of IFC site. Manning was by A/602nd (11/55-8/56), A/54th (8/56-9/58), A/4/1st (9/58-12/62) and MDArNG D/1/70th (12/62-4/74). 39°30′31″N 076°34′46″W / 39.50861°N 76.57944°W | FDS In private ownership, the barracks north of the launch area were demolished in 2010 but were previously used as the Jacksonville Senior Center. The Launch Area is still fenced in, although the access road to the magazine area leads to a storage yard and Commercial Driver Training course. Most structures are still present but have been repurposed as storage buildings. A new structure adjacent to "A" Section houses offices formerly used by the Baltimore County Fire Department Rescue Academy but now houses the Baltimore County Department of Public Works Safety Office and Training Academy. Magazines are intact, per Baltimore County personnel, are locked and dry, and are used for Confined Space Entry and Rescue Training. 39°30′59″N 076°34′11″W / 39.51639°N 76.56972°W |
| BA-09 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Washington–Baltimore | Fork, Maryland | November 1955 – December 1962 | After being inactivated by the Army, BA-09C was taken over by the Air Force sometime before 15 September 1967. It was used until 15 December 1975 for Civil Air Patrol use, being called Fork CAP Annex. Redeveloped into single-family housing. 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. Manning was by D/54th (11/55-9/58), D/4/1st (9/58-9/59) and MDArNG D/1/70th (9/59-12/62) 39°26′55″N 076°27′41″W / 39.44861°N 76.46139°W | Launch site with three intact missile pits located at the end of Stocksdale Road in Kingsville, MD. Assembly buildings are still standing but now in private hands. The entrance road has many abandoned trailers and also much junk along the sides. The Magazine area is overgrown with vegetation and appears abandoned. Buildings were torn down.[26] Magazine area looks like a storage/junkyard, concrete badly cracked. Launch doors are visible, probably welded shut more junk lying around as well. 39°26′49″N 076°26′52″W / 39.44694°N 76.44778°W |
| BA-18 | Nike 2B, 4C/18H, 30A/23L-UA (12L-H) | Washington–Baltimore | Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland | 1954 – April 1974 | Partially Intact, Maryland Army National Guard. Most buildings were razed, with no radar towers. Operating units were C/54th (/55-9/58) and C/4/1st (9/58-4/74) 39°24′55″N 076°16′22″W / 39.41528°N 76.27278°W | Partially Intact, Maryland Army National Guard. Double magazine, launch doors appear to be concreted over, some buildings erected on firing pads. The buildings appear to be in use and in good condition. 39°25′27″N 076°15′58″W / 39.42417°N 76.26611°W |
| BA-30/31 | Nike 2B, 4C/18H, 30A/23L-UA, (12L-H) | Washington–Baltimore | Chestertown, Maryland (9 mi W) | 1954 – April 1974 | FDS. Buildings in use as "4-H Park and County Fairgrounds". Appears to be in good condition, no evidence of radar towers. Units assigned were D/36th (/54-9/58), D/1/562nd (9/58-12/62) and D/4/1st (12/62-4/74). 39°12′49″N 076°13′54″W / 39.21361°N 76.23167°W | FDS. Barracks buildings in use, double magazine site. Facility fenced but appears to be open. Roads in fair condition, both magazines appear to be concreted over, large gravel pile on them, generally badly deteriorated. Remaining buildings in deteriorated condition. 39°12′14″N 076°14′12″W / 39.20389°N 76.23667°W |
| BA-43 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Washington–Baltimore | Jacobsville, Maryland | 1954 – Apr 1974 | FDS. Redeveloped as Anne Arundel County Schools Maint & Operations center. Buildings in good shape, no evidence of radar towers. Manned by C/36th (/54-9/58), C/1/562nd (9/58-3/60) and MDArNG A/1/70th (3/60-12/62) 39°08′13″N 076°29′49″W / 39.13694°N 76.49694°W | FDS. Double magazine site, now a storage yard. Buildings torn down, Launch doors visible, now welded shut. 39°07′43″N 076°29′48″W / 39.12861°N 76.49667°W |
| BA-79 | Nike 2B, 4C/24H, 20A/24L-UA, (16L-H) | Washington–Baltimore | Granite, Maryland | Dec 1954 – Mar 1974 | FDS. Obliterated. Concrete slabs and some wooden curb stops remain, but all buildings have been removed. Some roads still exist as unconnected concrete. 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) 39°20′45″N 076°51′23″W / 39.34583°N 76.85639°W | FDS. Double magazine in good shape. Most buildings being used by the Maryland Wing, Civil Air Patrol with small area used by the Maryland State Police K-9 Division. Thoroughly fenced in. Launch area well maintained shows both Ajax and Hercules elevators, and per Maryland State Police are welded shut. Site leased in about 2014 and is now Wing Headquarters for the Maryland Wing, Civil Air Patrol. Site is actively being restored by volunteers of Maryland Wing, Civil Air Patrol.[27] The Griggs House featured at the end of the movie, 'The Blair Witch Project' was located immediately behind the site, but has since been torn down. |
| BA-92 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A | Washington–Baltimore | Cronhardt, Maryland | 1955 – September 1963 | Mostly sold off. Small part US Army Reserve center. The buildings are all new; the motor pool, up a rise slightly, has a couple of older structures, but the place otherwise has been cleaned off. Units assigned are the 2071st USAR School, 326th Maintenance Battalion and 214th MI Company. Little evidence of IFC site remains. Formerly manned by the B/54th (12/54-9/58), B/4/1st (9/58-9/59) and MDArNG D/2/70th (9/59-9/53) 39°27′24″N 076°43′44″W / 39.45667°N 76.72889°W | FDS. Redeveloped into high-end single-family housing. A large planter covering the elevator of the "B" Section and some berms is all that remains of the launch site. 39°26′28″N 076°42′50″W / 39.44111°N 76.71389°W |
| W-25 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | Washington–Baltimore | Davidsonville, Maryland * Nike Missile Base W-25 | Jun 1955 – Apr 1974 | Private ownership, complete and buildings look in good shape. No towers. After the Army closed the Nike facility, It was gained as an off-base installation of Andrews AFB on 21 Feb 1975, under Headquarters Command. At some later time it transferred to Military Airlift Command, and on 1 Jun 1992 transferred to Air Mobility Command. Closed by 1997. Units assigned: B/36th 96/55-9/58), B/1/562nd (9/58-12/62), B/1/71st (12/62-/65), B/4/1st (/65-11/68) and MDArNG A/1/70th (11/68-4/74). 38°54′12″N 076°39′07″W / 38.90333°N 76.65194°W | Former twin magazine site, intact, now Anne Arundel County Police Training Academy. Some construction on launching area, launch doors concreted over, but one of the two magazines had been converted into a gym. As of 2019, entire launch site covered by new police academy. Some administration buildings still stand. 38°54′09″N 076°38′28″W / 38.90250°N 76.64111°W |
| W-26 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U, (8L-H) | Washington–Baltimore | Skidmore/ Bay Bridge, Maryland | 1955 – Nov 1968 | FDS. Redeveloped into Asbury Broadneck Methodist church. No evidence of IFC site. The units assigned were A/36th (/55-9/58), A/1/562nd (9/58-12/62) and MDArNG A/1/70th (12/62-11/68) 39°01′42″N 076°27′00″W / 39.02833°N 76.45000°W | FDS. Partial remains. Launch site now the parking lot for the Children's Theatre of Annapolis and athletic fields. The generator building, guard house and warheading building are present and largely intact. The northern missile magazine is still exposed but has been fenced off and is modified into an underground machine shop. The elevator is present but the hydraulics have been removed. This magazine is currently abandoned and is flooded to a depth of several inches. The other magazines are buried beneath a modern parking lot and have been filled with soil. 39°01′39″N 076°25′42″W / 39.02750°N 76.42833°W |
| W-35 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Washington–Baltimore | Croom/ Marlboro, Maryland | 1955 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Redeveloped into Croom Vocational High School. Some older buildings deteriorated. No evidence of radar towers. The units were HHB and B/75th (11/54-9/58), HHB and B/3/562nd (9/58-6/60) and MDArNG B/3/70th (6/60-3/63) 38°46′29″N 076°44′41″W / 38.77472°N 76.74472°W | FDS Redeveloped into Croom Vocational High School, the launch site is identified as the auto, building trades, and grounds keeping school. Ajax launch covers visible, some obscured by buildings, two launch doors for Hercules, probably welded shut. |
| W-36 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Washington–Baltimore | Brandywine/ Naylor Maryland | 1957 – Dec 1961 | The housing area in Brandywine, Maryland, supported Washington Nike Site W-36 from approximately 1957 – 1961. It was transferred from the Army to the Air Force (Headquarters Command) on 10 Jun 1963. At that time it was redesignated; and Jurisdiction, Control, and Accountability assigned to Andrews AFB. At some later time it transferred to Military Airlift Command, and on 1 Jun 1992 transferred to Air Mobility Command. Current status is unknown.[28] The IFC is now abandoned. Most buildings in deteriorated state, large amount of vegetation overgrowth. Radar towers appear overgrown also. Manned by D/75th (11/54-9/58) and D/3/562nd (9/58-12/61). 38°42′38″N 076°46′14″W / 38.71056°N 76.77056°W | FDS. Private owners, buildings in good shape, appears to be single-family homes built on site. Magazine area is in good shape, launch doors visible, probably welded shut. Looks like some vehicles are parked on concrete pads. 38°42′25″N 076°45′38″W / 38.70694°N 76.76056°W |
| W-44 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-UA | Washington–Baltimore | Mattawoman/ Waldorf, Maryland | 1955 – Jun 1971 | Maryland Indian Heritage Society, Melwood Horticultural Training Center. Buildings mostly razed, part of facility remains in SW corner. Operations were by C/75th (11/54-9/58), C/3/562nd (9/58-12/61), A/1/71st (12/61-3/63), MDArNG A/3/70th (12/61-3/63) and MDArNG C/1/70th (3/63-6/71). 38°39′09″N 076°52′07″W / 38.65250°N 76.86861°W | Maryland Indian Heritage Society. Launch site looks abandoned, buildings in deteriorated condition. Ajax and Hercules launch doors visible, probably welded shut. |
| W-45 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Washington–Baltimore | Accokeek, Maryland | 1955 – Dec 1961 | FDS. IFC site was largely torn down. A few buildings, mostly forested. W-45 was manned by the A/75th (11/54-9/58), A/3/562nd (9/58-6/60) and MDArNG B/3/70th (6/60-12/61) ADA. 38°38′33″N 077°00′45″W / 38.64250°N 77.01250°W | FDS. Launch site relatively intact, magazines visible however appears launch doors concreted over. Perimeter fencing is intact and sturdy. Site was formerly the Naval Research Lab-Field Site lower Waldorf; the small observatory on the barracks associated with this usage has been removed. Signage indicates that it is being redeveloped as residential housing. 38°38′37″N 077°00′55″W / 38.64361°N 77.01528°W |
| W-64 | Nike 2B, 2C/24H, 60A/24L-UA, (16L-H) | Washington–Baltimore | Lorton, Virginia (dual site) | 1954 – Sep 1958 | This site was co-located with the now closed Lorton Reformatory. Now the site of South County Middle School. Units assigned were C/71st (7/54-9/58), C/1/71st (9/58-8/63), VAArNG A/1/280th (9/59-3/63) and VAArNG A/4/111th (8/63-4/74). | Double launch magazine now District of Columbia minimum security prison. All six magazines are concreted over. Barracks buildings remain intact and little altered. 38°42′32″N 077°15′10″W / 38.70889°N 77.25278°W |
| W-74 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Washington–Baltimore | Fairfax/Pohick, Virginia | 1954 – Mar 1963 | Fairfax County ownership, maintenance yard. Only a couple of buildings standing. Two towers are still standing, covered with corrugated sheet steel. Manned by D/71st (7/54-9/58), D/1/71st (9/58-9/59) and VAArNG B/1/280th (9/59-3/63) 38°48′56″N 077°20′35″W / 38.81556°N 77.34306°W | Launch area obliterated, owned by Fairfax County and repurposed as Popes Head Park; a marker close the site, Virginia Historic marker E98 states: "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. Just east of here was located the launch control equipment for one of the three Nike complexes in Fairfax County. To the west stood the missiles, poised on above-ground launchers. The U.S. Army (1954–1959) and the Army National Guard (1959–1963) operated this battery. Built to oppose Soviet air attack, this complex and those in Great Falls and Lorton were three of thirteen Nike sites that surrounded Washington and Baltimore."[29] Both magazines were unroofed and backfilled with earth. Perimeter fencing intact. Some ruins are visible along the west boundary, including the crushed fuelling stand and parts of the acid storage sheds. |
| W-83 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Washington–Baltimore | Herndon/ Dranesville, Virginia | 1954 – November 1962 | Redeveloped into "Observatory Park". IFC was operated by B/71st (7/54-9/58) and B/1/71st (9/58-11/62)[30] 38°59′43″N 077°18′45″W / 38.99528°N 77.31250°W | Redeveloped into "Great Falls Nike Missile Park" 38°59′30″N 077°19′44″W / 38.99167°N 77.32889°W |
| W-92 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U | Washington–Baltimore | Rockville, Maryland | 1954 – April 1974 | FDS. Redeveloped into US Consumer Products Safety Commission Engineering Laboratory, awaiting conversion into Pleasant View Park by the City of Gaithersburg. IFC units assigned were A-71st (/54-9/55), D/602nd (9/55-9/58), D/4/5th (9/58-8/60), D/1/71st (8/60-/65) and A/4/1st (/65-4/74)[31] 39°06′23″N 077°13′23″W / 39.10639°N 77.22306°W | Formerly under US government control, National Institute of Standards and Technology. Remains in secure area, used as a storage area by NIST, but awaiting rezoning for residential development. Magazines were electrified under NIST control and used for covered underground storage. The elevator still works in one magazine and is used at times to move the larger equipment. 39°07′01″N 077°13′11″W / 39.11694°N 77.21972°W |
| W-93 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Washington–Baltimore | Derwood, Maryland | 1955 – August 1960 | FDS. Redeveloped into American Foundation for Autistic Children. IFC site operated by B/602nd (9/55-9/58) and B/4/5th (9/58-8/60) 39°12′37″N 077°05′24″W / 39.21028°N 77.09000°W | Still under US government control, Naval Surface Warfare Center. Magazine used as Olney Support Center, within a fenced area, manned and guarded 24/7. The assembly building still stands and is used as a warehouse. The generator building is still in use. 39°12′33″N 077°06′20″W / 39.20917°N 77.10556°W |
| W-94 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Washington–Baltimore | Gaithersburg, Maryland | 1955 – March 1963 | FDS. Obliterated, residential area. Now Nike Missile Park run by MNCPPC. 39°09′37.8″N 077°10′33.4″W / 39.160500°N 77.175944°W | Part of Army Reserve Center, in back of facility. Used as a storage yard/junkyard. Former Ajax installation with 12 launchers. Magazines were sealed during environmental hazards assessment in the 1990s but were then opened and badly vandalized. They have since been demolished to build a training facility. The land at 770 Muddy Branch Road (Excess Land Sale Only) is one of fourteen federal properties listed for disposal by the Public Buildings Reform Board in their 2019 recommendations.[32] The battery was manned by C/602nd (9/55-9/58), C/4/5th (9/58-6/60) and MDArNG C/2/70th (6/60-3/63) 39°10′51.1″N 077°10′35.5″W / 39.180861°N 77.176528°W |
Massachusetts edit
| Boston Defense Area (B or BO): Boston's Nike Batteries were manned initially by Regular Army troops. In 1959, National Guard units assumed control of B-03, B-15, B-55, and B-63. In 1964, the Army turned sites B-36 and B-73 over to the Guard. After the phase-out of the Nike Ajax system, sites B-05, B-36, and B-73 remained supplied with Hercules missiles. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) B-21DC established at Fort Heath, MA in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. In early 1965 the AN/TSQ-51 "Missile Mentor" solid-state computer system was installed. B-21DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site MM-1. The Boston Defense Area merged with Hartford & Providence Defense Areas in 1962, becoming the New England Defense Area. Air Force operations at the site ended in 1962, and Nike operations were inactivated in 1974. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-03 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Boston | Reading, Massachusetts | Jun 1955 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Redeveloped into multi-family housing. 42°30′26″N 071°05′53″W / 42.50722°N 71.09806°W | FDS. Redeveloped into a skating rink. 42°32′28″N 071°05′05″W / 42.54111°N 71.08472°W |
| B-05 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-UA, (7L-H) | Boston | Danvers, Massachusetts | Nov 1956 – Apr 1974 | Remains an Army Reserve facility. Former buildings still in use, mostly cleared no sign of any radar towers. 42°35′18″N 070°56′43″W / 42.58833°N 70.94528°W | FDS. Overgrown and abandoned. Mostly intact. 42°36′28″N 070°56′57″W / 42.60778°N 70.94917°W |
| B-15 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Boston | Beverly, Massachusetts | Feb 1957 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Abandoned. Appears to be a large water tower built on site. 42°34′47″N 070°52′34″W / 42.57972°N 70.87611°W | FDS. FEMA team headquarters, and missile site still accessible. 42°35′21″N 070°54′41″W / 42.58917°N 70.91139°W |
| B-17 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Boston | Nahant, Massachusetts | Feb 1957 – Mar 1963 | Located at Bailey's Hill Park. Appears to be the base of a radar tower remaining, no buildings. 42°25′09″N 070°55′46″W / 42.41917°N 70.92944°W | Now Northeastern University Marine Science Center. Launchers obliterated. 42°25′05″N 070°54′14″W / 42.41806°N 70.90389°W |
| B-36 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | Boston | Fort Duvall/ Hull, Massachusetts | Jan 1956 – Apr 1974 | Formerly located on Hog Island, formerly Ft. Duvall. Now obliterated, Private ownership, housing. 42°18′01″N 070°53′46″W / 42.30028°N 70.89611°W | Formerly located on Hog Island, formerly Ft. Duvall. Now obliterated, Park, ownership by Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 42°18′06″N 070°53′50″W / 42.30167°N 70.89722°W |
| B-37 | Nike 2B/20A | Boston | Webb Memorial State Park/ Weymouth, Massachusetts | Jan 1956 – Dec 1961 | FDS. Now Nickerson Beach/Chappel Rock Park. Obliterated, overgrown. Perhaps some structures in the overgrowth. 42°18′12″N 071°00′41″W / 42.30333°N 71.01139°W | FDS. Located on Webb State Park/South Shore Association for Retarded Citizens (Mess Hall, EM Barracks and Missile Test & Assembly Building remain, pits buried but vents & ducts are visible). 42°19′01″N 070°58′03″W / 42.31694°N 70.96750°W |
| B-38 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Boston | Cohasset/ Hingham, Massachusetts | Nov 1956 – Dec 1961 | FDS. Now "Turkey Hill Park". One small IFC building remains. 42°14′23″N 070°51′08″W / 42.23972°N 70.85222°W | FDS. Now County highway maintenance storage facility. 42°14′14″N 070°49′50″W / 42.23722°N 70.83056°W |
| B-55 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Boston | Blue Hills/ Randolph, Massachusetts | Jun 1955 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Largely obliterated, now Massachusetts Audubon education center. 42°13′20″N 071°03′42″W / 42.22222°N 71.06167°W | FDS. Former triple Ajax battery. Very deteriorated state. 42°12′00″N 071°04′21″W / 42.20000°N 71.07250°W |
| B-63 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Boston | Needham, Massachusetts | Jun 1955 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Now The Charles River Center. 42°17′26″N 071°15′17″W / 42.29056°N 71.25472°W | FDS. A small not-for-profit community farm provides outdoor education on part of the site. |
| B-73 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | Boston | South Lincoln/Wayland, Massachusetts | Jan 1956 – Apr 1974 | FDS. Now Massachusetts Audubon Society, Drumlin Farm. 42°24′29″N 071°19′56″W / 42.40806°N 71.33222°W | FDS. Obliterated, no evidence of launch site. Residential housing built in place. 42°24′35″N 071°21′37″W / 42.40972°N 71.36028°W |
| B-84 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Boston | Burlington, Massachusetts | Jan 1956 – Aug 1963 | FDS. Owned by Burlington Recreation Commission. Buildings are current home to "Burlington Players" community theatre company. Evidence of IFC structures on hill behind buildings. 42°29′24.38″N 071°10′39.49″W / 42.4901056°N 71.1776361°W | FDS. A parking lot for Northeastern University Suburban Campus (Innovation Campus at Burlington). 42°28′41″N 071°11′30″W / 42.47806°N 71.19167°W |
| B-85 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Boston | Bedford, Massachusetts | Nov 1956 – Dec 1961 | After being closed in 1961, the lease for this former Nike IFC site was transferred to the Air Force in 1965. Used as the Bedford Electronics Research Annex. The Air Force used the property until 1976. Today, partially Intact, Private ownership. Redeveloped into single-family housing. 42°29′29″N 071°18′13″W / 42.49139°N 71.30361°W | Missile pads partially Intact, Harvard University. 42°30′28″N 071°17′41″W / 42.50778°N 71.29472°W |
Michigan edit
| Detroit Defense Area (D): Built during the mid-1950. Headquarters facilities were posted at Selfridge AFB as well as the Detroit Artillery Armory. Between 1958 and 1961, the Army converted sites (D-06, D-16, D- 26, D-58, D-61, and D-87) from Nike Ajax to Nike Hercules. 3rd Battalion, 55th Artillery (Air Defense) helped man these sites. The Michigan National Guard assumed manning responsibilities for many of the sites in the 1960s. Sites D-06, D-58, and D-87 Hercules batteries remained active until 1974. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) D-15DC established at Selfridge AFB, MI in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. It was later upgraded to the AN/TSQ-51 "Missile Mentor" solid-state computer system. D-15DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-20 / Z-20 The Air Force ceased radar operations when the Army no longer needed radar support and the AADCP was inactivated 1 Sep 1974. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-06 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | Detroit | Utica, Michigan | 1955 – Apr 1974 | FDS. Abandoned, now known as the Rochester-Utica State Recreation Area and the Shadebush Environmental Educational Center. 42°38′37″N 083°03′33″W / 42.64361°N 83.05917°W | FDS. Owned by the Utica School District. New building and landscaping to the west of the former missile pads. Pads have been removed, with just disturbed earth and a cleared area where they were. 42°39′01″N 083°04′06″W / 42.65028°N 83.06833°W |
