This is an early Ajax-only site that was never converted to Hercules. Used primarily as a junkyard. Also used as a self-storage site. MONTANA LOCATIONS 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). . Private ownership, mostly returned to agricultural use, single magazine is about all that is left. 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. 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. 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. The AADCP was inactivated in Sep 1969. There are two adjacent ski recreation areas. Mostly redeveloped, many buildings remain in good shape, sidewalks still connecting buildings. Double magazine now motor pool area for Army Reserve unit. Now US Forest Service facility. Completely rebuilt, with no evidence of a Fire Control Site or radar towers. Almost intact buildings still exist but are vandalized and a section has major fire damage. Most of area now redeveloped into tennis courts, park area. You do not want to buy land or live anywhere near these silo's, and preferrably not anywhere within 200 miles of these missile fields. Redeveloped into Gardner Unified School offices. Hotel and commercial development. Site appears unused. Buildings standing, magazines visible with launch doors probably welded shut. These were covering the Norwegian capital, the former Kolss HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe (AFNORTH), the Rygge and Gardermoen airbases and the naval base Karljohansvern. Magazine area now storage yard. Belmont Harbors site is now a grassy area on the lakefront, as is the old Promontory Point site. Redeveloped into Hadley Shopping Center and a light industrial park. Now part of a horse farm. After being closed in 1961, the lease for this former Nike IFC site was transferred to the Air Force in 1965. It does not rely on GPS or visual sighting to strike its targets. TV transmitter site. Ask him. FDS. The Fat Man bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 had a yield of 20 kilotons. 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 launcher area is now a public park with a Nike-Hercules missile and a plaque dedicating the site. Obliterated, Army terrorism training site, demolished but support structure for target acquisition radar still intact. Buildings torn down, Launch doors visible, now welded shut. There were no intercontinental ballistic missiles or ICMBs at Montrose Harbor. Private ownership. No structures appear to remain. Cleared land, no evidence except a few pipes emerging from below ground; apron off Forest Way still visible. Former Ajax installation with 12 launchers. 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. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. FDS. The area is off-limits to visitors at Angel Island State Park. Overgrown and abandoned. Radar facility used as storage for Lannon County Park and as a US Cellular tower site. You can either park on the side of the road here, or you can continue down to the right and park in the parking lot, then walk back to the split and continue. Off "Nike Site Road". Intact, Private ownership in good condition. Now "Turkey Hill Park". Abandoned lot now filled with junk belongs to the Township of Grosse Ile and is leased to a landscaping company. 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. Launchers appear to be concreted over. USAR Center Magazine area remains, concrete badly deteriorated.BR>. HM-01 was Nike-Ajax. The areas in black denote deactivated missile wings, the areas in red denote the active missile wings. 20th century castles, llc has sold 60 properties. Next, turn left on Wolf Lake Drive and follow it all the way back to where the road forks. Their defending area was the industrial Ruhr area. 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. Until recently, Nike Missile Base C-84 near the Chicago suburb of Barrington, Illinois, served as an archival repository for Lake County; the records were stored in one of the three underground missile storage areas. This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads. Site PR-99 at North Smithfield stayed in operation until 1971 while PR-38 at Bristol held on until 1974. Appears in good condition, buildings in use. Now "Lower Nike Park". Built on a former World War II auxiliary field (#3) of Roswell AAF. Launch site roads still in place, overlaid by park facilities. Aerial imagery shows 3 radar towers still erect. IFC buildings are being reused in reasonable condition. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. Obliterated, High-end single-family housing, no evidence of IFC. Nike was meant to defend against manned aircraft. The site was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. It could also be equipped with nuclear warheads. FDS. Manned by D/71st (7/54-9/58), D/1/71st (9/58-9/59) and VAArNG B/1/280th (9/59-3/63). Part of magazine visible. You can zoom in and out in a few ways. Now well-preserved in private ownership. Above ground magazines protected by berms. Owned by the Nassau Board of Cooperative Education, which uses the site as the Brookville Nature Park and Outdoor Education Center. No evidence of IFC site. 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). Long secluded driveway ending at the log home which has beautiful views and Southern exposure. Locked and fenced. Buildings under vegetation, two large radio towers fallen on side visible . Old FC buildings in area in various states of deterioration and abandoned. Missile launchers asphalted over but some doors still visible. Private ownership. Location now a parking deck. Some buildings still in use, others torn down. full-screen. Buildings torn down, foundations remain. No purchase necessary. The first thing that makes this particular route interesting is the still active missile silos that dot the highway from Kimball to the Colorado border