| D-14 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Detroit | Selfridge AFB, Michigan (Shared with D-16) | 1955 – Feb 1963 | After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. Partially Intact, Army Engineering Support Buildings 42°35′55″N 082°49′04″W / 42.59861°N 82.81778°W | After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. Now obliterated, although largely intact. Command, maintenance, and fueling buildings now serve as the U.S. Border Patrol's Detroit Sector Headquarters 42°35′45″N 082°50′55″W / 42.59583°N 82.84861°W |
| D-16 | Nike 2B/12H, 20A/8L-U | Detroit | Selfridge AFB, Michigan (Shared with D-14) | 1955 – Jun 1971 | After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. Partially Intact, Army Engineering Support Buildings 42°35′55″N 082°49′04″W / 42.59861°N 82.81778°W | After inactivation, the property reverted to Selfridge AFB. Now obliterated, although largely intact. Command, maintenance, and fueling buildings now serve as the U.S. Border Patrol's Detroit Sector Headquarters. 42°35′57″N 082°49′50″W / 42.59917°N 82.83056°W |
| D-17 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Detroit | Algonac/ Marine City, Michigan | 1957 – Feb 1963 | Private ownership, redeveloped into single-family housing. The perimeter fence appears to remain. 42°41′51″N 082°34′30″W / 42.69750°N 82.57500°W | Private ownership. Appears to be a storage area for tractor-trailers. Magazines appear intact. 42°41′41″N 082°33′43″W / 42.69472°N 82.56194°W |
| D-23 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Detroit | Detroit City Airport, Michigan (Shared double Launch facility with D-26, separate IFCs) | 1955 – Dec 1960 | Obliterated, City of Detroit. Land incorporated within Alfred Brush Ford Park (also known as Ford Brush Park) at the foot of Lenox Ave. Nothing remains of the IFC except the MTR and TTR towers. 42°21′24″N 082°56′28″W / 42.35667°N 82.94111°W | Obliterated, City of Detroit. Located on Belle Isle, south of Blue Heron Lagoon, East side of Lakeside Drive 42°20′43″N 082°57′20″W / 42.34528°N 82.95556°W |
| D-26 | Nike 2B, 2C/12H, 20A/12L-UA, (8L-H) | Detroit | Belle Isle, Michigan (Shared double Launch facility with D-23, separate IFCs) | 1955 – Nov 1968 | Obliterated, City of Detroit. Now a part of Maheras-Gentry Park 42°21′22″N 082°56′58″W / 42.35611°N 82.94944°W | Obliterated, City of Detroit. Located on Belle Isle, south of Blue Heron Lagoon, East side of Lakeside Drive 42°20′43″N 082°57′20″W / 42.34528°N 82.95556°W |
| D-51 | Nike 1B, 2C/20A/8L-A | Detroit | Naval Air Station Grosse Ile (Now Grosse Ile Airport), Michigan | 1955 – Feb 1963 | FDS. Abandoned lot now filled with junk belongs to the Township of Grosse Ile and is leased to a landscaping company 42°06′28″N 083°09′18″W / 42.10778°N 83.15500°W | FDS. Has been completely demolished and made into a nature conservatory. A semi-circular embankment protecting the fueling area remains. This area is currently being run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 42°05′52″N 083°09′15″W / 42.09778°N 83.15417°W |
| D-54 | Nike 4B, 2C/30A/24L-AA | Detroit | Riverview/ Wyandotte, Michigan (dual site) | 1955 – Feb 1963 | FDS. Redeveloped into Immanuel Lutheran Church and a multi-story light office building 42°10′59″N 083°11′47″W / 42.18306°N 83.19639°W | FDS. The launcher area is now a public park with a Nike-Hercules missile and a plaque dedicating the site. The pits are still there, under the park, behind the fire station. There is one original building left near the launch site, which has been refurbished and turned into a hall to host Cub Scout events and such. 42°10′28″N 083°11′49″W / 42.17444°N 83.19694°W |
| D-57/58 | Nike Carlton: 3B/20A/12L-A Newport: 3B/18H, 30A/12L-UA | Detroit | Carleton/ Newport, Michigan (shared double launch, separate control sites) | 1955 – Apr 1974 | FDS Derelict, but partially intact. The Radar towers, Generator bldg., Van pads, and connecting building foundation are all there. D-58 control site is currently being auctioned to general public by General Services Administration.[33] 42°00′06″N 083°22′04″W / 42.00167°N 83.36778°W | FDS Redeveloped into single-family housing. D-57 site demolished, redeveloped into Ford Motor Co. automotive parts distribution center in 2021.[34] |
| D-61 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-UA | Detroit | Romulus/ Dearborn, Michigan | 1957 – Jun 1971 | Northwest side of what is now Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. 42°13′42″N 083°21′34″W / 42.22833°N 83.35944°W | East side of what is now Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. 42°12′08″N 083°21′06″W / 42.20222°N 83.35167°W |
| D-69 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | Detroit | River Rouge Park, Michigan | 1956 – Feb 1963 | Partially Intact, City of Detroit, River Rouge Park. 42°21′29″N 083°15′12″W / 42.35806°N 83.25333°W | Obliterated, City of Detroit. Redeveloped into Howard Cassidy Park. 42°20′27″N 083°14′59″W / 42.34083°N 83.24972°W |
| D-86 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Detroit | Franklin/ Bingham, Michigan | 1957 – Feb 1963 | Site is now the location of a couple of office buildings. 42°29′12″N 083°17′43″W / 42.48667°N 83.29528°W | Partially intact. It resides within an Army Reserve facility. 42°29′30″N 083°18′29″W / 42.49167°N 83.30806°W |
| D-87 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-U, (10L-H) | Detroit | Commerce/ Union Lake, Michigan | 1955 – Apr 1974 | FDS. Almost intact – buildings still exist but are vandalized and a section has major fire damage. It is also owned by the Michigan DNR. It was being used as a Day Camp for children, but is now abandoned.[35] 42°35′48″N 083°28′15″W / 42.59667°N 83.47083°W | FDS. Demolished, open lot owned by Michigan DNR. 42°35′57″N 083°28′00″W / 42.59917°N 83.46667°W |
| D-97 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Detroit | Auburn Hills, Michigan | 1955 – Feb 1963 | Obliterated, Oakland Community College 42°38′41″N 083°13′24″W / 42.64472°N 83.22333°W | Obliterated by 1997. Oakland Community College. Was used as a storage site for construction supplies by the university's building contractors at first. 42°38′35″N 083°14′01″W / 42.64306°N 83.23361°W |
Minnesota edit
| Minneapolis–St.Paul Defense Area (MS): In operation from 1959 until 1971, the following four Nike Hercules batteries guarded the approaches to the Twin Cities. The Birdie command and control facility, located at Snelling Air Force Station, provided target designation information to the batteries. Headquarters facilities were also located at Snelling. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS-20 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Roberts, Wisconsin | Oct 1959 – Jun 1971 | Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to Saint Croix County 45°01′18″N 092°33′41″W / 45.02167°N 92.56139°W | Launch site in good condition. Fenced and gated. Also used as a self-storage site. 45°01′47″N 092°33′13″W / 45.02972°N 92.55361°W |
| MS-40 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Castle Rock, Minnesota | Oct 1959 – Jun 1971 | USAR Center. 44°38′36″N 093°09′50″W / 44.64333°N 93.16389°W | Is on County Road 80S in Castle Rock, Minnesota. Used to be well preserved for its years of age and disuse, but the underground batteries were demolished and filled in 2001. It was formerly under private ownership, used as an Airsoft gaming facility, most notably by the Minnesota Airsoft Association. The owner had planned to use it as a Law Enforcement Training facility, however, after rejecting a bid submitted by a construction company owned by the Planning Commission Chairman, the owners requests for permits were rejected. The site is currently for sale. It is home to a MNDOT radio tower. It is also a safe haven for deer chased by hunters in the area, as it is completely fenced in. 44°34′17″N 093°04′37″W / 44.57139°N 93.07694°W |
| MS-70 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota | Oct 1959 – Jun 1971 | Private ownership. Partially intact, on "Nike Road". 44°56′07″N 093°45′24″W / 44.93528°N 93.75667°W | FDS Private ownership in good condition. 44°57′05″N 093°46′52″W / 44.95139°N 93.78111°W |
| MS-90 | 3D/18H/12L-U | Minneapolis–Saint Paul | Bethel/ Isanti, Minnesota | 1959 – Jun 1971 | Isanti County Sheriff's Department. 45°26′22″N 093°20′16″W / 45.43944°N 93.33778°W | Private ownership, largely intact. 45°26′52″N 093°20′46″W / 45.44778°N 93.34611°W |
Missouri edit
| Kansas City Defense Area (KC): Two Nike Hercules batteries, dubbed Lawson and Lone Jack, guarded the eastern approaches to Kansas City. The Corps of Engineers Kansas City District commenced work on these sites in late spring 1958. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) KC-65DC was established at Olathe AFS, KS in 1959 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. KC-65DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-72 / Z-72. Air Force operations ended 8 Sep 1968; the AADCP inactivated in 1969 St. Louis Defense Area (SL): The Chicago District of the Corps of Engineers oversaw the design and construction. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) SL-47DC was established at Belleville AFS, IL in 1959 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. 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. The site was closed on 18 June 1968. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC-10 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Kansas City | Lawson, Missouri | Nov 1959 – Feb 1964 | Private Ownership. Three well preserved buildings are in good shape, and several others deteriorated; sidewalks between buildings exist as also the base of the flagpole. Several radar towers standing, several buildings in radar area deteriorating, and some loose concrete on site. Area fenced and gated. 39°24′55″N 094°10′24″W / 39.41528°N 94.17333°W | Private ownership. Buildings deteriorated but intact. Concreted areas cracked and in poor condition. Magazine area appears to be an auto junkyard, although intact, appears to be a large garage, auto dismantling building erected over the magazine. 39°26′06″N 094°10′22″W / 39.43500°N 94.17278°W |
| KC-30 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Kansas City | Pleasant Hill, Missouri | Nov 1959 – Feb 1969 | Private ownership, development company. Buildings torn down, foundations remain. Roads exist with severe cracking in poor shape. 38°49′52″N 094°09′41″W / 38.83111°N 94.16139°W | Intact appears to be in private hands. Buildings were torn down, some new structures erected, and a bunch of old boats and trucks stored on site; may be a junkyard. Concrete around magazines severely cracked both Ajax and Hercules doors. Bay doors and elevators still work and are still in use by owners. 38°48′59″N 094°09′22″W / 38.81639°N 94.15611°W |
| KC-60 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Kansas City | Gardner, Kansas (2 mi S) | Nov 1959 – Feb 1969 | Redeveloped into Gardner Unified School offices. The site totally redeveloped with new buildings. No evidence of IFC remains.... 38°46′34″N 094°55′42″W / 38.77611°N 94.92833°W | FDS. Located behind single-family home subdivision 20260 South Garnder Road. The old missile site is clearly visible with satellite imagery, including the three silos. 38°45′38″N 094°56′04″W / 38.76056°N 94.93444°W |
| KC-80 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Kansas City | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas | Nov 1959 – Feb 1969 | Redeveloped. Single-family home. Large wooded area around the home appears to be totally redeveloped with no evidence of IFC, although may be parts of the facility in the woods to the southwest of the house. 39°20′29″N 094°57′04″W / 39.34139°N 94.95111°W | Mix of new and old buildings. Currently used as the Rod & Gun Club and the 35th Infantry Division (Mech) motor pool/maintenance facility. The vehicle park is on top of the three magazines. Large number of cars, boats, large RVs. Doors probably welded shut. 39°21′42″N 094°56′24″W / 39.36167°N 94.94000°W |
| SL-10 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Saint Louis | Marine, Illinois | May 1960 – Dec 1968 | Access road to highway 4 only remnants of IFC site. Contaminated soil remediated on site. The village has constructed wastewater treatment lagoons on 1/3 of the site. The rest of the site is used by farmers. Fenced. | Private ownership, Old Army building still standing most in good condition, along with the roads. The concrete area around magazines, in good shape, appears to be used as a storage yard. 38°49′56″N 089°47′25″W / 38.83222°N 89.79028°W |
| SL-40 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Saint Louis | Hecker, Illinois | May 1960 – Dec 1968 | Private Ownership – Purchased 7-12-14 by Ron Mertens of Smithton IL. Beck VoTech School. Buildings appear in excellent condition. | FDS. Abandoned. Most buildings remain, Concrete in magazine area cracked. Launchers appear to be concreted over. Fenced. |
| SL-60 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Saint Louis | Pacific, Missouri (5 mi S) | 1960 – Dec 1968 | Private ownership, now MPL Industries. On "Nike Base Road". Mostly redeveloped, many buildings remain in good shape, sidewalks still connecting buildings. Troop barracks are used for storage for Nike Elementary School in the Meramec Valley R-3 school district. Air strip is now part of Evergreen Lakes subdivision. 38°24′30″N 090°45′16″W / 38.40833°N 90.75444°W | Road back to launch site from IFC in good shape. Fenced and gated. Site is now used as a bus parking lot for Meramec Valley R-3 school district. Some buildings exist, launcher area intact. 38°24′13″N 090°45′18″W / 38.40361°N 90.75500°W |
| SL-90 | Nike 3D/18H/12L-U | Saint Louis | Alton/ Pere Marquette May, Illinois | 1960 – Dec 1968 | Intact, Abandoned, Pere Marquette State Park. Overgrown, most buildings underneath veneration canopy. Still behind locked gate and fenced. 38°58′55″N 090°30′32″W / 38.98194°N 90.50889°W | Abandoned, Pere Marquette State Park, kits if debris on the launchers, site used as a storage yard. 38°59′43″N 090°30′36″W / 38.99528°N 90.51000°W |
Nebraska edit
| Lincoln AFB Defense Area (LI): The missiles provided defense for SAC B-47 bombers and Atlas missiles stationed at and around Lincoln AFB between 1960 and 1966. Offutt AFB Defense Area (OF): Provided a Nike Hercules defense for Omaha's Offutt AFB, which was the Headquarters of the Strategic Air Command. Offutt also hosted SAC tankers and Atlas missiles were deployed around the area in the early 1960s. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Omaha AFS, NE in 1959 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. The AAFC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-71 / Z-71. The site was inactivated on 8 Sep 1968. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LI-01 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Lincoln | Ceresco/Davey, Nebraska | 1960 – Jun 1966 | Raymond Central High School some buildings intact but site greatly modified for school 41°01′24″N 096°44′50″W / 41.02333°N 96.74722°W | Above-ground magazines protected by berms. Abandoned, in private hands. Buildings standing and in use. Being used as an auto junkyard, large numbers of junk cars stored in missile firing pads. 41°02′10″N 096°44′25″W / 41.03611°N 96.74028°W |
| LI-50 | Nike 3AG/12H/!@L-H | Lincoln | Martell, Nebraska | 1960 – Jun 1966 | In private ownership. Buildings in good condition and in use. Undetermined purpose Site largely intact barracks has been torn down. One radar tower standing. 40°39′18″N 096°49′41″W / 40.65500°N 96.82806°W | Fenced and gated above-ground magazines protected by berms. Buildings still standing, missile firing area in good condition. A few vehicles being stored in abandoned berm area, appears in good shape. Used for herding rams and storage. 40°38′45″N 096°49′25″W / 40.64583°N 96.82361°W |
| OF-10 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Offutt AFB | Treynor, Iowa | 1960–1966 | Green Hills Area Education Agency Central Office. Buildings in good shape. 41°13′50″N 095°42′49″W / 41.23056°N 95.71361°W | Above-ground firing site, although no berms visible. Private ownership, good shape. 41°13′50″N 095°41′57″W / 41.23056°N 95.69917°W |
| OF-60 | Nike 3AG/12H/12L-H | Offutt | Louisville, Nebraska | 1960–1966 | FDS. In private hands. Buildings in good shape, Radar tower bases visible. 40°59′18″N 096°04′26″W / 40.98833°N 96.07389°W | FDS. In private hands, appears in good shape. 40°59′00″N 096°05′28″W / 40.98333°N 96.09111°W |
New Jersey edit
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH23/25 | Nike Ajax and Hercules[36] | Philadelphia | Lumberton | 1956–1974[36] | Demolished Nov 2015 for a housing development. Two radar towers remain on the property of a landscape business. 39°57′46″N 74°46′51″W / 39.96278°N 74.78083°W | Buildings Demolished Sept 2015 Magazines are there and part of a municipal maintenance facility |
Links: Sandy Hook Tours :: Site NY-56 :: Gateway National Park :: NJ 14 Missile Bases :: NY-56 History :: Trip Advisor :: Highlands Air Force Station
New Mexico edit
| Walker AFB Defense Area (W): As a Strategic Air Command base, it was determined that Walker should be defended by a Nike Hercules battalion. The 6/2d was activated at Walker on 20 April 1960; it was then inactivated on 25 June 1960, without ever being declared operational, the construction then subsequently abandoned. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-10 | Nike 3AG (never operational) | Walker | Roswell, New Mexico | Never operational | Intact, NMArNG Miliray Academy. Buildings standing, looks abandoned. 33°25′20″N 104°20′50″W / 33.42222°N 104.34722°W | Intact, MNArNG training site. Abandoned. |
| W-50 | Nike 3AG (never operational) | Walker | Hagerman, New Mexico | Never operational | Demolished, Roswell Correctional Center Partially 33°08′27″N 104°32′34″W / 33.14083°N 104.54278°W | Intact, abandoned. Built on a former World War II auxiliary field (#3) of Roswell AAF. 33°07′34″N 104°32′38″W / 33.12611°N 104.54389°W |
| Launch Site One | Nike 1B, 2C/18H, 30A/12L-UA, (7L-H) | No Defense Area | McGregor Guided Missile Range, New Mexico | 1957 – Dec 1992 | FDS | FDS |
New York edit
| Niagara Falls–Buffalo Defense Area (NF, BU): Buffalo and Niagara Falls were separate Defense Areas until their merger in December 1961. Before consolidation, the Niagara Falls Defense Area was commanded from historic Fort Niagara. Both Regular Army and Army National Guard Units operated these batteries. The Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) NF-17DC established at Lockport AFS, NY in 1960 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. NF-17DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-21 / Z-21. Nike operations at the site inactivated in 1962. New York Defense Area (NY): Combined with the sites located in New Jersey, the New York sites composed one of the largest defensive nets in the nation. Headquarters facilities were located at Tappan, Fort Totten, Fort Wadsworth, and Roslyn. Initially, New York's air defenses had been manually coordinated from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. 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. The site was an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. Later the AN/TSQ-51 "Missile Mentor" solid-state computer system was installed. NY-55DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site P-9 / Z-9 Air Force operations at the site ended on 1 July 1966, and Nike operations were inactivated on 31 Oct 1974. As in several other states, during the 1960s the National Guard assumed a greater role in operating the sites. |
| Site Name | Missile Type | Defense Area | Site Location | Service Dates | Control Site condition/owner | Launch Site condition/owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BU-09 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | Niagara/ Buffalo | Ransom Creek/ Millersport, New York | 1956 – Dec 1961 | FDS. Some military buildings being used by city as offices. Most of site has been obliterated, fenceline visible in aerial imagery. 43°03′14″N 078°43′13″W / 43.05389°N 78.72028°W | FDS. Buildings in good condition, magazine area in use by the city police department as a vehicle storage area. |
| BU-18 | Nike 3B/18H, 30A/12L-U | Niagara/ Buffalo | Lancaster/ Milgrove, New York | 1956 – Mar 1970 | FDS. Lancaster (town) Police Department and local government office. Largely redeveloped, although several old IFC buildings still used. 42°55′46″N 078°37′12″W / 42.92944°N 78.62000°W | FDS. Appears in good condition, buildings in use. Magazine area used by construction company for equipment repair/storage. Electrified with working elevators. |
| BU-34/35 | Nike 2B, 4C/60A/24L-AA | Niagara/ Buffalo | Orchard Park, New York (dual site) | 1956 – Mar 1963 | FDS. Vacant land. Some IFC roads exist, no structures. 42°47′34″N 078°41′56″W / 42.79278°N 78.69889°W | FDS. Largely obliterated. Buildings at beginning of entrance road, former underground double magazine. Aerial image shows faint evidence of launcher area appears to be covered with soil. |
| BU-52 | Nike 2B, 4C/60A/24L-AA | Niagara/ Buffalo | Hamburg, New York (dual site) | 1956 – Dec 1961 | The IFC was located off New Lake View Road, at 2 E. Heltz Road, and is now offices for the Town of Hamburg and as part of Lakeview Road Recreation Area. Obliterated. 42°42′37″N 078°53′30″W / 42.71028°N 78.89167°W | Was a double-site Launcher and Integrated Fire Control Area for Nike-Ajax Missiles. In use by state highway department and is currently covered by a bike track, a Hamburg Town Park, and Bulk Storage.[37] New buildings erected. 42°42′37″N 078°54′06″W / 42.71028°N 78.90167°W |
| NF-03 | Nike 2B, 4C/60A/24L-AA | Niagara/ Buffalo | Model City, New York (dual site) | 1955–1963 | FDS. Abandoned IFC site. Porter Center Road divides site into west and east sections. Buildings exist on east side of road, appear to be in poor condition and overgrown. West side of site largely forested with little evidence of use. | FDS. Former double-magazine site abandoned and mostly overgrown with vegetation. The launcher site was acquired by the USAF in 1965 and become the Youngstown Test Site. This site was the western end of a test range under the jurisdiction of Griffiss AFB. Closed at an unknown date. Today, a few foundations of buildings visible, launch area exists, condition unknown probably filled with water. 43°13′43″N 078°57′46″W / 43.22861°N 78.96278°W |
| NF-16 | Nike 2B, 4C/18H, 30A/24L-UA, (11L-H) | Niagara/ Buffalo | Sanborn/ Cambria, New York (dual site) | 1955 to Mar 1970 | Private ownership. Barracks building in use, several radar towers still standing. Appears to be light office building. | Cambria Municipal offices, appears to be converted into maintenance storage yard. Few buildings left, faint traces of one magazine but very little of Launch site remains. 43°09′41″N 078°49′06″W / 43.16139°N 78.81833°W |
| NF-41 | Nike 1B, 2C/18H/11L-U | Niagara/ Buffalo | Grand Island, New York (Formerly dual NF-74/NF-75) | Apr 1959 – Mar 1970 | Private ownership. Is now known as Nike Base Town Park; as such, it hosts Grand Island's Senior Citizen Center, a town-sponsored safe hangout for teens known as Reality Cafe, and space for group meetings. A few military buildings still in use, new construction. | Is now used as the Grand Island Central School District's Eco Island Ecology Reserve. Former triple-magazine site now abandoned. Large piles of earth on top of magazines, some vehicles parked in magazine area visible in aerial images. LC buildings along Staley road still in use. |
| NY-03/04 | Nike 2B, 1C/18H, 30A/24L-UA, (12L-H) | New York | Orangeburg/ Mount Nebo, New York (dual site) | 1955 – Apr 1974 | Some old IFC buildings in use being used by the Town of Orangeburg. 41°01′57″N 073°57′03″W / 41.03250°N 73.95083°W | Intact, USAR Center – Orangeburg. Batteries paved over with asphalt, new building construction. 41°02′16″N 073°56′29″W / 41.03778°N 73.94139°W |
| NY-09 | Nike 1B, 2C/30A/12L-A | New York | Kensico/ White Plains, New York | 1955–1963 | FDS. Now "Nike Overlook Park". IFC mostly taken over by woods, some buildings still stand, asphalted area badly cracked. | FDS Launch site adjacent to NY-03/04. 41°02′16″N 073°56′33″W / 41.03778°N 73.94250°W |
| NY-15 | Nike 2B/20A/8L-A | New York | Fort Slocum, New York | 1955 – Jul 1960 | Abandoned. David's Island. Buildings torn down, some sidewalks left. Not much else. 40°53′07″N 073°46′09″W / 40.88528°N 73.76917°W | Abandoned. Hart Island, Double Magazines covered over with vegetation on north end of island; Buildings spread out all over the island, all appear in highly deterioration condition. list, nike, missile, sites, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of Nike missile sites news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The following is a list of Nike missile sites operated by the United States Army This article lists sites in the United States most responsible to Army Air Defense Command 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 U S Army Nike sites were also operational in South Korea Japan and were sold to Taiwan 1 Nike Missile family From left MIM 3 Nike Ajax MIM 14 Nike Hercules LIM 49 Nike Zeus Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Leftover traces of the approximately 265 2 Nike missile bases can still be seen around cities across the United States As the sites were decommissioned they were first offered to federal agencies Many were already on Army National Guard bases who continued to use the property Others were offered to state and local governments while others were sold to school districts The leftovers were offered to private individuals Many Nike sites are now municipal yards communications and FAA facilities probation camps and even renovated for use as airsoft gaming and military simulation training complexes Several were obliterated and turned into parks Some are now private residences Only a few are intact and preserve the history of the Nike project Contents 1 Belgium 2 Denmark 3 Germany 4 Greece 5 Italy 6 Japan 7 Netherlands 8 Norway 9 Spain 10 Turkey 11 Taiwan 12 United States 12 1 Alaska 12 2 California 12 3 Connecticut 12 4 Florida 12 5 Georgia 12 6 Hawaii 12 7 Illinois and Northwest Indiana 12 8 Kansas 12 9 Louisiana 12 10 Maine 12 11 Maryland District of Columbia Northern Virginia 12 12 Massachusetts 12 13 Michigan 12 14 Minnesota 12 15 Missouri 12 16 Nebraska 12 17 New Jersey 12 18 New Mexico 12 19 New York 12 20 Ohio 12 21 Pennsylvania 12 22 Rhode Island 12 23 South Dakota 12 24 Texas 12 25 Virginia 12 26 Washington 12 27 Wisconsin 13 See also 14 References 15 Further reading 16 External linksBelgium editGeneral Belgian Nike info The Nike missile system was operational in the Belgian airforce from 1959 until 1990 It was organized into a Missile Group the overall staffing a Support Wing tech and log support and 2 9th and 13th Missile Wings each with 4 subordinate units All Belgian Nike sites were in the 2 ATAF part of then West Germany Their defending area was the industrial Ruhr area Blankenheim in the federal state of Nordrhein Westfalen NRW Unit 13th Missile Wing 51st B Squadron 1961 1989 Operating 36x Nike Herc 10x Nuclear armed US custodians 43rd B USAAD Former IFC at 50 26 45 N 06 40 27 E Former LA at 50 26 29 N 6 41 52 E Unit disbanded and site closed Duren in NRW Units Hq 13th Missile Wing Missile Support Wing Group Operations Center and 50th A Squadron 1959 1990 Former combined IFC LA location at 50 41 20 N 06 30 13 E when operating 12 x Nike Ajax missiles This became the IFC when 50th Sq started Nike Herc ops 36x Nike Herc 10x Nuclear armed US Custodians 43rd C USAAD LA then moved to 50 42 44 N 6 32 3 E Unit disbanded and the site closed Erle de in NRW 3 4 Unit 13th Missile Wing 57th D Squadron 1974 1984 Note The site was taken over from the Netherlands air force in 1974 becoming ops in 1975 as 13th Missile Wing 57 Sq operating 36x Nike Herc conventional role The unit was later reassigned to the 9th Missile Wing 57th Sq as it was the most Northern Belgian site Former IFC demolished Former LA at 51 44 21 N 6 53 53 E Unit disbanded closing the site Euskirchen in NRW Unit 13th Missile Wing 52nd C Squadron 1959 1986 Operating 36 x Nike Herc 10x nuclear armed US custodians 43rd A USAAD Former IFC at 50 37 20 N 06 44 37 E Former LA at 50 37 36 N 6 45 38 E Unit disbanded and the site closed Grefrath in NRW Units Belgian Group Missiles 1959 1990 staffing and liaison element between the Nike Wings and the Belgian air force staff Family lodging was at nearby Kempen Hq 9th Missile Wing Group Operations Center 56th Squadron 51 2 2 N 6 20 2 E Hinsbeck in NRW 9th Missile Wing 56th C Squadron 1962 1989 Operating 36x Nike Herc 10x Nuclear armed US custodians B team 507th USAAD Former IFC demolished Former LA at 51 21 56 N 6 17 25 E Unit disbanded closing the site Hombroich in NRW 9th Missile Wing 55th B Squadron 1962 1985 Operating 36x Nike Herc 10x Nuclear armed US custodians C team 507th USAAD Former IFC at 51 8 27 30 N 6 37 26 49 E Former LA at 51 9 6 N 6 38 35 E is now a modern art museum Military family housing 53rd and 55th Squadrons were nearby Grevenbroich The unit disbanded and the site closed Kaster in NRW 9th Missile Wing 53rd D Squadron 1959 1978 Reassigned 13th Missile Wing 56th Sq 1979 1985 Operating 36x Nike Herc missiles 10x Nuclear armed US custodians 43rd A USAAD Former IFC at 51 01 25 N 06 58 36 E Former LA at 51 1 24 N 6 29 49 E Unit disbanded and the site closed Xanten in NRW 9th Missile Wing 54th A Squadron 1971 1989 Operating 36x Nike Herc 10x Nuclear armed US custodians A team 507th USAAD The former basecamp at 51 38 50 N 06 26 31 E was rebuilt into an automotive area Former IFC at 51 38 30 N 06 22 34 E Former LA at 51 38 48 N 6 24 33 E Unit disbanded and the site closed Denmark editGreenland Defense Area Danish sovereignty Thule US Airbase was defended by 4 Nike batteries constructed in 1957 1958 Initially these sites were considered part of the former Army Air Defense Command ARADCOM as they were intended to defend the Continental United States Due to Greenland s climate the missiles had been stored in underground magazines with a 10 missile capacity Each battery had 4 magazines and each magazine 2 missile elevators 4th Battalion 55th Artillery ceased operations in May 1965 thus ending the Nike missile defense of Thule airbase The sites have been disused for many years now but the remains are still clearly visible A battery at grid 76 34 6 N 68 49 2 W B battery at grid 76 34 23 N 68 38 34 W IFC at grid 76 33 32 N 68 43 21 W C battery at grid 76 30 7 N 68 32 13 W D battery at grid 76 30 40 N 68 53 49 WAs Greenland is Danish and that country refused to host foreign military and nuclear weapons a bilateral agreement was signed allowing access for all US forces and weaponry in Greenland This way all Thule batteries could yet be nuclear armed Copenhagen Defense Area Copenhagen was defended by a ring of 4 Nike batteries At first under Army command but as of 1964 under Air Force command and the batteries redesignated as squadrons 531 2 3 4 Initially Nike Ajax and Hercules operated but later on 1973 only Nike Hercules All Danish Nike squadrons were operating in conventional role only Hq Nike Group and staffing was located at the Avedore camp at grid 55 37 59 N 12 26 55 E Nike Group Operations Control was at the Vestvolden a fortification at grid 55 41 23 N 12 26 11 E connected with the Karup Air Force HeadquartersSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates IFC LA Air StationESK 531 Ajax Hercules Copenhagen Gunderod 1959 1981 55 54 23 N 12 24 48 E 55 90639 N 12 41333 E 55 90639 12 41333 ESK531 55 54 29 N 12 25 51 E 55 90806 N 12 43083 E 55 90806 12 43083 ESK531 Avderod 55 55 5 N 12 26 1 EESK 532 Ajax Hercules Copenhagen Kongenlunden 1959 1981 55 33 44 N 12 33 59 E 55 56222 N 12 56639 E 55 56222 12 56639 ESK532 55 34 43 N 12 33 32 E 55 57861 N 12 55889 E 55 57861 12 55889 ESK532 55 33 52 N 12 34 10 EESK 533 Ajax Hercules Copenhagen Sigerslev 1959 1981 55 19 33 N 12 26 56 E 55 32583 N 12 44889 E 55 32583 12 44889 ESK533 55 18 48 N 12 24 35 E 55 31333 N 12 40972 E 55 31333 12 40972 ESK533 Store Heddinge 55 18 25 N 12 23 27 EESK 534 Ajax Hercules Copenhagen Tune 1959 1981 55 35 20 N 12 10 11 E 55 58889 N 12 16972 E 55 58889 12 16972 ESK534 55 35 33 N 12 08 37 E 55 59250 N 12 14361 E 55 59250 12 14361 ESK534 Roskilde Airport 55 35 4 N 12 7 1 E nbsp nbsp ESK 531 nbsp ESK 532 nbsp ESK 533 nbsp ESK 534 nbsp Launch control nbsp HQclass notpageimage NIKE sites around the danish capital of Copenhagen nbsp Missile site Radar site and Air stations nbsp Missile launch control center nbsp Staf HQ training and maintenanceGermany edit94th ADA Group headquartered in Kaiserslautern for most of the Nike Hercules period had four battalions as follows with locations 5 1 ADA headquartered at Wiesbaden Air Base A Battery Wackernheim B Battery Dexheim C Battery Quirnheim D Battery Dichtelbach5 6 ADA headquartered in Neubruecke A Battery Schoenborn B Battery Wueschheim C Battery Baumholder D Battery Hontheim2 56 ADA headquartered in Pirmasens A Battery Geinsheim B Battery Landau C Battery Salzwoog D Battery Oberauerbach3 71 ADA headquartered in Ludwigsburg A Battery Dallau B Battery Grosssachsenheim C Battery Hardheim D Battery Pforzheim In Pforzheim Hagenschiess Wurmberg in Baden Wurttemberg there is a missile launch site operated by the US Army until April 1985 It was part of the Nike Belt a defense system which was created to defend Europe against the then newly invented jets The site fired Nike missiles at potentially incoming jets as part of the Project Nike This section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2019 Greece editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2019 Italy editAs of 1959 the Italian commanding unit was Prima Aerobrigata Intercettori Teleguidati 1st Guided Missile Brigade at Padua overseeing the sites Bovolone Verona 72 Gruppo at grid 45 16 12 N 11 8 29 E Custodians Team 2 47th US Army Artillery Detachment Ceggia Venice 57 Gruppo at grid 45 40 22 N 12 40 15 E Custodians Hq and Team 1 34th USAAD Chioggia Venice 81 Gruppo at grid 45 10 1 N 12 13 43 E Custodians Team 3 34th USAAD Conselve Padua 80 Gruppo at grid 45 9 35 N 11 54 49 E Custodians Team 2 34th USAAD Cordovado Pordenone 58 Gruppo at grid 45 49 36 N 12 54 46 E Custodians Team 4 34th USAAD Ca Tron Venice 56 Gruppo at grid 45 34 48 N 12 27 29 E Custodians 87th USAAD not activated Zelo Rovigo 79 Gruppo at grid 45 2 2 N 11 23 43 E Custodians Team 3 47th USAAD Montichiari Brescia 65 Gruppo at grid 45 25 27 N 10 20 43 E Monte Toraro Vicenza 66 Gruppo at grid 45 52 18 N 11 13 57 E Monte Grappa Prealpi venete 64 Gruppo at grid 45 52 12 N 11 48 6 E Monte Calvarina Verona 67 Gruppo at grid 45 30 34 N 11 16 53 E Custodians Hq and Team 1 47th USAAD Monte Pizzoc Treviso 59 Gruppo at grid 46 2 30 N 12 20 43 EThe Italian Nike units were initially combined Nike Ajax and Hercules equipped but switched completely over to Nike Hercules in the mid 1970s Each site with a US Custodial Team had an on site load of 10 nuclear warheads ready to be launched at very short notice The sites were using mixed warheads meaning always 2 sections nuclear capable W31 selectable 20 or 2 kiloton yield and 1 section only conventional T 45 High Explosive armed 5 Another 60 spare W31 s had been kept in permanent storage at grid 45 28 46 N 11 35 57 E Longare These were supposed to be airlifted to certain Nike sites in case of deterioration of the international political situation in the world The logistics train was airlifting by US CH 47 s within 6 hrs after receipt of a coded message This event actually took place in October 1962 6 during the Cuban missile crisis when NATO came on full alert Japan editOn Okinawa the 30th ADA Brigade was on Okinawa On Reversion Day May 15 1972 all Nike Hercules missile sites were handed over to the JASDF Battery B 8th Battalion 3rd Air Defense Brigade was located on the Chinen peninsula in southern part of the island The U S reverted the islands to Japan on May 15 1972 setting back a Ryukyu independence movement that had emerged Netherlands editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2019 Norway editOslo Air Defense Its regional missile air defense was composed of the Norwegian Air Force Nike Battalion annex Logistic and Maintenance unit at Linderud A Btry at Asker B Btry at Nes C Btry at Trogstad D Btry at Valer Valer batteri These were covering the Norwegian capital the former Kolsas HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe AFNORTH the Rygge and Gardermoen airbases and the naval base Karljohansvern Construction of the Nike batteries started in 1959 becoming limited operational in 1960 and fully operational in 1961 Initially operating both Nike Ajax and Hercules but later on only Nike Hercules the Norwegian Nikes were only conventional armed with the T 45 High Explosive warhead HQ Nike Battalion at Linderud at grid 59 56 49 N 10 50 37 EA Battery at Asker at grid 59 52 28 N 10 23 0 EB Battery at Nes at grid 60 9 22 N 11 23 36 EC Battery at Trogstad at grid 59 38 0 N 11 20 33 E YouTube footage http www youtube com watch v hWYAtR XgTID Battery at Valer at grid 59 30 0 N 10 48 6 ESpain editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2019 Turkey editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2019 Taiwan editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2019 United States editThis list is sorted by state The Missile type code indicates the numbers and types of missiles and other installation details For example 2AK 18L H means the site contained two Nike Ajax magazines A located above ground K with eight launchers 8L being converted to Nike Hercules H Many listings will have FDS following either the control site or launch site heading which means that the site has gone through the Formerly Used Defense Site program and has been transferred from DoD control to another party 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 The Formerly Used Defense Sites FDS program processed many former sites and then transferred them out of Defense Department control 7 Alaska edit The Alaska Nike sites were under the control of United States Army Alaska USARAK rather than Army Air Defense Command Anchorage Defense Area Sites were located around Anchorage to defend the city of Anchorage Fort Richardson and Elmendorf AFB Situated at Fort Richardson near Anchorage the Command Post hosted the regional air defense command and control facility Manned by the 4th Missile Battalion redesignated 1st Missile Battalion 43d Air Defense Artillery in 1972 Site Point was a dual site having two complete and independent firing systems Two fire control systems and four launcher sections each having four launchers each and about 28 Hercules missiles The damage caused by the Good Friday earthquake in 1964 caused one half of the site to be permanently out of action The other firing system was restored to active duty and remained so and was in fact the last Nike site in North America to be closed Air Defense Command NORAD radar sites at Fire Island AFS F 1 and King Salmon AFS F 3 AK were integrated into the Army Nike operations Radars used at Fire Island were CPS 6B FPS 8 CPS 4 FPS 20A FPS 6B Nike missile operations continued there until 1979 when the site was closed Afterwards the Army Air Defense Command Post was moved to King Salmon Radars were FPS 93A and in 1982 the FPS 117 was installed King Salmon Long Range Radar Site is still in use Fairbanks Defense Area Sites were installed to replace Anti Aircraft guns defending the Fairbanks area which included Fort Wainwright and Eielson AFB Manned by the 2nd Missile Battalion 562d Air Defense Artillery The sites around Fairbanks were inactivated in 1970 and 1971 The USAF radar site at Murphy Dome AFS AK F 2 was shared with the Army for Nike missile defense system The CPS 6B radar was removed in July 1958 FPS 8 removed 4Q 1960 until the Nike sites were inactivated in 1971 nbsp Nike sites in AlaskaSite name Missile type Defense area Site location Service dates Control site condition owner Launch site condition ownerBay Nike 2AK 8L H Anchorage Anchorage Alaska 25 mi NE March 1959 May 1979 The IFC is mostly burned prior to the fire the IFC was used as a minimum security prison Part of the concrete structures and the bases of the radar towers are still standing and used for paintball wars by the local youth Buildings are mostly gone or only standing walls remain 61 23 53 N 149 51 55 W 61 39806 N 149 86528 W 61 39806 149 86528 Bay CS Intact Launch remains no use known Abandoned and overgrown with trees 61 24 21 N 149 53 04 W 61 40583 N 149 88444 W 61 40583 149 88444 Bay LS Point Nike 4AK 16L H Anchorage Anchorage Alaska 10 mi SW April 1959 May 1971 Obliterated concrete slabs remain 61 09 18 N 150 03 21 W 61 15500 N 150 05583 W 61 15500 150 05583 Point CS Abandoned Buildings torn down launch pads consist of concrete slabs and bunkers Land was transferred to the Municipality of Anchorage and has been converted to a park One of the Launch Bunkers has been converted to a Cross Country Ski Chalet with a large parking lot and the other three Launch Bunkers are used for storage 61 09 31 N 150 02 07 W 61 15861 N 150 03528 W 61 15861 150 03528 Point LS Summit Nike 2AK 8L H Anchorage Anchorage Alaska 25 mi NE Chugach Mountains May 1959 May 1979 Intact Army ownership best preserved Alaskan Site It has been in use as a secured communications site for various federal agencies including BLM FAA FCC FBI IRS and others It is also used occasionally for communications exercises supporting various US Army operations There are two adjacent ski recreation areas Under restoration since 2009 Guided public tours are available June September through a local non profit organization Site Summit is listed in the National Register of Historic Places 8 61 15 29 N 149 31 42 W 61 25806 N 149 52833 W 61 25806 149 52833 Summit CS Intact Army ownership best preserved Alaskan Site61 14 52 N 149 32 54 W 61 24778 N 149 54833 W 61 24778 149 54833 Summit LS Jig Nike 2AK 8L H Fairbanks Eielson AFB Alaska 5 mi S March 1959 May 1970 Obliterated Private ownership Nothing remains except large open area 64 32 04 N 146 59 35 W 64 53444 N 146 99306 W 64 53444 146 99306 Jig CS Intact Private ownership 1 launcher used to store dynamite Many tractor trailers on site 64 31 38 N 146 57 51 W 64 52722 N 146 96417 W 64 52722 146 96417 Jig LS Love Nike 2AK 8L H Fairbanks Fairbanks Alaska 10 mi NW March 1959 May 1971 Obliterated State of Alaska control demolished64 59 02 N 147 53 08 W 64 98389 N 147 88556 W 64 98389 147 88556 Love CS Obliterated State of Alaska control demolished64 59 00 N 147 51 16 W 64 98333 N 147 85444 W 64 98333 147 85444 Love LS Mike Nike 2AK 8L H Fairbanks Eielson AFB Alaska 10 mi SE March 1959 May 1970 Obliterated Army ownership demolished64 34 55 N 146 45 04 W 64 58194 N 146 75111 W 64 58194 146 75111 Mike CS Army ownership on Ft Wainwright property The site is overgrown with vegetation Nike launch buildings are relatively intact 64 35 13 N 146 43 45 W 64 58694 N 146 72917 W 64 58694 146 72917 Mike LS Peter Nike 2AK 8L H Fairbanks Eielson AFB Alaska 15 mi E March 1959 May 1971 Obliterated Army terrorism training site demolished but support structure for target acquisition radar still intact 64 39 55 N 146 44 28 W 64 66528 N 146 74111 W 64 66528 146 74111 Peter CS Army ownership on Ft Wainwright property Army terrorism training site The site is overgrown with vegetation Nike launch buildings are relatively intact 64 40 27 N 146 45 03 W 64 67417 N 146 75083 W 64 67417 146 75083 Peter LS Tare Nike 2AK 8L H Fairbanks Newman Alaska 20 mi S March 1959 May 1971 Obliterated Corps of Engineers control demolished 64 47 37 N 147 11 19 W 64 79361 N 147 18861 W 64 79361 147 18861 Tare CS Partially intact Launch remains serves as administration facility for Chena River Lakes Recreation Area 64 45 28 N 147 13 08 W 64 75778 N 147 21889 W 64 75778 147 21889 Tare LS California edit Los Angeles Defense Area LA Los Angeles was defended by a ring of 16 Nuclear sites Headquarters sites were located at Signal Hill Long Beach Fort MacArthur and at the Birmingham Army Hospital As indicated by the number of sites Los Angeles with its aerospace industries received extensive air defenses Initially manned by the 1st Missile Battalion 56th Artillery later by the 4th Missile Battalion 65th Artillery Beginning in the fall of 1958 the LA 40 and LA 43 Nike sites were manned by the 720th AAA Missile Battalion of the California Army National Guard Eventually California National Guard units assumed responsibilities for manning the other sites In 1968 the Army deactivated LA 94 LA 29 closed 3 years later 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 The site was initially an AN FSG l Missile Master Radar Direction Center It was later equipped with the AN TSQ 51 Missile Mentor solid state computer system LA 45DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site RP 39 Z 39 The AADCP was inactivated 1 Sep 1974 along with the remaining Nike Hercules sites San Francisco Defense Area SF San Francisco was defended by 12 Nike sites SF 08 SF 09 SF 25 SF 31 SF 37 SF 51 SF 59 SF 87 SF 88 SF 89 SF 91 and SF 93 9 Its defenders included both Regular Army and National Guard units Sites SF 87 and SF 93 were deactivated in 1971 Three years later the U S Army Air Defense Command deactivated the remaining missile batteries When the Army abandoned the launch area of SF 88 at Fort Barry in 1974 the National Park Service assumed custody of the site incorporating it into the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Through the efforts of various volunteer groups as of 1995 this is the only Nike site in the country that has been preserved and is open for public viewing Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP SF 90DC was established at Mill Valley AFS CA in 1960 for Nike missile command and control functions The site was equipped with the AN GSG 5 V BIRDIE solid state computer system SF 90DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site P 38 Z 38 The AADCP was inactivated in mid 1971 Travis AFB Defense Area T Established to defend the USAF Strategic Air Command later Military Airlift Command base The 436th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion was active by 1955 The 436th AAAB was redesignated as an antiaircraft artillery missile battalion on 5 January 1957 and subsequently occupied four Nike Ajax sites which went to 1st Missile Battalion 61st Artillery on 1 September 1958 Controlling the SAMs was the 29th Artillery Group Air Defense 10 During the late 1960s and early 1970s the Travis battalion assumed responsibility for the remaining active batteries guarding the entire San Francisco region Inactivated by 1974 nbsp SF 31 Nike site San Leandro California nbsp Missile on transporter at SF 88 SausalitoSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerLA 04 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 11L U 10L H Los Angeles Mount Gleason 11 Angeles National Forest Palmdale California 1956 April 1974 Abandoned replanted with pines No evidence of former IFC site 34 22 32 N 118 10 33 W 34 37556 N 118 17583 W 34 37556 118 17583 LA 04 LS Owned by State of California Rebuilt as Los Angeles County prison camp34 22 41 N 118 09 03 W 34 37806 N 118 15083 W 34 37806 118 15083 LA 04 LS LA 09 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Los Angeles Mount Disappointment Barley Flats 12 Angeles National Forest 1956 1961 Destroyed by fire former LA County Probation Department work camp On mountain peak leveled flat for the base Some buildings remain in abandoned condition Accessible to the public by hiking No radar towers 34 14 48 N 118 06 17 W 34 24667 N 118 10472 W 34 24667 118 10472 LA 09 CS Obliterated LA Sheriff s Department Air Station34 16 42 N 118 04 32 W 34 27833 N 118 07556 W 34 27833 118 07556 LA 09 LS LA 14 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Los Angeles South El Monte California 1956 1961 Obliterated Athletic Field of Rio Hondo Junior College Fire Control largely preserved and accessible via hiking trail 34 01 05 N 118 02 17 W 34 01806 N 118 03806 W 34 01806 118 03806 LA 14 CS Obliterated Former missile pads still visible apparently being used as a storage yard Most of area now redeveloped into tennis courts park area 34 02 37 N 118 03 32 W 34 04361 N 118 05889 W 34 04361 118 05889 LA 14 LS LA 29 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L UA 7L H Los Angeles Brea Puente Hills California 1958 June 1971 Private ownership Site cleared and redeveloped on top of ridge One old foundation remains of IFC also some old roads not severely deteriorated Appears to be a radio tower transmitter site and a large water tank on the site 33 57 19 N 117 53 44 W 33 95528 N 117 89556 W 33 95528 117 89556 LA 29 CS Private ownership fenced Launch site abandoned appears to be above ground site with launchers located within berms Concrete foundations badly deteriorated only some building foundations remain Much broken concrete lying around site Large number of commercial bee hives 33 57 34 N 117 53 10 W 33 95944 N 117 88611 W 33 95944 117 88611 LA 29 LS LA 32 Nike 1B1C 12H 20A 8L U Los Angeles Garden Grove Stanton California 1956 Mar 1974 Obliterated Private ownership Light Industrial park33 47 27 N 118 00 43 W 33 79083 N 118 01194 W 33 79083 118 01194 LA 32 CS In highly urbanized area CAArNG 458th MASH facility Nike launch facilities obliterated by construction 33 47 32 N 118 00 10 W 33 79222 N 118 00278 W 33 79222 118 00278 LA 32 LS LA 40 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Los Angeles Long Beach Airport California 1956 1963 Obliterated Hotel and commercial development Location now a parking deck 33 48 32 N 118 08 08 W 33 80889 N 118 13556 W 33 80889 118 13556 LA 40 CS Obliterated Kilroy Airport Center33 48 32 N 118 08 26 W 33 80889 N 118 14056 W 33 80889 118 14056 LA 40 LS LA 43 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L UA Los Angeles Fort MacArthur California upper 1955 Mar 1974 Located at Battery Leary Merriam Upper Reservation Ft MacArthur Fenced in area redeveloped with new landscaping No sign of IFC 33 42 43 N 118 17 45 W 33 71194 N 118 29583 W 33 71194 118 29583 LA 43 CS Intact City of LA White Point Park Double magazine site with Nike Assembly building evident also concrete launcher foundations Launch site roads still in place overlaid by park facilities 33 43 00 N 118 18 51 W 33 71667 N 118 31417 W 33 71667 118 31417 LA 43 LS LA 55 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U Los Angeles Rancho Palos Verdes California 1956 Mar 1974 Obliterated City of Rancho Palos Verdes Del Cerro Park33 45 27 N 118 22 06 W 33 75750 N 118 36833 W 33 75750 118 36833 LA 55 CS Missile launch pads intact Used as City of Rancho Palos Verdes storage area 33 44 42 N 118 24 18 W 33 74500 N 118 40500 W 33 74500 118 40500 LA 55 LS LA 57 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Los Angeles Redondo Beach Torrance California 1956 1963 Obliterated City of Redondo Beach Hopkins Wilderness Park33 49 45 N 118 22 27 W 33 82917 N 118 37417 W 33 82917 118 37417 LA 57 CS In highly industrial area Missile site partially intact used by City of Torrance Torrance Airport Civil Air Patrol No evidence of launchers LA 70 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Los Angeles Hyperion Playa del Rey California Shared with LA 73 1956 1963 Obliterated FDS vacant lot just west of LAX runway 6R33 56 48 N 118 22 18 W 33 94667 N 118 37167 W 33 94667 118 37167 LA 70 CS Nike launch facilities obliterated Redeveloped into City of LA Department of Airports Jet Pets Animal Services33 57 08 N 118 26 18 W 33 95222 N 118 43833 W 33 95222 118 43833 LA 70 LS LA 73 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Los Angeles Playa del Rey LAX California Shared with LA 70 1956 1963 Obliterated Apartments commercial use33 57 33 N 118 25 59 W 33 95917 N 118 43306 W 33 95917 118 43306 LA 73 CS Launcher area was destroyed obliterated in the early 1990s when Westchester Parkway was constructed Also used by City of LA Department of Airports Jet Pets Animal Service 33 57 08 N 118 26 18 W 33 95222 N 118 43833 W 33 95222 118 43833 LA 73 LS LA 78 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L U Los Angeles Malibu California 1963 Mar 1974 Obliterated no evidence of existence at end of former access road 34 04 41 N 118 39 20 W 34 07806 N 118 65556 W 34 07806 118 65556 LA 78 CS Double battery Nike Concrete launcher foundations partially intact Microwave Communication Facility Launchers probably intact The former crew barracks are now used for county fire station personnel and the old launch bays appear to be used for storage 34 03 35 N 118 38 46 W 34 05972 N 118 64611 W 34 05972 118 64611 LA 78 LS LA 88 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 11L U Los Angeles Chatsworth Oat Mountain California 1957 Mar 1974 Partially intact administration buildings at entrance standing with what appear to be military radio towers Most buildings razed and rebuilt as a Relay site Many foundations remain with broken concrete spread around area roads in deteriorating condition 34 19 35 N 118 35 13 W 34 32639 N 118 58694 W 34 32639 118 58694 LA 88 CS Below ground Triple magazine Nike Hercules site built up on high ridge Largely intact and abandoned Buildings in poor condition some roofless some not Still fenced with closed access gate Site is now utilized by the LAPD SWAT team for training 34 18 41 N 118 36 31 W 34 31139 N 118 60861 W 34 31139 118 60861 LA 88 LS LA 94 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L UA Los Angeles Los Pinetos Santa Clarita California 1955 Nov 1968 Intact LA County Fire Camp 9 and GTE cellular relay station On high ridge elevation 3 750 All buildings in use in excellent condition No radar towers 34 21 09 N 118 24 40 W 34 35250 N 118 41111 W 34 35250 118 41111 LA 94 LS Double battery Nike launch area on top of tall ridge Is fenced in with a No Trespassing sign guard shack and many buildings in good repair Now US Forest Service facility Magazines probably in good condition launch area being used for trailer and outside storage 34 20 55 N 118 24 29 W 34 34861 N 118 40806 W 34 34861 118 40806 LA 94 LS LA 96 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L U 8L H Los Angeles Lake Balboa formerly Van Nuys Encino 1957 Sep 1974 Located on top of a mountain in the middle of the city San Vicente Peak has been turned into a Cold War memorial park Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy San Vicente Mountain Park Buildings some radar towers 34 07 43 N 118 30 46 W 34 12861 N 118 51278 W 34 12861 118 51278 LA 96 CS In highly urban area After being closed by the Army it was established as an Air Force installation the Sepulveda Air National Guard Station On that date jurisdiction control and authority was transferred to the California Air National Guard A section of the launch area is used by the CAANG 261st Combat Communication Squadron The site also hosts Squadron 3 of the Civil Air Patrol s California Wing Concrete launch pads still visible 34 11 06 N 118 28 56 W 34 18500 N 118 48222 W 34 18500 118 48222 LA 96 LS LA 98 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Los Angeles Magic Mountain 13 Angeles National Forest Lang 14 Santa Clarita California 1955 Dec 1968 Microwave relay site 34 23 11 N 118 19 45 W 34 38639 N 118 32917 W 34 38639 118 32917 LA 98 CS Private owner construction use Most of launch site turned into a quarry 34 25 53 N 118 22 32 W 34 43139 N 118 37556 W 34 43139 118 37556 LA 98 LS SF 08SF 09 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A San Francisco San Pablo Ridge California SF 08 and SF 09 shared facilities 1955 Jun 1963 Obliterated Wildcat Canyon Regional Park 37 56 56 N 122 17 28 W 37 94889 N 122 29111 W 37 94889 122 29111 SF 08 09 CS Obliterated Wildcat Canyon Regional Park Some berms still visible 37 55 30 N 122 15 44 W 37 92500 N 122 26222 W 37 92500 122 26222 SF 08 09 LS SF 25 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A San Francisco Rocky Ridge California 1956 July 1959 Partially Intact Las Trampas Regional Park and microwave communications facility37 48 57 N 122 03 44 W 37 81583 N 122 06222 W 37 81583 122 06222 SF 25 CS Redeveloped TRACOR Aerospace Expendable Technology Center Las Trampas Regional Park Office37 48 45 N 122 02 33 W 37 81250 N 122 04250 W 37 81250 122 04250 SF 25 LS SF 31 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U San Francisco Lake Chabot Castro Valley California 1956 Mar 1974 Intact Communications Facility Partially Buildings some radar towers 37 43 25 N 122 07 08 W 37 72361 N 122 11889 W 37 72361 122 11889 SF 31 CS Intact East Bay Regional Park District Lake Chabot Park Department of Public Safety service yard Missile pads used as part of storage yard and parking lot 37 43 17 5 N 122 05 56 2 W 37 721528 N 122 098944 W 37 721528 122 098944 SF 31 LS SF 37 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A San Francisco Coyote Hills Newark California 1955 Mar 1963 Redeveloped East Bay Regional Park District Coyote Hills Regional Park Alameda County Sheriff s Department radio transmitter37 32 24 N 122 05 03 W 37 54000 N 122 08417 W 37 54000 122 08417 SF 37 CS Obliterated Coyote Hills Regional Park Launch site buildings bulldozed dumped into the magazines magazines sealed shut soiled over amp 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 37 33 32 N 122 05 46 W 37 55889 N 122 09611 W 37 55889 122 09611 SF 37 LS SF 51 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U San Francisco Milagra Pacifica California 1956 Mar 1974 National Park Service Sweeney Ridge GGNRA Buildings removed foundations and radar tower concrete bases remain 37 36 48 N 122 27 32 W 37 61333 N 122 45889 W 37 61333 122 45889 SF 51 CS Obliterated Milagra Ridge GGNRA Launch pad doors still visible but concrete has been covered by soil and is now a grassy area 37 38 22 N 122 28 44 W 37 63944 N 122 47889 W 37 63944 122 47889 SF 51 LS SF 59 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A San Francisco Fort Funston Mount San Bruno California 1956 Mar 1963 FDS Redeveloped into communications site No evidence of IFC 37 41 32 N 122 26 52 W 37 69222 N 122 44778 W 37 69222 122 44778 SF 59 CS Partially Intact on mountain top Fort Funston Park Picnic Area Triple magazine Nike Missile launching concrete pad now a parking lot for the Fort Funston hang gliding area Buildings in use by park personnel 37 42 53 N 122 30 06 W 37 71472 N 122 50167 W 37 71472 122 50167 SF 59 LS SF 87 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U San Francisco Fort Cronkhite Sausalito California 1955 June 1971 On mountain peak Partially intact buildings some radar towers tourist area Golden Gate National Recreation Area37 49 39 N 122 29 56 W 37 82750 N 122 49889 W 37 82750 122 49889 SF 87 CS Obliterated Redeveloped into Marine Mammal Center 37 50 06 N 122 31 51 W 37 83500 N 122 53083 W 37 83500 122 53083 SF 87 LS SF 88 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U San Francisco Fort Barry Sausalito California Mar 1958 Mar 1974 On high mountain peak Intact but decaying and falling apart NPS GGNRA camp site YMCA facility Most buildings intact and in use some radar towers 37 50 32 N 122 31 55 W 37 84222 N 122 53194 W 37 84222 122 53194 SF 88 CS Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area across the Golden Gate from San Francisco has been preserved as a Nike museum complete with missiles inert This site was given intact to the National Park Service in 1974 after it was decommissioned for use as a legacy of the Nike program It is open to the public on Fridays and Saturdays from 12 30 to 3 30 pm The first Saturday of every month is an open house with veterans of the NIKE program at the site The SF 88L site has been restored by volunteers and National Park Service employees to the condition it was during the 1960s complete with signage and various pieces of equipment such as the radars and control vans that would have been stationed on hills overlooking the site One of the two missile magazines has been restored and has a working elevator and launch rail for the inert missiles Site SF 88 is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Fort Barry Historic District 15 37 49 36 N 122 31 39 W 37 82667 N 122 52750 W 37 82667 122 52750 SF 88 LS External videos nbsp Video tour of SF 88 on YouTubeSF 89 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A San Francisco Fort Winfield Scott California 1955 Mar 1963 Partially intact buildings being used no evidence of radar towers TV transmitter site 37 45 28 N 122 27 28 W 37 75778 N 122 45778 W 37 75778 122 45778 SF 89 CS Intact salvage yard Nike launch magazines abandoned and partially covered by a layer of soil used for open air storage The adjacent buildings are used by an EOD unit 37 47 32 N 122 28 24 W 37 79222 N 122 47333 W 37 79222 122 47333 SF 89 LS SF 91 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A San Francisco Angel Island California 1955 1961 The IFC on the top of Mt Livermore Angel Island in San Francisco Bay has been permanently removed The former radar site has been restored to its natural condition and is now enjoyed as one of the best views of the region by hikers and picnickers 37 51 41 N 122 25 50 W 37 86139 N 122 43056 W 37 86139 122 43056 SF 91 CS Intact NPS GGNRA Angel Island State Park Three launch areas This is an early Ajax only site that was never converted to Hercules The mountain between the launcher and the IFC was notched in three places to allow the Missile Tracking Radar to acquire the missile while sitting on the launcher The three underground magazines are existent and in reasonably good condition The area is off limits to visitors at Angel Island State Park 37 51 23 N 122 25 21 W 37 85639 N 122 42250 W 37 85639 122 42250 SF 91 LS SF 93 Nike 3B 18H 30A 12L U San Francisco San Rafael California 1957 June 1971 Harry P Barbier Memorial Park Two round ground pads one square ground pad and one tower with cyclone fence around the top Nothing else is left 37 59 52 N 122 30 09 W 37 99778 N 122 50250 W 37 99778 122 50250 SF 93 CS Redeveloped into Marin County Waste Water Treatment Plant Launch pits used for reservoirs for the waste treatment plant Doors have been completely covered with dirt 38 01 26 N 122 31 15 W 38 02389 N 122 52083 W 38 02389 122 52083 SF 93 LS T 10 Nike 3B 18H 30A 12L U Travis AFB Elmira California 1958 Mar 1974 Redeveloped as multiple family housing Part of the facility exists to the west with outlines of radar towers visible Used primarily as a junkyard 38 18 58 N 121 52 16 W 38 31611 N 121 87111 W 38 31611 121 87111 T 10 CS Redeveloped Private ownership Several buildings were reused as warehouses Nike launching pads are visible probably all sealed shut Looks as if it is being used as a storage junkyard 38 19 02 N 121 53 37 W 38 31722 N 121 89361 W 38 31722 121 89361 T 10 LS T 33 Nike AG 12A 12L A Travis AFB Dixon Lambie California 1957 Jan 1959 Partially Intact State of California Department of Health Services Some buildings are in use but no radar towers 38 13 07 N 121 50 51 W 38 21861 N 121 84750 W 38 21861 121 84750 T 33 CS Redeveloped Private ownership light industrial storage yard 38 13 19 N 121 51 26 W 38 22194 N 121 85722 W 38 22194 121 85722 T 33 LS T 53 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Travis AFB Potrero Hills California 1958 Jan 1959 Intact Explosives Technology Buildings in use no radar towers visible 38 12 32 N 121 56 31 W 38 20889 N 121 94194 W 38 20889 121 94194 T 53 CS The property was transferred from the Army to the Air Force on 31 Jul 1964 On that date it was designated as Potrero Hills Storage Annex and jurisdiction control and accountability were assigned to Travis AFB Now under private ownership Explosives Technology Launch doors are probably sealed shut but visible along with Nike concrete launching pads 38 12 10 N 121 56 08 W 38 20278 N 121 93556 W 38 20278 121 93556 T 53 LS T 86 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L UA 8L U Travis AFB Fairfield Cement Hills California 1958 June 1971 Private ownership Mostly intact some IFC buildings being used for transmitter support with large radio towers on site Radar tower outlines are visible 38 17 57 N 121 59 57 W 38 29917 N 121 99917 W 38 29917 121 99917 T 86 CS Redeveloped Solano County Detention Center and Animal Shelter FSUSD bus yard Launch doors are probably sealed shut but visible along with Nike concrete launching pads Administrative Area buildings intact deteriorated 38 16 34 N 122 00 08 W 38 27611 N 122 00222 W 38 27611 122 00222 T 86 LS Connecticut edit Bridgeport Defense Area BR Regular Army units manned these sites after initial activation during 1956 and 1957 with the Guard assuming duties in the waning years Headquarters facilities were located in Bridgeport Only site BR 04 was converted from Nike Ajax to Hercules This battery would become integrated into the New England Defense Area before deactivating in 1971 Hartford Defense Area HA Operational in 1956 these sites were first manned by Regular Army and later by Guard Units Units from the Bridgeport Defense Area assisted in operating the Plainville site Sites HA 48 and HA 08 were converted to fire the Nike Hercules missile and remained operational until 1968 and 1971 respectively Both defense areas appear to have been manned by 2nd Battalion 55th Artillery Air Defense at times between 1958 and 1964 16 nbsp Connecticut Nike Missile SitesSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerBR 04 Nike 3B 18H 30A 12L U Bridgeport Ansonia Connecticut 1957 June 1971 US Forest Service Insect amp Disease Lab Some buildings remain in use most razed along with radar towers In single family home subdivision built since inactivation of Nike Fire Control Site Some old roads still exist in the abandoned part of the facility but no evidence of radar towers 41 20 23 N 073 02 42 W 41 33972 N 73 04500 W 41 33972 73 04500 BR 04 CS Private ownership Now part of a horse farm Most buildings are still there launch magazines filled in concrete pads obliterated Horses occupy the Assembly building 41 21 02 N 073 02 56 W 41 35056 N 73 04889 W 41 35056 73 04889 BR 04 LS BR 15 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Bridgeport West Haven Connecticut 1956 Sep 1971 CTANG CT Air National Guard Communications Radar site Known as Orange Air National Guard Station Home now to the 103rd Air Control Squadron The site totally redeveloped and no Nike site buildings remain 41 16 04 N 072 59 31 W 41 26778 N 72 99194 W 41 26778 72 99194 BR 15 LS Obliterated Part of Town of Westhaven Parks and Recreation Department Nike State Park 41 16 18 N 072 58 47 W 41 27167 N 72 97972 W 41 27167 72 97972 BR 15 LS BR 17 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Bridgeport Milford Connecticut 1956 1963 Town of Milford board of education IFC buildings are being reused in reasonable condition Parts of the facility exist but are abandoned lot of vegetation reclaiming the facility Some radio towers but no evidence of radar 41 13 41 N 073 00 57 W 41 22806 N 73 01583 W 41 22806 73 01583 BR 17 CS Private ownership redeveloped into single family housing 41 14 24 N 073 00 17 W 41 24000 N 73 00472 W 41 24000 73 00472 BR 17 LS BR 65 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Bridgeport Fairfield Connecticut 1956 Mar 1961 Town of Fairfield Fire Training and Canine Center Completely rebuilt with no evidence of a Fire Control Site or radar towers 41 07 42 N 073 15 01 W 41 12833 N 73 25028 W 41 12833 73 25028 BR 65 CS Redeveloped into South Pine Creek Park Launch area is now a soccer field 41 07 29 N 073 15 48 W 41 12472 N 73 26333 W 41 12472 73 26333 BR 65 LS BR 73 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Bridgeport Westport Connecticut 1956 1963 Town of Westport Westport Weston Health District Bayberry Some IFC buildings still in use part of site also used by Rolnick Observatory also using old IFC buildings Two radar towers still standing and evident one of which now functions as the base for the Rolnick Observatory telescope Much of site overgrown with vegetation 41 10 16 N 073 19 43 W 41 17111 N 73 32861 W 41 17111 73 32861 BR 73 CS Obliterated Site redeveloped as Bedford Middle School in 2001 Launch area was immediately north of current school building 41 09 35 N 073 19 48 W 41 15972 N 73 33000 W 41 15972 73 33000 BR 73 LS BR 94 Nike 2B 1C Bridgeport Shelton Connecticut 1957 Mar 1961 Now owned by Jones Family Farm and used in their wine production In what turned out to be an ironic twist the land was initially commandeered by the Army and then was bought back by the family after the Joneses won a competitive bid against developers when the Army no longer needed the site 17 41 19 40 N 073 11 01 W 41 32778 N 73 18361 W 41 32778 73 18361 BR 94 CS Redeveloped into Nike Recreation Fields Town of Shelton Baseball fields recreation Halls Tennis courts playground etc 41 18 29 N 073 10 21 W 41 30806 N 73 17250 W 41 30806 73 17250 BR 94 LS HA 08 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 10L U Hartford East Windsor Connecticut 1956 June 1971 New Testament Church No evidence of IFC site 41 52 12 N 072 35 39 W 41 87000 N 72 59417 W 41 87000 72 59417 HA 08 CS Redeveloped into USAR Center Nike launch site totally obliterated 41 53 30 N 072 36 10 W 41 89167 N 72 60278 W 41 89167 72 60278 HA 08 LS HA 25 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Hartford Manchester Connecticut 1956 Jan 1961 Town of Manchester Recreation Center Also lots of single family housing No evidence of IFC site 41 45 05 N 072 32 02 W 41 75139 N 72 53389 W 41 75139 72 53389 HA 25 CS Redeveloped into Electric Lighting Company Nike launch site overgrown with vegetation 41 44 20 N 072 30 57 W 41 73889 N 72 51583 W 41 73889 72 51583 HA 25 LS External videos nbsp Video tour of HA 25HA 36 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Hartford Portland Connecticut 1956 1963 Meshomasic State Forest 18 Abandoned overgrown some demolished buildings visible from ground 41 38 18 N 072 32 42 W 41 63833 N 72 54500 W 41 63833 72 54500 HA 36 CS FDS Abandoned and overgrown Appears to have been bulldozed over and covered with soil after demilitarization Some accessibility through a ventilation shaft to a small bunker room 41 37 54 N 072 33 44 W 41 63167 N 72 56222 W 41 63167 72 56222 HA 36 LS HA 48 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L U 7L H Hartford Cromwell Connecticut 1956 Nov 1968 Overgrown and abandoned Quite a few of the buildings except for a metal structure on the north east corner are still standing They are cement block shells Totally obliterated nothing left 41 36 22 N 072 41 29 W 41 60611 N 72 69139 W 41 60611 72 69139 HA 48 CS External videos nbsp Video tour of HA 48 Control Site Redeveloped into USAR Center Transportation Company Concrete launching pads visible but doors concreted over 41 34 53 N 072 41 09 W 41 58139 N 72 68583 W 41 58139 72 68583 HA 48 LS HA 67 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Hartford Pinnacle Rock Plainville Connecticut 1956 Mar 1961 Obliterated Residential housing 41 40 48 N 072 49 22 W 41 68000 N 72 82278 W 41 68000 72 82278 HA 67 CS Redeveloped into Industrial Area Nike launch site totally obliterated 41 42 08 N 072 51 13 W 41 70222 N 72 85361 W 41 70222 72 85361 HA 67 LS HA 85 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Hartford Avon Simsbury Connecticut 1956 1963 Talcott Mountain Science center buildings radar pads 41 48 39 N 072 47 55 W 41 81083 N 72 79861 W 41 81083 72 79861 HA 85 CS Redeveloped into Tower View Condominiums41 49 39 N 072 49 48 W 41 82750 N 72 83000 W 41 82750 72 83000 HA 85 LS Florida edit Homestead Miami Defense Area HM Despite the undetected arrival of a defecting Cuban B 26 Invader at Daytona Beach Airport in January 1959 the vulnerability of America s southern frontier was not apparent until the Cuban Missile Crisis As part of America s posturing against the Soviet Union over the issue of missiles in Cuba a rapid buildup of forces occurred in Florida Part of this buildup included antiaircraft missile batteries Command of the arriving missile units was assumed by the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery 13th Artillery Group formerly of Fort Stewart Georgia which arrived at Homestead AFB on October 30 1962 By November 8 this command unit moved 4 miles north to a location at Princeton Initially deploying MIM 23 Hawk mobile batteries once it became evident that the missile deployment would be long term the batteries were repositioned and permanent structures were built which employed above ground Nike Hercules missiles Hawk missile batteries in southern Florida manned by 6 65 Artillery 1962 71 6 65 ADA 1971 72 and 1st Battalion 65th ADA 13 September 1972 June 1979 19 continued on active duty until 1979 well beyond the 1975 demise of Army Air Defense Command ARADCOM Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP HM 01DC was established at Naval Air Station Richmond FL 25 37 24 N 080 24 16 W 25 62333 N 80 40444 W 25 62333 80 40444 HM 101DC in 1961 for Nike missile command and control functions Site equipped with the AN GSG 5 V BIRDIE solid state computer system In 1965 upgraded to the AN FSG l Missile Master Radar Direction Center One height finder radar was later removed and remaining set modified to an AN FPS 116 c 1977 HM 01DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site Z 210 The site was demolished by Hurricane Andrew on 24 August 1992 and subsequently closed nbsp Homestead Miami Nike missile sitesSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerHM 01HM 03 Nike AK 3LH Homestead Miami 2 mi WNW Opa locka Carol City Florida 1962 late 1970s Originally HM 01 Re designated HM 03 Opa locka Airport Admin and IFC facility was located northwest of the intersection of NW 186 St and present day NW 62 Ave Razed shortly after closure in 1979 and transferred to US Navy for a Naval and Marine Corps Reserve Center Now Navy Operational Support Center Miami and Marine Corps Reserve Center Miami 25 56 22 N 080 17 56 W 25 93944 N 80 29889 W 25 93944 80 29889 HM 01 03 CS HM 01 was Nike Ajax Upgraded to above ground Nike Hercules and re designated HM 03 Actual missile area had 3 building to hold missiles and rails to slide them outside Exists in deteriorated condition east of and adjacent to the Miramar Armory of the Florida Army National Guard 25 57 42 N 080 18 12 W 25 96167 N 80 30333 W 25 96167 80 30333 HM 01 03 LS C 2 52 Stationed there HM 40 Nike AK 3LH Homestead Miami 1 mi S of Card Sound Road amp County Road 905 Key Largo Florida 6 1965 6 1979 Relocated from HM 66 Largely intact however the forest has just about won the battle to reclaim its former areas Radar towers are almost invisible access to any of the buildings is nearly impassable 25 16 35 N 080 18 11 W 25 27639 N 80 30306 W 25 27639 80 30306 HM 40 CS Above ground launch site Transferred to the U S Navy in 1981 In 1982 the Navy transferred 4 2 acres in fee land to the U S Air Force which operated a radio beacon annex from 1983 until at least 1996 first as an off base installation of Homestead AFB then as a detached installation Dates of inactivation and disposal not known Now mostly overgrown with vegetation All buildings at the launch site have been torn down Missile buildings have been completely removed to include 3 foot thick concrete foundations Missile maintenance assembly building is only one still standing 25 15 42 N 080 18 50 W 25 26167 N 80 31389 W 25 26167 80 31389 HM 40 LS HM 65HM 66 Nike AK 3LH Homestead Miami 8 miles SW of Florida City Florida 10 1962 6 1965 Originally HM 65 redesignated HM 66 Constructed during the Cuban Missile Crisis October 1962 In a two week period 24 hours a day the Army Corps of Engineers literally built an island in the swamp by bringing in thousands of truck loads of earth fill to build an elevated land surface for the missiles and radars which would keep the equipment elevated above the Everglades water level Site and unit moved to HM 40 with this site abandoned in June 1965 Buildings vacant but given the remoteness of this facility appear to be in decent shape No radar towers Later re used as an Aerojet facility but now abandoned 25 21 43 N 080 33 42 W 25 36194 N 80 56167 W 25 36194 80 56167 HM 65 66 CS HM 65 was Nike Ajax Upgraded to above ground Nike Hercules and re designated HM 66 Above ground launch facility with built up pads but no evidence of missile launch facilities remaining 25 21 38 N 080 33 09 W 25 36056 N 80 55250 W 25 36056 80 55250 HM 65 66 LS HM 69 Nike AK 3LH Homestead Miami 12 miles WSW of Florida City Florida 1962 1979 South Florida Natural Resources Center in Everglades National Park under control of National Park Service Now open to the public for tours by National Park Service staff Exterior of the administration building and launch area can be viewed during the tour Visitors are also allowed access to one of the sections barn s Buildings in use no radar towers 25 23 17 N 080 40 59 W 25 38806 N 80 68306 W 25 38806 80 68306 HM 69 CS Everglades National Park National Park Service Largely intact and listed on the National Register of Historic Places 25 22 12 N 080 41 04 W 25 37000 N 80 68444 W 25 37000 80 68444 HM 69 LS HM 95 Nike AK 3LH Homestead Miami 12 miles west of Miami Florida 1962 1979 DOD communications facility Demolition of this facility began in 2015 and is now complete No structures appear to remain 25 44 15 N 080 28 54 W 25 73750 N 80 48167 W 25 73750 80 48167 HM 95 CS Tamiami Trail Now U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement Krome Ave Detention Facility 25 45 01 N 080 29 22 W 25 75028 N 80 48944 W 25 75028 80 48944 HM 95 LS HM 85 None Homestead Miami 10 miles SW of Miami Florida 1962 1979 Headquarters Miami Homestead Defense Area HM 97 None Homestead Miami Homestead AFB 1962 1979 Now under control of 482nd Fighter Wing Air Force Reserve Command and Detachment 1 125th Fighter Wing Florida Air National Guard HM 99 None Homestead Miami Homestead AFB 1962 1979Georgia edit The Robins AFB Defense Area R and Turner AFB Defense Area TU were established when the USAF Strategic Air Command based B 52 Stratofortress intercontinental bombers at Robins and Turner Air Force Bases in 1959 Two Nike Hercules batteries provided air defense for each base and were manned by Regular Army units These above ground sites remained active from November 1960 until March 1966 nbsp Georgia Nike Missile SitesSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerR 88 Nike 3AG 12H 12L H Robins Byron Georgia Nov 1960 Mar 1966 FDS Abandoned buildings appear derelict with lots of junk in the area Locked and fenced No radar towers showing in aerial imagery 32 40 28 N 083 45 55 W 32 67444 N 83 76528 W 32 67444 83 76528 R 88 CS Above ground site with launchers protected by berms FDS now private ownership fenced restricted access Appears to be light industrial estate Many parked cars on site probably employees Berms around missile launch sites now around buildings erected in former missile sites Many tractor trailers and new small business or manufacturing buildings on the site 32 40 20 N 083 47 09 W 32 67222 N 83 78583 W 32 67222 83 78583 R 88 LS R 28 Nike 3AG 12H 12L H Robins Jeffersonville Georgia Nov 1960 Mar 1966 FDS Site demolished and cleared Missile Base Road Area has now become a Academy Sports and Outdoors distribution facility 32 37 29 N 083 21 53 W 32 62472 N 83 36472 W 32 62472 83 36472 R 28 CS Former above ground site with berms protecting launchers FDS Private property with locked fence access In aerial imagery launch site appears to be abandoned and overgrown with trees and other vegetation Difficult to tell with all wild vegetation status of launch site no buildings appear to be standing probably earthen berms exist under vegetation canopy 32 37 42 N 083 21 05 W 32 62833 N 83 35139 W 32 62833 83 35139 R 28 LS TU 79 Nike 3AG 12H Turner Albany Georgia 9 mi NW Nov 1960 Mar 1966 Anchorage drug amp alcohol rehab center Many military buildings in use and well maintained Aerial imagery shows 3 radar towers still erect 31 38 00 N 084 15 24 W 31 63333 N 84 25667 W 31 63333 84 25667 TU 79 LS Redeveloped into single family housing subdivision Callaway Lakes 31 37 50 N 084 16 42 W 31 63056 N 84 27833 W 31 63056 84 27833 TU 79 LS TU 28 Nike 3AG 12H 12L H Turner Willingsham Sylvester Georgia 4 mi W Nov 1960 Mar 1966 private retirement home Buildings well maintained appears to be 3 radar towers to the east of the buildings still standing 31 33 16 N 083 54 56 W 31 55444 N 83 91556 W 31 55444 83 91556 TU 28 LS Above ground site with launchers protected by berms Private ownership berms still in evidence in aerial imagery Being used as an auto junkyard Fenced with large number of hubcaps attached 31 33 23 N 083 54 18 W 31 55639 N 83 90500 W 31 55639 83 90500 TU 28 LS Hawaii edit Oahu Defense Area OA Originally the United States Army Pacific planned to build eight batteries at six sites around the island Eventually this plan was scaled back to four The antiaircraft command post was at Wahiawa and Headquarters facilities were located at Fort Ruger Unlike many of the stateside sites that housed missiles in underground magazines these sites were simply open air launchers mounted on concrete pads surrounded by earthen berms The sites were deactivated in 1970 nbsp Oahu Nike Missile SitesSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerOA 17 Nike 12H 12L H Oahu Kauka Kahuku Hawaii Jan 1961 Mar 1970 On top of mountain ridge under US Army control Abandoned and overgrown Buildings under vegetation two large radio towers fallen on side visible Probably facility is complete within the trees and wild underbrush Access road to site overgrown with vegetation inaccessible 21 40 1 N 157 59 59 W 21 66694 N 157 99972 W 21 66694 157 99972 OA 17 CS Above ground launching site with berms protecting launchers Mostly overgrown still under US Army control on Kahuku Army Training Area abandoned 21 39 52 N 157 58 55 W 21 66444 N 157 98194 W 21 66444 157 98194 OA 17 LS OA 32 Nike 24H 16L H Oahu Bellows Waimanalo Hawaii dual site Mar 1961 Mar 1970 On Bellows AFB remains under US government control but abandoned Four buildings still standing no radar towers 21 19 13 N 157 40 54 W 21 32028 N 157 68167 W 21 32028 157 68167 OA 32 CS On Bellows AFS Twin Nike Hercules launch underground facilities thoroughly overgrown with vegetation abandoned 21 20 55 N 157 42 27 W 21 34861 N 157 70750 W 21 34861 157 70750 OA 32 LS OA 63 Nike 24H 16L H Oahu Ewa Makakilo Hawaii dual site Jan 1961 Mar 1970 On top of mountain ridge under US Army control Two Integrated Fire Control IFC sites service the launch site which contained twice the normal number of batteries On 18 Sep 1968 IFC 2 was designated the Palehua AF Solar Observatory Research Site activated and assigned to Military Airlift Command with jurisdiction and operational control assigned to Air Weather Service Part of this property Control Site 5 from the Nike layout had an even earlier use by the Army Air Forces The Puu Manawahua Radar Station and Base Camp was a W W II Aircraft Warning Station and continued to list in 1947 and 1948 USAF Installation Directories Several Buildings standing also some radar towers Access road to upper control site IFC 1 inaccessible due to decades of vegetation growth taking back the road up to the top Lower site IFC 2 used as a state conservation baseyard 21 23 10 N 158 06 19 W 21 38611 N 158 10528 W 21 38611 158 10528 OA 63 CS 1 21 22 38 N 158 06 43 W 21 37722 N 158 11194 W 21 37722 158 11194 OA 63 CS 2 Double above ground magazines on top of mountain ridge under US Army control Both Nike launch facilities overgrown with vegetation abandoned Berms still quite visible under vegetation concrete pad inside berms partially clear Access road also overgrown with vegetation inaccessible 21 21 51 N 158 06 45 W 21 36417 N 158 11250 W 21 36417 158 11250 OA 63 LS OA 84 Nike 12H 8L H Oahu Waialua Dillingham Hawaii Jan 1961 Mar 1970 At the summit of a hill above Dillingham Airfield on state land Several buildings standing radio towers are recent additions Currently used by the state of Hawaii 21 32 45 N 158 11 41 W 21 54583 N 158 19472 W 21 54583 158 19472 OA 84 CS Dillingham Airport Above ground Nike Hercules launch facilities overgrown with vegetation no buildings remain abandoned 21 34 37 N 158 11 42 W 21 57694 N 158 19500 W 21 57694 158 19500 OA 84 LS Illinois and Northwest Indiana edit Chicago Gary Defense Area C Site C 98 Fort Sheridan hosted the headquarters of the Fifth Army Air Defense Command Other regional command facilities were located at the Museum of Science and Industry site C 51 Orland Park and site C 80 Arlington Heights Nike Hercules bases remained in operation at C49 50 C 72 and C 93 as well as at sites C 46 and C 47 in northern Indiana until 1974 Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP C 80DC established at Arlington Heights AI IL in 1960 for Nike missile command and control functions The site was initially an AN FSG l Missile Master Radar Direction Center It was later upgraded to the AN TSQ 51 Missile Mentor solid state computer system C 80DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site RP 31 Z 31 The Air Force ceased radar operations on 30 Sep 1969 and the AADCP was inactivated on 1 Sep 1974 nbsp Chicago Gary Defense AreaSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerC 03 Nike 3B 2C 18H 20A 20L UA 12L H Chicago Gary Montrose Harbor Belmont Harbor Oct 1955 June 1965 FDS Razed and redeveloped into Montrose Harbor Park part of the Lincoln Park extension along the Chicago lakefront on the former site of the control building is a beach restaurant called The Dock at Montrose Beach 41 57 51 N 087 38 07 W 41 96417 N 87 63528 W 41 96417 87 63528 C 03 CS FDS Totally obliterated Now a grassy area south of Belmont Harbor along the Chicago lakefront in Lincoln Park 41 56 18 N 087 38 03 W 41 93833 N 87 63417 W 41 93833 87 63417 C 03 LS C 32 Nike 3B 12H 20A 12L U Chicago Gary Porter Indiana 1957 Apr 1974 Partially redeveloped now the location of National Park Service Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore offices Some of the original buildings remain intact but were repurposed by the NPS The site is approximately half a mile due west of former launch site 41 37 50 N 087 05 16 W 41 63056 N 87 08778 W 41 63056 87 08778 C 32 CS Fenced and behind a locked gate largely intact Privately owned abandoned and overgrown surrounded on north and east by a new subdivision Concrete pad still visible Launch site buildings still have doors and window glass Magazine launch doors removed site appears to be filled in with vegetation covering fill sites One of the ready buildings on the south end of the site was sold independently of the main parcel and is now a private residence 41 37 55 N 087 04 28 W 41 63194 N 87 07444 W 41 63194 87 07444 C 32 LS C 40 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Chicago Gary Burnham Park Chicago 1955 Aug 1963 FDS Totally obliterated by new construction You can walk on the former IFC at Lake Shore and E 31st Street now a nice little park with a playground and good view of downtown Lake Michigan Navy Pier and Chicago Harbor Lighthouse 41 50 16 N 087 36 24 W 41 83778 N 87 60667 W 41 83778 87 60667 C 40 CS FDS Totally obliterated formerly a three magazine 1B2C 12 launcher facility with battery at Lake Shore Drive off the end of what s now I 55 south of the McCormick Place complex Now part of the McCormick Place Bird Sanctuary 41 50 54 N 087 36 44 W 41 84833 N 87 61222 W 41 84833 87 61222 C 40 LS C 41 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L U Chicago Gary Jackson Park Chicago 1955 Jun 1971 On the south side in Jackson Park near the Museum of Science and Industry at approximately 57th Street The radar control towers were built on Promontory Point 20 Redeveloped now Promontory Point Park 41 47 46 N 87 34 32 W 41 796134 N 87 575549 W 41 796134 87 575549 C 41 CS FDS The administrative housing and launch complex area was located just west of South Lake Shore Drive between the 59th St Harbor and Hayes Dr The launch batteries and magazines were on the east edge of the Jackson Park Lagoons facing east about 3 4 mile away from the IFC radar site 21 The site has been totally obliterated now part of the Bobolink Meadow and a golf driving range facility 41 47 03 N 87 34 49 W 41 784142 N 87 580163 W 41 784142 87 580163 C 41 LS C 44 Nike 2B 4C 60A 24L AA Chicago Gary Hegewisch Wolf Lake Illinois dual site 1955 Mar 1963 FDS Abandoned and overgrown site at the south end of lake state recreation area Appears to be largely intact underneath vegetation overgrowth old access road entrance at Ave J amp 133 Street largely obliterated This area is within the SRA on the southern shore of the lake 41 39 27 N 087 31 55 W 41 65750 N 87 53194 W 41 65750 87 53194 C 44 CS FDS Abandoned site at the north end of the SRA north shore of the lake where S Wolf lake Blvd becomes S State Line Rd Roads in very poor condition main access road overgrown by vegetation Buildings have been razed but foundations remain double Nike Ajax magazines badly cracked with wild vegetation overgrowing 41 40 34 N 087 31 40 W 41 67611 N 87 52778 W 41 67611 87 52778 C 44 LS C 45 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Chicago Gary Gary Municipal Airport Indiana 1957 June 1960 Redeveloped area in northern tip of airport now has a general aviation hangar parking lot and ramp area for aircraft parking Site is across Industrial Highway from former launch site 41 37 24 N 087 25 02 W 41 62333 N 87 41722 W 41 62333 87 41722 C 45 CS Razed but broken concrete pads still visible former Civil Defense site Also used as police firing range for the City of Gary with former assembly building berm as the back stop 41 37 28 N 087 24 43 W 41 62444 N 87 41194 W 41 62444 87 41194 C 45 LS C 46 Nike 1B 1C 12H 20A 12L U 8L H Chicago Gary Munster Indiana 1957 Sep 1974 Completely redeveloped into industrial park on W side of Calumet Ave N of 45th St 41 32 41 N 087 30 29 W 41 54472 N 87 50806 W 41 54472 87 50806 C 46 CS Approximate Launch site on W side of Columbia Ave razed in 2008 obliterated missile magazines filled in concrete pads removed Now privately owned but undeveloped 41 31 40 N 087 30 53 W 41 52778 N 87 51472 W 41 52778 87 51472 C 46 LS C 47 Nike 1B 1C 12H 20A 12L U 8L H Chicago Gary South Haven Wheeler Indiana 1956 Mar 1974 Private ownership Now Blast Camp paint ball park 22 IFC is abandoned and very overgrown with vegetation All buildings are still standing as well as several radar towers Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 41 31 25 N 087 10 37 W 41 52361 N 87 17694 W 41 52361 87 17694 C 47 CS Currently a paintball site under the name Blast Camp site is in the middle of farm fields Locked gate and fence however launch facility is abandoned and deteriorating all buildings are standing but they are in bad shape Launch area concrete badly cracked doors rusting all of the magazines are filled to surface level with groundwater due to the high water table in the area The Buildings and radar installations are fenced off as part of the paintball area but the launch site is situated a quarter mile away and on farm land The launch site itself is not part of the paintball area 41 31 59 N 087 10 01 W 41 53306 N 87 16694 W 41 53306 87 16694 C 47 LS C 48 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Chicago Gary Gary Indiana 1957 June 1960 FDS Redeveloped but abandoned site of a former automobile dealership on Grant Street now empty 41 33 26 N 087 21 16 W 41 55722 N 87 35444 W 41 55722 87 35444 C 48 CS FDS Redeveloped into commercial industrial site near NW corner of 35th Avenue and Grant Street Some broken concrete remains of launch area 41 33 20 N 087 21 29 W 41 55556 N 87 35806 W 41 55556 87 35806 C 48 LS C 49 50 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 11L U Chicago Gary Homewood Illinois 1957 Apr 1974 FDS Leveled and cleared redeveloped into Patriots Park along 187th Street41 33 02 N 087 38 51 W 41 55056 N 87 64750 W 41 55056 87 64750 C 49 50 CS FDS Totally obliterated replaced by the South Suburban Rehab Center at 19000 S Halsted St 41 32 36 0 N 087 38 12 9 W 41 543333 N 87 636917 W 41 543333 87 636917 C 49 50 LS C 51 Nike 2B 1C 30A 12L A Chicago Gary Alsip Illinois Palos Heights Illinois 1956 Mar 1963 FDS Being cleared and leveled 41 39 50 N 087 45 07 W 41 66389 N 87 75194 W 41 66389 87 75194 C 51 CS FDS Being cleared and leveled Some traces of building foundations but nothing of missile launchers or magazines 41 40 17 N 087 46 23 W 41 67139 N 87 77306 W 41 67139 87 77306 C 51 LS C 54 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Chicago Gary Orland Park Illinois 1955 Dec 1961 FDS Site razed in 2006 now a vacant lot with visible concrete debris piled up in several places Located at the north end of Centennial Park along 153rd St between Huntington Ct and Hickory Dr 41 36 40 N 087 52 08 W 41 61111 N 87 86889 W 41 61111 87 86889 C 54 CS FDS Site redeveloped to Village of Orland Park Department of Public Works Formally used as an ESDA facility for the Village Administrative offices built over Missile magazines and sleeping quarters circa 1991 41 36 21 N 087 51 29 W 41 60583 N 87 85806 W 41 60583 87 85806 C 53 CS C 61 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U Chicago Gary Willowbrook Illinois Darien Illinois 1955 Nov 1968 FDS Totally obliterated Now a forest preserve 23 24 41 43 20 N 087 57 50 W 41 72222 N 87 96389 W 41 72222 87 96389 C 61 CS Totally obliterated and redeveloped into the Parkhurst US Army Reserve Center 23 24 41 43 41 N 087 58 38 W 41 72806 N 87 97722 W 41 72806 87 97722 C 61 LS C 70 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Chicago Gary Naperville Illinois 1956 Mar 1963 FDS Redeveloped into an office park north of I 88 41 48 36 N 088 08 50 W 41 81000 N 88 14722 W 41 81000 88 14722 C 70 CS FDS Redeveloped into Nike Park Sports Complex on Diehl Road41 47 56 N 088 09 07 W 41 79889 N 88 15194 W 41 79889 88 15194 C 70 LS C 72 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 10L U Chicago Gary Addison Illinois 1957 Apr 1974 IFC Redeveloped into a public park called Nike Park in the middle of a much larger industrial park Base of radar tower and control building remain S E of baseball diamond 41 55 24 N 088 01 46 W 41 92333 N 88 02944 W 41 92333 88 02944 C 72 CS Launch site re developed into the headquarters building for the Addison Park District the only remains are the existing fenceline as well as a van pad located to the north of the complex 41 54 49 N 088 00 59 W 41 91361 N 88 01639 W 41 91361 88 01639 C 72 LS C 80 81 Nike 2B 4C 60A 24L AA Chicago Gary Arlington Heights Illinois dual site Shared by C 80 C 81 1950 Aug 1974 IFC Redeveloped into 2 parks no remains 42 03 11 N 087 59 40 W 42 05306 N 87 99444 W 42 05306 87 99444 C 80 81 CS FDS Redeveloped into part golf course part U S Army Reserve center The building that housed the Missile Master site is still standing and concrete paddocks that held radar tower are still visible 42 03 49 N 087 59 52 W 42 06361 N 87 99778 W 42 06361 87 99778 C 80 81 LS C 84 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Chicago Gary Palatine Illinois 1956 1963 FDS Redeveloped into open greenspace with retention ponds 42 09 17 N 088 02 49 W 42 15472 N 88 04694 W 42 15472 88 04694 C 84 CS FDS Redeveloped into a corporate office complex 42 09 26 N 088 03 30 W 42 15722 N 88 05833 W 42 15722 88 05833 C 84 LS C 92 94 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Chicago Gary Vernon Hills Illinois 1955 1963 FDS Redeveloped into Vernon Hills Athletic Complex 25 42 13 14 N 087 57 11 W 42 22056 N 87 95306 W 42 22056 87 95306 C 92 94 CS FDS C 92 Redeveloped into Vernon Hills Athletic Complex Excavated into a pond 42 13 32 N 087 57 26 W 42 22556 N 87 95722 W 42 22556 87 95722 C 92 LS Second launch C 94 area redeveloped into Vernon Hills Water Treatment Plant but missile silos still visible 42 13 31 44 N 087 56 53 52 W 42 2254000 N 87 9482000 W 42 2254000 87 9482000 C 94 LS C 93 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U Chicago Gary Northfield Skokie Lagoons Glencoe Illinois 1955 Apr 1974 The radar and control facility was located on the west side of Forest Way Drive two blocks north of Tower Road This was a very compact facility Cleared land no evidence except a few pipes emerging from below ground apron off Forest Way still visible The site today is on the North Branch Trail on a leveled off hill 42 07 13 N 087 46 09 W 42 12028 N 87 76917 W 42 12028 87 76917 C 93 CS The missile launchers were in a large bermed compound on the other side of the lagoons adjoining the Edens Expressway about a quarter of a mile south of Dundee Road Land cleared and being redeveloped into forested area Launch area now fenced off and used as a dumping ground for dredging operations and is not open to the public complex perimeter can be viewed from the bicycle trail Minor remnants are still visible in the NE corner Portion of the bike trail from Tower Road to the launch complex was original road used to access the base 42 07 36 N 087 46 56 W 42 12667 N 87 78222 W 42 12667 87 78222 C 93 LS C 98 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Chicago Gary Fort Sheridan Illinois Jul 1954 1963 IFC existed right along the lakefront but has now been developed and turned into an open prairie as part of the forest preserve No remnants remain except some small broken chunks of concrete 42 13 28 N 087 49 26 W 42 22444 N 87 82389 W 42 22444 87 82389 C 98 CS FDS At southwest of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery Concrete pad visible along with launch door sealed 42 13 23 N 087 49 22 W 42 22306 N 87 82278 W 42 22306 87 82278 C 98 LS Kansas edit Schilling AFB Defense Area SC Two sites began construction in April 1960 but never made operational Construction halted in June 1960 and land sold off to private owners nbsp Schilling AFB Defense AreaSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerSC 01 Nike 3AG Schilling AFB Bennington Kansas 5 mi SSE Apr 1960 Jun 1960 Site was never operational Private ownership four long military buildings still exist with circular access road usage unknown 38 58 59 N 097 36 55 W 38 98306 N 97 61528 W 38 98306 97 61528 SC 01 CS Above ground Nike Hercules site Never operational Private ownership berm and assembly building exits Other buildings erected and still appear to be in use Site appears to have been leveled graded and fenced Outline of fence evident in aerial photography 39 00 20 N 097 36 32 W 39 00556 N 97 60889 W 39 00556 97 60889 SC 01 LS SC 50 Nike Schilling AFB Smolan Kansas 5 mi SSW Apr 1960 Jun 1960 Site was never operational Private ownership 4 military buildings still exist usage unknown 38 40 01 N 097 41 13 W 38 66694 N 97 68694 W 38 66694 97 68694 SC 50 CS Site was never operational Never completed Site guard shack and owner house is a reconstructed Crew quarters The launcher Area has about 7 launch pads with 3 underground bunkers and 1 barn with rails about 80 finished when construction halted 38 38 55 N 097 43 06 W 38 64861 N 97 71833 W 38 64861 97 71833 SC 50 LS Louisiana edit Barksdale AFB Defense Area BD Two Nike Hercules sites BD 10 at Bellevue and BD 50 northeast of Stonewall were installed to provide protection to Shreveport and Barksdale AFB which hosted Strategic Air Command bombers U S Army Air Defense Command operated the sites with Regular Army units possibly from 562nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment from 1960 until 1966 Battalion Headquarters was located at the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant located north of Doyline nbsp Barksdale AFB Defense AreaSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerBD 10 Nike 3AG 12H 12L H Barksdale Bellevue Louisiana November 1960 March 1966 Almost completely intact Now Criminal Justice Institute and Bossier Parish School Board No radar towers 32 40 19 N 093 31 18 W 32 67194 N 93 52167 W 32 67194 93 52167 BD 10 CS Above ground Nike Hercules site missiles protected by berms Largely intact Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department Bossier Parish SWAT field training site32 40 28 N 093 30 35 W 32 67444 N 93 50972 W 32 67444 93 50972 BD 10 LS BD 50 Nike 3AG 12H 12L H Barksdale Stonewall Louisiana 4 mi NE November 1960 March 1966 Now LSU School of Medicine almost all buildings were torn down with little evidence of IFC Mostly vacant land in the middle of forested area 32 18 12 N 093 47 04 W 32 30333 N 93 78444 W 32 30333 93 78444 BD 50 CS FDS Above ground magazine protected by berms Missile launch areas now abandoned and overgrown Some buildings still standing unknown condition 32 17 37 N 093 47 16 W 32 29361 N 93 78778 W 32 29361 93 78778 BD 50 LS Maine edit Loring AFB Defense Area L Four Nike Ajax sites were placed around Loring Air Force Base for protection of the USAF Strategic Air Command B 52 Stratofortresses Headquarters facilities were located at Loring Air Force Base Manned by the Regular Army 3rd Missile Battalion 61st Air Defense Artillery these sites provided defense for Loring and the northeastern approaches to the United States In 1960 sites L 13 and L 58 underwent conversion from Ajax to Hercules missiles These sites remained operational until 1966 An Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP was established at Caswell AFS ME in 1957 for Nike missile command and control functions It was designed for manual operations using plexiglass plotting boards and telephonic inputs The AADCP was later integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site P 80 with FPS 10 2 FPS 8 GPS 3 FPS 7C and FPS 6A radars The AADCP inactivated in 1966 nbsp Loring Air Force Base Defense AreaSite name Missile type Defense area Site location Service dates Control site condition owner Launch site condition ownerL 13 Nike 2C 1B 18H 30A 10L U Loring Air Force Base Caswell Maine September 1957 June 1966 L 13 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 2 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 Now well preserved in private ownership Buildings standing several radar towers 47 02 07 N 067 49 06 W 47 03528 N 67 81833 W 47 03528 67 81833 L 13 CS FDS Well preserved in private ownership Buildings standing magazines visible with launch doors visible Also the lawn is cut 47 01 42 N 067 48 34 W 47 02833 N 67 80944 W 47 02833 67 80944 L 13 LS L 31 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Loring Air Force Base Limestone Maine September 1957 September 1958 L 31 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 5 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 Now into multiple family housing Site obliterated little evidence of IFC overgrown May be a radar platform in SE corner near Nike Road 46 55 37 N 067 47 47 W 46 92694 N 67 79639 W 46 92694 67 79639 L 31 CS FDS In private ownership buildings appear standing Magazines exist launch doors visible probably welded shut appears to be storage area 46 55 03 N 067 47 31 W 46 91750 N 67 79194 W 46 91750 67 79194 L 31 LS L 58 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L U Loring Air Force Base Caribou Maine September 1957 June 1966 FDS Partially intact 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 amp Control System L 58 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 2 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 Now L 58C is used as a Long Range Radar LRR site by the FAA designated J 63 equipped with ARSR 4 Radar Also used by the Air Force as part of the Joint Surveillance System JSS for NORAD 46 53 10 N 067 58 13 W 46 88611 N 67 97028 W 46 88611 67 97028 L 58 CS FDS Partially intact Buildings standing magazines visible with launch doors probably welded shut 46 53 02 N 068 00 33 W 46 88389 N 68 00917 W 46 88389 68 00917 L 58 LS L 85 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Loring Air Force Base Connor Maine September 1957 June 1966 FDS Well preserved in private ownership After the Nike site was closed in 1966 was taken over by the Air Force which used it as a communications facility and satellite tracking site Closed in 1993 with the inactivation of Loring Air Force Base Radar towers removed 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 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 47 00 05 N 068 00 11 W 47 00139 N 68 00306 W 47 00139 68 00306 L 85 CS FDS Partially intact Buildings removed appears to be totally abandoned with no known use Missile magazines exist however launchers appear to be concreted over 47 00 30 N 068 01 06 W 47 00833 N 68 01833 W 47 00833 68 01833 L 85 LS Maryland District of Columbia Northern Virginia edit Washington Baltimore Defense Area BA W Numerous Nike installations were built in Maryland to defend Baltimore and the nation s capital Several also were built in the northern suburbs of Virginia Baltimore Area Headquarters facilities were located at Towson Fort Smallwood Edgewood Arsenal and Owings Mills Headquarters facilities on the Maryland side of Washington s defenses were located at Fort Meade and Suitland During the 1950s Fort Meade also hosted the Headquarters 2nd Region Army Air Defense Command All but W 44 remained active until 1974 Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP W 13DC established at Fort Meade MD in 1957 for Nike missile command and control functions Site was both an AN FSG l Missile Master and later AN GSG 5 V BIRDIE Radar Direction Center W 13DC was the first Missile Master DC to become operational On 1 October 1961 W 13DC was integrated with USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site RP 54 Z 227 Air Force operations ended 1 October 1972 AADCP inactivated 1 September 1974 and dissolved as part of the 1988 Base Realignment and Closure Commission nbsp Washington Baltimore Defense AreaSite name Missile type Defense area Site location Service dates Control site condition owner Launch site condition ownerBA 03 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L UA 8L H Washington Baltimore Phoenix Sweet Air Maryland November 1955 April 1974 FDS Redeveloped into single family housing No evidence of IFC site Manning was by A 602nd 11 55 8 56 A 54th 8 56 9 58 A 4 1st 9 58 12 62 and MDArNG D 1 70th 12 62 4 74 39 30 31 N 076 34 46 W 39 50861 N 76 57944 W 39 50861 76 57944 BA 03 CS FDS In private ownership the barracks north of the launch area were demolished in 2010 but were previously used as the Jacksonville Senior Center The Launch Area is still fenced in although the access road to the magazine area leads to a storage yard and Commercial Driver Training course Most structures are still present but have been repurposed as storage buildings A new structure adjacent to A Section houses offices formerly used by the Baltimore County Fire Department Rescue Academy but now houses the Baltimore County Department of Public Works Safety Office and Training Academy Magazines are intact per Baltimore County personnel are locked and dry and are used for Confined Space Entry and Rescue Training 39 30 59 N 076 34 11 W 39 51639 N 76 56972 W 39 51639 76 56972 BA 03 LS BA 09 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Washington Baltimore Fork Maryland November 1955 December 1962 After being inactivated by the Army BA 09C was taken over by the Air Force sometime before 15 September 1967 It was used until 15 December 1975 for Civil Air Patrol use being called Fork CAP Annex Redeveloped into single family housing The Integrated Firing Control Site buildings amp 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 Manning was by D 54th 11 55 9 58 D 4 1st 9 58 9 59 and MDArNG D 1 70th 9 59 12 62 39 26 55 N 076 27 41 W 39 44861 N 76 46139 W 39 44861 76 46139 BA 09 CS Launch site with three intact missile pits located at the end of Stocksdale Road in Kingsville MD Assembly buildings are still standing but now in private hands The entrance road has many abandoned trailers and also much junk along the sides The Magazine area is overgrown with vegetation and appears abandoned Buildings were torn down 26 Magazine area looks like a storage junkyard concrete badly cracked Launch doors are visible probably welded shut more junk lying around as well 39 26 49 N 076 26 52 W 39 44694 N 76 44778 W 39 44694 76 44778 BA 09 LS BA 18 Nike 2B 4C 18H 30A 23L UA 12L H Washington Baltimore Edgewood Arsenal Maryland 1954 April 1974 Partially Intact Maryland Army National Guard Most buildings were razed with no radar towers Operating units were C 54th 55 9 58 and C 4 1st 9 58 4 74 39 24 55 N 076 16 22 W 39 41528 N 76 27278 W 39 41528 76 27278 BA 18 CS Partially Intact Maryland Army National Guard Double magazine launch doors appear to be concreted over some buildings erected on firing pads The buildings appear to be in use and in good condition 39 25 27 N 076 15 58 W 39 42417 N 76 26611 W 39 42417 76 26611 BA 18 LS BA 30 31 Nike 2B 4C 18H 30A 23L UA 12L H Washington Baltimore Chestertown Maryland 9 mi W 1954 April 1974 FDS Buildings in use as 4 H Park and County Fairgrounds Appears to be in good condition no evidence of radar towers Units assigned were D 36th 54 9 58 D 1 562nd 9 58 12 62 and D 4 1st 12 62 4 74 39 12 49 N 076 13 54 W 39 21361 N 76 23167 W 39 21361 76 23167 BA 30 31 CS FDS Barracks buildings in use double magazine site Facility fenced but appears to be open Roads in fair condition both magazines appear to be concreted over large gravel pile on them generally badly deteriorated Remaining buildings in deteriorated condition 39 12 14 N 076 14 12 W 39 20389 N 76 23667 W 39 20389 76 23667 BA 30 31 LS BA 43 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Washington Baltimore Jacobsville Maryland 1954 Apr 1974 FDS Redeveloped as Anne Arundel County Schools Maint amp Operations center Buildings in good shape no evidence of radar towers Manned by C 36th 54 9 58 C 1 562nd 9 58 3 60 and MDArNG A 1 70th 3 60 12 62 39 08 13 N 076 29 49 W 39 13694 N 76 49694 W 39 13694 76 49694 BA 43 CS FDS Double magazine site now a storage yard Buildings torn down Launch doors visible now welded shut 39 07 43 N 076 29 48 W 39 12861 N 76 49667 W 39 12861 76 49667 BA 43 LS BA 79 Nike 2B 4C 24H 20A 24L UA 16L H Washington Baltimore Granite Maryland Dec 1954 Mar 1974 FDS Obliterated Concrete slabs and some wooden curb stops remain but all buildings have been removed Some roads still exist as unconnected concrete 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 39 20 45 N 076 51 23 W 39 34583 N 76 85639 W 39 34583 76 85639 BA 79 CS FDS Double magazine in good shape Most buildings being used by the Maryland Wing Civil Air Patrol with small area used by the Maryland State Police K 9 Division Thoroughly fenced in Launch area well maintained shows both Ajax and Hercules elevators and per Maryland State Police are welded shut Site leased in about 2014 and is now Wing Headquarters for the Maryland Wing Civil Air Patrol Site is actively being restored by volunteers of Maryland Wing Civil Air Patrol 27 The Griggs House featured at the end of the movie The Blair Witch Project was located immediately behind the site but has since been torn down 39 21 19 N 076 51 02 W 39 35528 N 76 85056 W 39 35528 76 85056 BA 79 LS BA 92 Nike 1B 2C 30A Washington Baltimore Cronhardt Maryland 1955 September 1963 Mostly sold off Small part US Army Reserve center The buildings are all new the motor pool up a rise slightly has a couple of older structures but the place otherwise has been cleaned off Units assigned are the 2071st USAR School 326th Maintenance Battalion and 214th MI Company Little evidence of IFC site remains Formerly manned by the B 54th 12 54 9 58 B 4 1st 9 58 9 59 and MDArNG D 2 70th 9 59 9 53 39 27 24 N 076 43 44 W 39 45667 N 76 72889 W 39 45667 76 72889 BA 92 CS FDS Redeveloped into high end single family housing A large planter covering the elevator of the B Section and some berms is all that remains of the launch site 39 26 28 N 076 42 50 W 39 44111 N 76 71389 W 39 44111 76 71389 BA 92 LS W 25 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U Washington Baltimore Davidsonville Maryland Nike Missile Base W 25 Jun 1955 Apr 1974 Private ownership complete and buildings look in good shape No towers After the Army closed the Nike facility It was gained as an off base installation of Andrews AFB on 21 Feb 1975 under Headquarters Command At some later time it transferred to Military Airlift Command and on 1 Jun 1992 transferred to Air Mobility Command Closed by 1997 Units assigned B 36th 96 55 9 58 B 1 562nd 9 58 12 62 B 1 71st 12 62 65 B 4 1st 65 11 68 and MDArNG A 1 70th 11 68 4 74 38 54 12 N 076 39 07 W 38 90333 N 76 65194 W 38 90333 76 65194 W 25 CS Former twin magazine site intact now Anne Arundel County Police Training Academy Some construction on launching area launch doors concreted over but one of the two magazines had been converted into a gym As of 2019 entire launch site covered by new police academy Some administration buildings still stand 38 54 09 N 076 38 28 W 38 90250 N 76 64111 W 38 90250 76 64111 W 25 LS W 26 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L U 8L H Washington Baltimore Skidmore Bay Bridge Maryland 1955 Nov 1968 FDS Redeveloped into Asbury Broadneck Methodist church No evidence of IFC site The units assigned were A 36th 55 9 58 A 1 562nd 9 58 12 62 and MDArNG A 1 70th 12 62 11 68 39 01 42 N 076 27 00 W 39 02833 N 76 45000 W 39 02833 76 45000 W 26 CS FDS Partial remains Launch site now the parking lot for the Children s Theatre of Annapolis and athletic fields The generator building guard house and warheading building are present and largely intact The northern missile magazine is still exposed but has been fenced off and is modified into an underground machine shop The elevator is present but the hydraulics have been removed This magazine is currently abandoned and is flooded to a depth of several inches The other magazines are buried beneath a modern parking lot and have been filled with soil 39 01 39 N 076 25 42 W 39 02750 N 76 42833 W 39 02750 76 42833 W 26 LS W 35 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Washington Baltimore Croom Marlboro Maryland 1955 Mar 1963 FDS Redeveloped into Croom Vocational High School Some older buildings deteriorated No evidence of radar towers The units were HHB and B 75th 11 54 9 58 HHB and B 3 562nd 9 58 6 60 and MDArNG B 3 70th 6 60 3 63 38 46 29 N 076 44 41 W 38 77472 N 76 74472 W 38 77472 76 74472 W 35 CS FDS Redeveloped into Croom Vocational High School the launch site is identified as the auto building trades and grounds keeping school Ajax launch covers visible some obscured by buildings two launch doors for Hercules probably welded shut 38 46 11 N 076 43 51 W 38 76972 N 76 73083 W 38 76972 76 73083 W 35 LS W 36 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Washington Baltimore Brandywine Naylor Maryland 1957 Dec 1961 The housing area in Brandywine Maryland supported Washington Nike Site W 36 from approximately 1957 1961 It was transferred from the Army to the Air Force Headquarters Command on 10 Jun 1963 At that time it was redesignated and Jurisdiction Control and Accountability assigned to Andrews AFB At some later time it transferred to Military Airlift Command and on 1 Jun 1992 transferred to Air Mobility Command Current status is unknown 28 The IFC is now abandoned Most buildings in deteriorated state large amount of vegetation overgrowth Radar towers appear overgrown also Manned by D 75th 11 54 9 58 and D 3 562nd 9 58 12 61 38 42 38 N 076 46 14 W 38 71056 N 76 77056 W 38 71056 76 77056 W 36 CS FDS Private owners buildings in good shape appears to be single family homes built on site Magazine area is in good shape launch doors visible probably welded shut Looks like some vehicles are parked on concrete pads 38 42 25 N 076 45 38 W 38 70694 N 76 76056 W 38 70694 76 76056 W 36 LS W 44 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L UA Washington Baltimore Mattawoman Waldorf Maryland 1955 Jun 1971 Maryland Indian Heritage Society Melwood Horticultural Training Center Buildings mostly razed part of facility remains in SW corner Operations were by C 75th 11 54 9 58 C 3 562nd 9 58 12 61 A 1 71st 12 61 3 63 MDArNG A 3 70th 12 61 3 63 and MDArNG C 1 70th 3 63 6 71 38 39 09 N 076 52 07 W 38 65250 N 76 86861 W 38 65250 76 86861 W 44 CS Maryland Indian Heritage Society Launch site looks abandoned buildings in deteriorated condition Ajax and Hercules launch doors visible probably welded shut 38 39 17 N 076 51 20 W 38 65472 N 76 85556 W 38 65472 76 85556 W 44 LS W 45 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Washington Baltimore Accokeek Maryland 1955 Dec 1961 FDS IFC site was largely torn down A few buildings mostly forested W 45 was manned by the A 75th 11 54 9 58 A 3 562nd 9 58 6 60 and MDArNG B 3 70th 6 60 12 61 ADA 38 38 33 N 077 00 45 W 38 64250 N 77 01250 W 38 64250 77 01250 W 45 CS FDS Launch site relatively intact magazines visible however appears launch doors concreted over Perimeter fencing is intact and sturdy Site was formerly the Naval Research Lab Field Site lower Waldorf the small observatory on the barracks associated with this usage has been removed Signage indicates that it is being redeveloped as residential housing 38 38 37 N 077 00 55 W 38 64361 N 77 01528 W 38 64361 77 01528 W 45 LS W 64 Nike 2B 2C 24H 60A 24L UA 16L H Washington Baltimore Lorton Virginia dual site 1954 Sep 1958 This site was co located with the now closed Lorton Reformatory Now the site of South County Middle School Units assigned were C 71st 7 54 9 58 C 1 71st 9 58 8 63 VAArNG A 1 280th 9 59 3 63 and VAArNG A 4 111th 8 63 4 74 38 43 15 N 077 14 41 W 38 72083 N 77 24472 W 38 72083 77 24472 W 64 CS Double launch magazine now District of Columbia minimum security prison All six magazines are concreted over Barracks buildings remain intact and little altered 38 42 32 N 077 15 10 W 38 70889 N 77 25278 W 38 70889 77 25278 W 64 LS W 74 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Washington Baltimore Fairfax Pohick Virginia 1954 Mar 1963 Fairfax County ownership maintenance yard Only a couple of buildings standing Two towers are still standing covered with corrugated sheet steel Manned by D 71st 7 54 9 58 D 1 71st 9 58 9 59 and VAArNG B 1 280th 9 59 3 63 38 48 56 N 077 20 35 W 38 81556 N 77 34306 W 38 81556 77 34306 W 74 CS Launch area obliterated owned by Fairfax County and repurposed as Popes Head Park a marker close the site Virginia Historic marker E98 states 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 Just east of here was located the launch control equipment for one of the three Nike complexes in Fairfax County To the west stood the missiles poised on above ground launchers The U S Army 1954 1959 and the Army National Guard 1959 1963 operated this battery Built to oppose Soviet air attack this complex and those in Great Falls and Lorton were three of thirteen Nike sites that surrounded Washington and Baltimore 29 Both magazines were unroofed and backfilled with earth Perimeter fencing intact Some ruins are visible along the west boundary including the crushed fuelling stand and parts of the acid storage sheds 38 48 50 N 077 21 21 W 38 81389 N 77 35583 W 38 81389 77 35583 W 74 LS W 83 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Washington Baltimore Herndon Dranesville Virginia 1954 November 1962 Redeveloped into Observatory Park IFC was operated by B 71st 7 54 9 58 and B 1 71st 9 58 11 62 30 38 59 43 N 077 18 45 W 38 99528 N 77 31250 W 38 99528 77 31250 W 83 CS Redeveloped into Great Falls Nike Missile Park 38 59 30 N 077 19 44 W 38 99167 N 77 32889 W 38 99167 77 32889 W 83 CS W 92 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L U Washington Baltimore Rockville Maryland 1954 April 1974 FDS Redeveloped into US Consumer Products Safety Commission Engineering Laboratory awaiting conversion into Pleasant View Park by the City of Gaithersburg IFC units assigned were A 71st 54 9 55 D 602nd 9 55 9 58 D 4 5th 9 58 8 60 D 1 71st 8 60 65 and A 4 1st 65 4 74 31 39 06 23 N 077 13 23 W 39 10639 N 77 22306 W 39 10639 77 22306 W 92 CS Formerly under US government control National Institute of Standards and Technology Remains in secure area used as a storage area by NIST but awaiting rezoning for residential development Magazines were electrified under NIST control and used for covered underground storage The elevator still works in one magazine and is used at times to move the larger equipment 39 07 01 N 077 13 11 W 39 11694 N 77 21972 W 39 11694 77 21972 W 92 LS W 93 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Washington Baltimore Derwood Maryland 1955 August 1960 FDS Redeveloped into American Foundation for Autistic Children IFC site operated by B 602nd 9 55 9 58 and B 4 5th 9 58 8 60 39 12 37 N 077 05 24 W 39 21028 N 77 09000 W 39 21028 77 09000 W 93 CS Still under US government control Naval Surface Warfare Center Magazine used as Olney Support Center within a fenced area manned and guarded 24 7 The assembly building still stands and is used as a warehouse The generator building is still in use 39 12 33 N 077 06 20 W 39 20917 N 77 10556 W 39 20917 77 10556 W 93 LS W 94 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Washington Baltimore Gaithersburg Maryland 1955 March 1963 FDS Obliterated residential area Now Nike Missile Park run by MNCPPC 39 09 37 8 N 077 10 33 4 W 39 160500 N 77 175944 W 39 160500 77 175944 W 94 CS Part of Army Reserve Center in back of facility Used as a storage yard junkyard Former Ajax installation with 12 launchers Magazines were sealed during environmental hazards assessment in the 1990s but were then opened and badly vandalized They have since been demolished to build a training facility The land at 770 Muddy Branch Road Excess Land Sale Only is one of fourteen federal properties listed for disposal by the Public Buildings Reform Board in their 2019 recommendations 32 The battery was manned by C 602nd 9 55 9 58 C 4 5th 9 58 6 60 and MDArNG C 2 70th 6 60 3 63 39 10 51 1 N 077 10 35 5 W 39 180861 N 77 176528 W 39 180861 77 176528 W 94 CS Massachusetts edit Boston Defense Area B or BO Boston s Nike Batteries were manned initially by Regular Army troops In 1959 National Guard units assumed control of B 03 B 15 B 55 and B 63 In 1964 the Army turned sites B 36 and B 73 over to the Guard After the phase out of the Nike Ajax system sites B 05 B 36 and B 73 remained supplied with Hercules missiles Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP B 21DC established at Fort Heath MA in 1960 for Nike missile command and control functions The site was an AN FSG l Missile Master Radar Direction Center In early 1965 the AN TSQ 51 Missile Mentor solid state computer system was installed B 21DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site MM 1 The Boston Defense Area merged with Hartford amp Providence Defense Areas in 1962 becoming the New England Defense Area Air Force operations at the site ended in 1962 and Nike operations were inactivated in 1974 nbsp Boston Defense AreaSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerB 03 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Boston Reading Massachusetts Jun 1955 Mar 1963 FDS Redeveloped into multi family housing 42 30 26 N 071 05 53 W 42 50722 N 71 09806 W 42 50722 71 09806 B 03 CS FDS Redeveloped into a skating rink 42 32 28 N 071 05 05 W 42 54111 N 71 08472 W 42 54111 71 08472 B 03 LS B 05 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L UA 7L H Boston Danvers Massachusetts Nov 1956 Apr 1974 Remains an Army Reserve facility Former buildings still in use mostly cleared no sign of any radar towers 42 35 18 N 070 56 43 W 42 58833 N 70 94528 W 42 58833 70 94528 B 05 CS FDS Overgrown and abandoned Mostly intact 42 36 28 N 070 56 57 W 42 60778 N 70 94917 W 42 60778 70 94917 B 05 LS B 15 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Boston Beverly Massachusetts Feb 1957 Mar 1963 FDS Abandoned Appears to be a large water tower built on site 42 34 47 N 070 52 34 W 42 57972 N 70 87611 W 42 57972 70 87611 B 15 CS FDS FEMA team headquarters and missile site still accessible 42 35 21 N 070 54 41 W 42 58917 N 70 91139 W 42 58917 70 91139 B 15 LS B 17 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Boston Nahant Massachusetts Feb 1957 Mar 1963 Located at Bailey s Hill Park Appears to be the base of a radar tower remaining no buildings 42 25 09 N 070 55 46 W 42 41917 N 70 92944 W 42 41917 70 92944 B 17 CS Now Northeastern University Marine Science Center Launchers obliterated 42 25 05 N 070 54 14 W 42 41806 N 70 90389 W 42 41806 70 90389 B 17 LS B 36 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U Boston Fort Duvall Hull Massachusetts Jan 1956 Apr 1974 Formerly located on Hog Island formerly Ft Duvall Now obliterated Private ownership housing 42 18 01 N 070 53 46 W 42 30028 N 70 89611 W 42 30028 70 89611 B 36 CS Formerly located on Hog Island formerly Ft Duvall Now obliterated Park ownership by Commonwealth of Massachusetts 42 18 06 N 070 53 50 W 42 30167 N 70 89722 W 42 30167 70 89722 B 36 LS B 37 Nike 2B 20A Boston Webb Memorial State Park Weymouth Massachusetts Jan 1956 Dec 1961 FDS Now Nickerson Beach Chappel Rock Park Obliterated overgrown Perhaps some structures in the overgrowth 42 18 12 N 071 00 41 W 42 30333 N 71 01139 W 42 30333 71 01139 B 37 CS FDS Located on Webb State Park South Shore Association for Retarded Citizens Mess Hall EM Barracks and Missile Test amp Assembly Building remain pits buried but vents amp ducts are visible 42 19 01 N 070 58 03 W 42 31694 N 70 96750 W 42 31694 70 96750 B 37 LS B 38 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Boston Cohasset Hingham Massachusetts Nov 1956 Dec 1961 FDS Now Turkey Hill Park One small IFC building remains 42 14 23 N 070 51 08 W 42 23972 N 70 85222 W 42 23972 70 85222 B 38 CS FDS Now County highway maintenance storage facility 42 14 14 N 070 49 50 W 42 23722 N 70 83056 W 42 23722 70 83056 B 38 LS B 55 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Boston Blue Hills Randolph Massachusetts Jun 1955 Mar 1963 FDS Largely obliterated now Massachusetts Audubon education center 42 13 20 N 071 03 42 W 42 22222 N 71 06167 W 42 22222 71 06167 B 55 CS FDS Former triple Ajax battery Very deteriorated state 42 12 00 N 071 04 21 W 42 20000 N 71 07250 W 42 20000 71 07250 B 55 LS B 63 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Boston Needham Massachusetts Jun 1955 Mar 1963 FDS Now The Charles River Center 42 17 26 N 071 15 17 W 42 29056 N 71 25472 W 42 29056 71 25472 B 63 CS FDS A small not for profit community farm provides outdoor education on part of the site 42 16 20 N 071 16 22 W 42 27222 N 71 27278 W 42 27222 71 27278 B 63 LS B 73 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U Boston South Lincoln Wayland Massachusetts Jan 1956 Apr 1974 FDS Now Massachusetts Audubon Society Drumlin Farm 42 24 29 N 071 19 56 W 42 40806 N 71 33222 W 42 40806 71 33222 B 73 CS FDS Obliterated no evidence of launch site Residential housing built in place 42 24 35 N 071 21 37 W 42 40972 N 71 36028 W 42 40972 71 36028 B 73 LS B 84 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Boston Burlington Massachusetts Jan 1956 Aug 1963 FDS Owned by Burlington Recreation Commission Buildings are current home to Burlington Players community theatre company Evidence of IFC structures on hill behind buildings 42 29 24 38 N 071 10 39 49 W 42 4901056 N 71 1776361 W 42 4901056 71 1776361 B 84 CS FDS A parking lot for Northeastern University Suburban Campus Innovation Campus at Burlington 42 28 41 N 071 11 30 W 42 47806 N 71 19167 W 42 47806 71 19167 B 84 LS B 85 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Boston Bedford Massachusetts Nov 1956 Dec 1961 After being closed in 1961 the lease for this former Nike IFC site was transferred to the Air Force in 1965 Used as the Bedford Electronics Research Annex The Air Force used the property until 1976 Today partially Intact Private ownership Redeveloped into single family housing 42 29 29 N 071 18 13 W 42 49139 N 71 30361 W 42 49139 71 30361 B 85 CS Missile pads partially Intact Harvard University 42 30 28 N 071 17 41 W 42 50778 N 71 29472 W 42 50778 71 29472 B 85 LS Michigan edit Detroit Defense Area D Built during the mid 1950 Headquarters facilities were posted at Selfridge AFB as well as the Detroit Artillery Armory Between 1958 and 1961 the Army converted sites D 06 D 16 D 26 D 58 D 61 and D 87 from Nike Ajax to Nike Hercules 3rd Battalion 55th Artillery Air Defense helped man these sites The Michigan National Guard assumed manning responsibilities for many of the sites in the 1960s Sites D 06 D 58 and D 87 Hercules batteries remained active until 1974 Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP D 15DC established at Selfridge AFB MI in 1960 for Nike missile command and control functions The site was initially an AN FSG l Missile Master Radar Direction Center It was later upgraded to the AN TSQ 51 Missile Mentor solid state computer system D 15DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site P 20 Z 20 The Air Force ceased radar operations when the Army no longer needed radar support and the AADCP was inactivated 1 Sep 1974 nbsp Detroit Defense AreaSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerD 06 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U Detroit Utica Michigan 1955 Apr 1974 FDS Abandoned now known as the Rochester Utica State Recreation Area and the Shadebush Environmental Educational Center 42 38 37 N 083 03 33 W 42 64361 N 83 05917 W 42 64361 83 05917 D 06 CS FDS Owned by the Utica School District New building and landscaping to the west of the former missile pads Pads have been removed with just disturbed earth and a cleared area where they were 42 39 01 N 083 04 06 W 42 65028 N 83 06833 W 42 65028 83 06833 D 06 LS D 14 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Detroit Selfridge AFB Michigan Shared with D 16 1955 Feb 1963 After inactivation the property reverted to Selfridge AFB Partially Intact Army Engineering Support Buildings42 35 55 N 082 49 04 W 42 59861 N 82 81778 W 42 59861 82 81778 D 14 CS After inactivation the property reverted to Selfridge AFB Now obliterated although largely intact Command maintenance and fueling buildings now serve as the U S Border Patrol s Detroit Sector Headquarters42 35 45 N 082 50 55 W 42 59583 N 82 84861 W 42 59583 82 84861 D 14 LS D 16 Nike 2B 12H 20A 8L U Detroit Selfridge AFB Michigan Shared with D 14 1955 Jun 1971 After inactivation the property reverted to Selfridge AFB Partially Intact Army Engineering Support Buildings42 35 55 N 082 49 04 W 42 59861 N 82 81778 W 42 59861 82 81778 D 16 CS After inactivation the property reverted to Selfridge AFB Now obliterated although largely intact Command maintenance and fueling buildings now serve as the U S Border Patrol s Detroit Sector Headquarters 42 35 57 N 082 49 50 W 42 59917 N 82 83056 W 42 59917 82 83056 D 16 LS D 17 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Detroit Algonac Marine City Michigan 1957 Feb 1963 Private ownership redeveloped into single family housing The perimeter fence appears to remain 42 41 51 N 082 34 30 W 42 69750 N 82 57500 W 42 69750 82 57500 D 17 CS Private ownership Appears to be a storage area for tractor trailers Magazines appear intact 42 41 41 N 082 33 43 W 42 69472 N 82 56194 W 42 69472 82 56194 D 17 LS D 23 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Detroit Detroit City Airport Michigan Shared double Launch facility with D 26 separate IFCs 1955 Dec 1960 Obliterated City of Detroit Land incorporated within Alfred Brush Ford Park also known as Ford Brush Park at the foot of Lenox Ave Nothing remains of the IFC except the MTR and TTR towers 42 21 24 N 082 56 28 W 42 35667 N 82 94111 W 42 35667 82 94111 D 23 CS Obliterated City of Detroit Located on Belle Isle south of Blue Heron Lagoon East side of Lakeside Drive42 20 43 N 082 57 20 W 42 34528 N 82 95556 W 42 34528 82 95556 D 23 LS D 26 Nike 2B 2C 12H 20A 12L UA 8L H Detroit Belle Isle Michigan Shared double Launch facility with D 23 separate IFCs 1955 Nov 1968 Obliterated City of Detroit Now a part of Maheras Gentry Park42 21 22 N 082 56 58 W 42 35611 N 82 94944 W 42 35611 82 94944 D 26 CS Obliterated City of Detroit Located on Belle Isle south of Blue Heron Lagoon East side of Lakeside Drive42 20 43 N 082 57 20 W 42 34528 N 82 95556 W 42 34528 82 95556 D 26 LS D 51 Nike 1B 2C 20A 8L A Detroit Naval Air Station Grosse Ile Now Grosse Ile Airport Michigan 1955 Feb 1963 FDS Abandoned lot now filled with junk belongs to the Township of Grosse Ile and is leased to a landscaping company 42 06 28 N 083 09 18 W 42 10778 N 83 15500 W 42 10778 83 15500 D 51 CS FDS Has been completely demolished and made into a nature conservatory A semi circular embankment protecting the fueling area remains This area is currently being run by the U S Fish and Wildlife Service 42 05 52 N 083 09 15 W 42 09778 N 83 15417 W 42 09778 83 15417 D 51 LS D 54 Nike 4B 2C 30A 24L AA Detroit Riverview Wyandotte Michigan dual site 1955 Feb 1963 FDS Redeveloped into Immanuel Lutheran Church and a multi story light office building42 10 59 N 083 11 47 W 42 18306 N 83 19639 W 42 18306 83 19639 D 54 CS FDS The launcher area is now a public park with a Nike Hercules missile and a plaque dedicating the site The pits are still there under the park behind the fire station There is one original building left near the launch site which has been refurbished and turned into a hall to host Cub Scout events and such 42 10 28 N 083 11 49 W 42 17444 N 83 19694 W 42 17444 83 19694 D 54 LS D 57 58 Nike Carlton 3B 20A 12L A Newport 3B 18H 30A 12L UA Detroit Carleton Newport Michigan shared double launch separate control sites 1955 Apr 1974 FDS Derelict but partially intact The Radar towers Generator bldg Van pads and connecting building foundation are all there D 58 control site is currently being auctioned to general public by General Services Administration 33 42 00 06 N 083 22 04 W 42 00167 N 83 36778 W 42 00167 83 36778 D 57 58 CS FDS Redeveloped into single family housing D 57 site demolished redeveloped into Ford Motor Co automotive parts distribution center in 2021 34 42 00 20 N 083 20 35 W 42 00556 N 83 34306 W 42 00556 83 34306 D 57 58 LS D 61 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L UA Detroit Romulus Dearborn Michigan 1957 Jun 1971 Northwest side of what is now Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 42 13 42 N 083 21 34 W 42 22833 N 83 35944 W 42 22833 83 35944 D 61 CS East side of what is now Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 42 12 08 N 083 21 06 W 42 20222 N 83 35167 W 42 20222 83 35167 D 61 LS D 69 Nike 2B 20A 8L A Detroit River Rouge Park Michigan 1956 Feb 1963 Partially Intact City of Detroit River Rouge Park 42 21 29 N 083 15 12 W 42 35806 N 83 25333 W 42 35806 83 25333 D 69 CS Obliterated City of Detroit Redeveloped into Howard Cassidy Park 42 20 27 N 083 14 59 W 42 34083 N 83 24972 W 42 34083 83 24972 D 69 LS D 86 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Detroit Franklin Bingham Michigan 1957 Feb 1963 Site is now the location of a couple of office buildings 42 29 12 N 083 17 43 W 42 48667 N 83 29528 W 42 48667 83 29528 D 86 CS Partially intact It resides within an Army Reserve facility 42 29 30 N 083 18 29 W 42 49167 N 83 30806 W 42 49167 83 30806 D 86 LS D 87 Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L U 10L H Detroit Commerce Union Lake Michigan 1955 Apr 1974 FDS Almost intact buildings still exist but are vandalized and a section has major fire damage It is also owned by the Michigan DNR It was being used as a Day Camp for children but is now abandoned 35 42 35 48 N 083 28 15 W 42 59667 N 83 47083 W 42 59667 83 47083 D 87 CS FDS Demolished open lot owned by Michigan DNR 42 35 57 N 083 28 00 W 42 59917 N 83 46667 W 42 59917 83 46667 D 87 LS D 97 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Detroit Auburn Hills Michigan 1955 Feb 1963 Obliterated Oakland Community College42 38 41 N 083 13 24 W 42 64472 N 83 22333 W 42 64472 83 22333 D 97 CS Obliterated by 1997 Oakland Community College Was used as a storage site for construction supplies by the university s building contractors at first 42 38 35 N 083 14 01 W 42 64306 N 83 23361 W 42 64306 83 23361 D 97 LS Minnesota edit Minneapolis St Paul Defense Area MS In operation from 1959 until 1971 the following four Nike Hercules batteries guarded the approaches to the Twin Cities The Birdie command and control facility located at Snelling Air Force Station provided target designation information to the batteries Headquarters facilities were also located at Snelling nbsp Minneapolis St Paul Defense AreaSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerMS 20 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Minneapolis Saint Paul Roberts Wisconsin Oct 1959 Jun 1971 Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to Saint Croix County45 01 18 N 092 33 41 W 45 02167 N 92 56139 W 45 02167 92 56139 MS 20 CS Launch site in good condition Fenced and gated Also used as a self storage site 45 01 47 N 092 33 13 W 45 02972 N 92 55361 W 45 02972 92 55361 MS 20 LS MS 40 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Minneapolis Saint Paul Castle Rock Minnesota Oct 1959 Jun 1971 USAR Center 44 38 36 N 093 09 50 W 44 64333 N 93 16389 W 44 64333 93 16389 MS 40 CS Is on County Road 80S in Castle Rock Minnesota Used to be well preserved for its years of age and disuse but the underground batteries were demolished and filled in 2001 It was formerly under private ownership used as an Airsoft gaming facility most notably by the Minnesota Airsoft Association The owner had planned to use it as a Law Enforcement Training facility however after rejecting a bid submitted by a construction company owned by the Planning Commission Chairman the owners requests for permits were rejected The site is currently for sale It is home to a MNDOT radio tower It is also a safe haven for deer chased by hunters in the area as it is completely fenced in 44 34 17 N 093 04 37 W 44 57139 N 93 07694 W 44 57139 93 07694 MS 40 LS MS 70 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Minneapolis Saint Paul Saint Bonifacius Minnesota Oct 1959 Jun 1971 Private ownership Partially intact on Nike Road 44 56 07 N 093 45 24 W 44 93528 N 93 75667 W 44 93528 93 75667 MS 70 CS FDS Private ownership in good condition 44 57 05 N 093 46 52 W 44 95139 N 93 78111 W 44 95139 93 78111 MS 70 LS MS 90 3D 18H 12L U Minneapolis Saint Paul Bethel Isanti Minnesota 1959 Jun 1971 Isanti County Sheriff s Department 45 26 22 N 093 20 16 W 45 43944 N 93 33778 W 45 43944 93 33778 MS 90 CS Private ownership largely intact 45 26 52 N 093 20 46 W 45 44778 N 93 34611 W 45 44778 93 34611 MS 90 LS Missouri edit Kansas City Defense Area KC Two Nike Hercules batteries dubbed Lawson and Lone Jack guarded the eastern approaches to Kansas City The Corps of Engineers Kansas City District commenced work on these sites in late spring 1958 Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP KC 65DC was established at Olathe AFS KS in 1959 for Nike missile command and control functions The site was equipped with the AN GSG 5 V BIRDIE solid state computer system KC 65DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site P 72 Z 72 Air Force operations ended 8 Sep 1968 the AADCP inactivated in 1969 St Louis Defense Area SL The Chicago District of the Corps of Engineers oversaw the design and construction Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP SL 47DC was established at Belleville AFS IL in 1959 for Nike missile command and control functions The site was equipped with the AN GSG 5 V BIRDIE solid state computer system 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 The site was closed on 18 June 1968 nbsp Missouri Nike Missile SitesSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerKC 10 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Kansas City Lawson Missouri Nov 1959 Feb 1964 Private Ownership Three well preserved buildings are in good shape and several others deteriorated sidewalks between buildings exist as also the base of the flagpole Several radar towers standing several buildings in radar area deteriorating and some loose concrete on site Area fenced and gated 39 24 55 N 094 10 24 W 39 41528 N 94 17333 W 39 41528 94 17333 KC 10 CS Private ownership Buildings deteriorated but intact Concreted areas cracked and in poor condition Magazine area appears to be an auto junkyard although intact appears to be a large garage auto dismantling building erected over the magazine 39 26 06 N 094 10 22 W 39 43500 N 94 17278 W 39 43500 94 17278 KC 10 LS KC 30 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Kansas City Pleasant Hill Missouri Nov 1959 Feb 1969 Private ownership development company Buildings torn down foundations remain Roads exist with severe cracking in poor shape 38 49 52 N 094 09 41 W 38 83111 N 94 16139 W 38 83111 94 16139 KC 30 CS Intact appears to be in private hands Buildings were torn down some new structures erected and a bunch of old boats and trucks stored on site may be a junkyard Concrete around magazines severely cracked both Ajax and Hercules doors Bay doors and elevators still work and are still in use by owners 38 48 59 N 094 09 22 W 38 81639 N 94 15611 W 38 81639 94 15611 KC 30 LS KC 60 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Kansas City Gardner Kansas 2 mi S Nov 1959 Feb 1969 Redeveloped into Gardner Unified School offices The site totally redeveloped with new buildings No evidence of IFC remains 38 46 34 N 094 55 42 W 38 77611 N 94 92833 W 38 77611 94 92833 KC 50 CS FDS Located behind single family home subdivision 20260 South Garnder Road The old missile site is clearly visible with satellite imagery including the three silos 38 45 38 N 094 56 04 W 38 76056 N 94 93444 W 38 76056 94 93444 KC 50 LS KC 80 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Kansas City Fort Leavenworth Kansas Nov 1959 Feb 1969 Redeveloped Single family home Large wooded area around the home appears to be totally redeveloped with no evidence of IFC although may be parts of the facility in the woods to the southwest of the house 39 20 29 N 094 57 04 W 39 34139 N 94 95111 W 39 34139 94 95111 KC 80 CS Mix of new and old buildings Currently used as the Rod amp Gun Club and the 35th Infantry Division Mech motor pool maintenance facility The vehicle park is on top of the three magazines Large number of cars boats large RVs Doors probably welded shut 39 21 42 N 094 56 24 W 39 36167 N 94 94000 W 39 36167 94 94000 KC 80 LS SL 10 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Saint Louis Marine Illinois May 1960 Dec 1968 Access road to highway 4 only remnants of IFC site Contaminated soil remediated on site The village has constructed wastewater treatment lagoons on 1 3 of the site The rest of the site is used by farmers Fenced 38 47 44 N 089 47 58 W 38 79556 N 89 79944 W 38 79556 89 79944 SL 10 CS Private ownership Old Army building still standing most in good condition along with the roads The concrete area around magazines in good shape appears to be used as a storage yard 38 49 56 N 089 47 25 W 38 83222 N 89 79028 W 38 83222 89 79028 SL 10 LS SL 40 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Saint Louis Hecker Illinois May 1960 Dec 1968 Private Ownership Purchased 7 12 14 by Ron Mertens of Smithton IL Beck VoTech School Buildings appear in excellent condition 38 17 23 N 089 56 51 W 38 28972 N 89 94750 W 38 28972 89 94750 SL 40 CS FDS Abandoned Most buildings remain Concrete in magazine area cracked Launchers appear to be concreted over Fenced 38 16 11 N 089 57 00 W 38 26972 N 89 95000 W 38 26972 89 95000 SL 40 LS SL 60 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Saint Louis Pacific Missouri 5 mi S 1960 Dec 1968 Private ownership now MPL Industries On Nike Base Road Mostly redeveloped many buildings remain in good shape sidewalks still connecting buildings Troop barracks are used for storage for Nike Elementary School in the Meramec Valley R 3 school district Air strip is now part of Evergreen Lakes subdivision 38 24 30 N 090 45 16 W 38 40833 N 90 75444 W 38 40833 90 75444 SL 60 CS Road back to launch site from IFC in good shape Fenced and gated Site is now used as a bus parking lot for Meramec Valley R 3 school district Some buildings exist launcher area intact 38 24 13 N 090 45 18 W 38 40361 N 90 75500 W 38 40361 90 75500 SL 60 LS SL 90 Nike 3D 18H 12L U Saint Louis Alton Pere Marquette May Illinois 1960 Dec 1968 Intact Abandoned Pere Marquette State Park Overgrown most buildings underneath veneration canopy Still behind locked gate and fenced 38 58 55 N 090 30 32 W 38 98194 N 90 50889 W 38 98194 90 50889 SL 90 CS Abandoned Pere Marquette State Park kits if debris on the launchers site used as a storage yard 38 59 43 N 090 30 36 W 38 99528 N 90 51000 W 38 99528 90 51000 SL 90 LS Nebraska edit Lincoln AFB Defense Area LI The missiles provided defense for SAC B 47 bombers and Atlas missiles stationed at and around Lincoln AFB between 1960 and 1966 Offutt AFB Defense Area OF Provided a Nike Hercules defense for Omaha s Offutt AFB which was the Headquarters of the Strategic Air Command Offutt also hosted SAC tankers and Atlas missiles were deployed around the area in the early 1960s An Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP was established at Omaha AFS NE in 1959 for Nike missile command and control functions The site was equipped with the AN GSG 5 V BIRDIE solid state computer system The AAFC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site P 71 Z 71 The site was inactivated on 8 Sep 1968 nbsp Nebraska Nike Missile SitesSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerLI 01 Nike 3AG 12H 12L H Lincoln Ceresco Davey Nebraska 1960 Jun 1966 Raymond Central High School some buildings intact but site greatly modified for school41 01 24 N 096 44 50 W 41 02333 N 96 74722 W 41 02333 96 74722 LI 01 CS Above ground magazines protected by berms Abandoned in private hands Buildings standing and in use Being used as an auto junkyard large numbers of junk cars stored in missile firing pads 41 02 10 N 096 44 25 W 41 03611 N 96 74028 W 41 03611 96 74028 LI 01 LS LI 50 Nike 3AG 12H L H Lincoln Martell Nebraska 1960 Jun 1966 In private ownership Buildings in good condition and in use Undetermined purpose Site largely intact barracks has been torn down One radar tower standing 40 39 18 N 096 49 41 W 40 65500 N 96 82806 W 40 65500 96 82806 LI 50 CS Fenced and gated above ground magazines protected by berms Buildings still standing missile firing area in good condition A few vehicles being stored in abandoned berm area appears in good shape Used for herding rams and storage 40 38 45 N 096 49 25 W 40 64583 N 96 82361 W 40 64583 96 82361 LI 50 LS OF 10 Nike 3AG 12H 12L H Offutt AFB Treynor Iowa 1960 1966 Green Hills Area Education Agency Central Office Buildings in good shape 41 13 50 N 095 42 49 W 41 23056 N 95 71361 W 41 23056 95 71361 OF 10 CS Above ground firing site although no berms visible Private ownership good shape 41 13 50 N 095 41 57 W 41 23056 N 95 69917 W 41 23056 95 69917 OF 10 LS OF 60 Nike 3AG 12H 12L H Offutt Louisville Nebraska 1960 1966 FDS In private hands Buildings in good shape Radar tower bases visible 40 59 18 N 096 04 26 W 40 98833 N 96 07389 W 40 98833 96 07389 OF 60 CS FDS In private hands appears in good shape 40 59 00 N 096 05 28 W 40 98333 N 96 09111 W 40 98333 96 09111 OF 60 LS New Jersey edit Site Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerPH23 25 Nike Ajax and Hercules 36 Philadelphia Lumberton 1956 1974 36 Demolished Nov 2015 for a housing development Two radar towers remain on the property of a landscape business 39 57 46 N 74 46 51 W 39 96278 N 74 78083 W 39 96278 74 78083 W 10 CS Buildings Demolished Sept 2015 Magazines are there and part of a municipal maintenance facilityLinks Sandy Hook Tours Site NY 56 Gateway National Park NJ 14 Missile Bases NY 56 History Trip Advisor Highlands Air Force Station New Mexico edit Walker AFB Defense Area W As a Strategic Air Command base it was determined that Walker should be defended by a Nike Hercules battalion The 6 2d was activated at Walker on 20 April 1960 it was then inactivated on 25 June 1960 without ever being declared operational the construction then subsequently abandoned nbsp Walker AFB Defense AreaSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerW 10 Nike 3AG never operational Walker Roswell New Mexico Never operational Intact NMArNG Miliray Academy Buildings standing looks abandoned 33 25 20 N 104 20 50 W 33 42222 N 104 34722 W 33 42222 104 34722 W 10 CS Intact MNArNG training site Abandoned 33 26 09 N 104 20 07 W 33 43583 N 104 33528 W 33 43583 104 33528 W 10 LS W 50 Nike 3AG never operational Walker Hagerman New Mexico Never operational Demolished Roswell Correctional Center Partially33 08 27 N 104 32 34 W 33 14083 N 104 54278 W 33 14083 104 54278 W 50 CS Intact abandoned Built on a former World War II auxiliary field 3 of Roswell AAF 33 07 34 N 104 32 38 W 33 12611 N 104 54389 W 33 12611 104 54389 W 50 LS Launch Site One Nike 1B 2C 18H 30A 12L UA 7L H No Defense Area McGregor Guided Missile Range New Mexico 1957 Dec 1992 FDS FDSNew York edit Niagara Falls Buffalo Defense Area NF BU Buffalo and Niagara Falls were separate Defense Areas until their merger in December 1961 Before consolidation the Niagara Falls Defense Area was commanded from historic Fort Niagara Both Regular Army and Army National Guard Units operated these batteries The Army Air Defense Command Post AADCP NF 17DC established at Lockport AFS NY in 1960 for Nike missile command and control functions The site was an AN FSG l Missile Master Radar Direction Center NF 17DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site P 21 Z 21 Nike operations at the site inactivated in 1962 New York Defense Area NY Combined with the sites located in New Jersey the New York sites composed one of the largest defensive nets in the nation Headquarters facilities were located at Tappan Fort Totten Fort Wadsworth and Roslyn Initially New York s air defenses had been manually coordinated from Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island 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 The site was an AN FSG l Missile Master Radar Direction Center Later the AN TSQ 51 Missile Mentor solid state computer system was installed NY 55DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment SAGE air defense radar network as Site P 9 Z 9 Air Force operations at the site ended on 1 July 1966 and Nike operations were inactivated on 31 Oct 1974 As in several other states during the 1960s the National Guard assumed a greater role in operating the sites nbsp Niagara Falls Buffalo Defense Area nbsp New York Defense AreaSite Name Missile Type Defense Area Site Location Service Dates Control Site condition owner Launch Site condition ownerBU 09 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A Niagara Buffalo Ransom Creek Millersport New York 1956 Dec 1961 FDS Some military buildings being used by city as offices Most of site has been obliterated fenceline visible in aerial imagery 43 03 14 N 078 43 13 W 43 05389 N 78 72028 W 43 05389 78 72028 BU 09 CS FDS Buildings in good condition magazine area in use by the city police department as a vehicle storage area 43 03 49 N 078 42 38 W 43 06361 N 78 71056 W 43 06361 78 71056 BU 09 LS BU 18 Nike 3B 18H 30A 12L U Niagara Buffalo Lancaster Milgrove New York 1956 Mar 1970 FDS Lancaster town Police Department and local government office Largely redeveloped although several old IFC buildings still used 42 55 46 N 078 37 12 W 42 92944 N 78 62000 W 42 92944 78 62000 BU 18 CS FDS Appears in good condition buildings in use Magazine area used by construction company for equipment repair storage Electrified with working elevators 42 55 50 N 078 35 49 W 42 93056 N 78 59694 W 42 93056 78 59694 BU 18 LS BU 34 35 Nike 2B 4C 60A 24L AA Niagara Buffalo Orchard Park New York dual site 1956 Mar 1963 FDS Vacant land Some IFC roads exist no structures 42 47 34 N 078 41 56 W 42 79278 N 78 69889 W 42 79278 78 69889 BU 34 35 CS FDS Largely obliterated Buildings at beginning of entrance road former underground double magazine Aerial image shows faint evidence of launcher area appears to be covered with soil 42 46 34 N 078 40 06 W 42 77611 N 78 66833 W 42 77611 78 66833 BU 34 35 LS BU 52 Nike 2B 4C 60A 24L AA Niagara Buffalo Hamburg New York dual site 1956 Dec 1961 The IFC was located off New Lake View Road at 2 E Heltz Road and is now offices for the Town of Hamburg and as part of Lakeview Road Recreation Area Obliterated 42 42 37 N 078 53 30 W 42 71028 N 78 89167 W 42 71028 78 89167 BU 52 CS Was a double site Launcher and Integrated Fire Control Area for Nike Ajax Missiles In use by state highway department and is currently covered by a bike track a Hamburg Town Park and Bulk Storage 37 New buildings erected 42 42 37 N 078 54 06 W 42 71028 N 78 90167 W 42 71028 78 90167 BU 52 LS NF 03 Nike 2B 4C 60A 24L AA Niagara Buffalo Model City New York dual site 1955 1963 FDS Abandoned IFC site Porter Center Road divides site into west and east sections Buildings exist on east side of road appear to be in poor condition and overgrown West side of site largely forested with little evidence of use 43 12 59 N 078 57 32 W 43 21639 N 78 95889 W 43 21639 78 95889 NF 03 CS FDS Former double magazine site abandoned and mostly overgrown with vegetation The launcher site was acquired by the USAF in 1965 and become the Youngstown Test Site This site was the western end of a test range under the jurisdiction of Griffiss AFB Closed at an unknown date Today a few foundations of buildings visible launch area exists condition unknown probably filled with water 43 13 43 N 078 57 46 W 43 22861 N 78 96278 W 43 22861 78 96278 NF 03 LS NF 16 Nike 2B 4C 18H 30A 24L UA 11L H Niagara Buffalo Sanborn Cambria New York dual site 1955 to Mar 1970 Private ownership Barracks building in use several radar towers still standing Appears to be light office building 43 09 31 N 078 50 23 W 43 15861 N 78 83972 W 43 15861 78 83972 NF 16 CS Cambria Municipal offices appears to be converted into maintenance storage yard Few buildings left faint traces of one magazine but very little of Launch site remains 43 09 41 N 078 49 06 W 43 16139 N 78 81833 W 43 16139 78 81833 NF 16 LS NF 41 Nike 1B 2C 18H 11L U Niagara Buffalo Grand Island New York Formerly dual NF 74 NF 75 Apr 1959 Mar 1970 Private ownership Is now known as Nike Base Town Park as such it hosts Grand Island s Senior Citizen Center a town sponsored safe hangout for teens known as Reality Cafe and space for group meetings A few military buildings still in use new construction 43 01 07 N 079 00 47 W 43 01861 N 79 01306 W 43 01861 79 01306 NF 41 CS Is now used as the Grand Island Central School District s Eco Island Ecology Reserve Former triple magazine site now abandoned Large piles of earth on top of magazines some vehicles parked in magazine area visible in aerial images LC buildings along Staley road still in use 43 00 32 N 079 00 56 W 43 00889 N 79 01556 W 43 00889 79 01556 NF 41 LS NY 03 04 Nike 2B 1C 18H 30A 24L UA 12L H New York Orangeburg Mount Nebo New York dual site 1955 Apr 1974 Some old IFC buildings in use being used by the Town of Orangeburg 41 01 57 N 073 57 03 W 41 03250 N 73 95083 W 41 03250 73 95083 NY 03 04 CS Intact USAR Center Orangeburg Batteries paved over with asphalt new building construction 41 02 16 N 073 56 29 W 41 03778 N 73 94139 W 41 03778 73 94139 NY 03 04 LS NY 09 Nike 1B 2C 30A 12L A New York Kensico White Plains New York 1955 1963 FDS Now Nike Overlook Park IFC mostly taken over by woods some buildings still stand asphalted area badly cracked 41 03 19 N 073 55 41 W 41 05528 N 73 92806 W 41 05528 73 92806 NY 09 CS FDS Launch site adjacent to NY 03 04 41 02 16 N 073 56 33 W 41 03778 N 73 94250 W 41 03778 73 94250 NY 09 LS NY 15 Nike 2B 20A 8L A New York Fort Slocum New York 1955 Jul 1960 Abandoned David s Island Buildings torn down some sidewalks left Not much else 40 53 07 N 073 46 09 W 40 88528 N 73 76917 W 40 88528 73 76917 NY 15 CS Abandoned Hart Island Double Magazines covered over with vegetation on north end of island Buildings spread out all over the island all appear in highly deterioration condition span, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library, article, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games. |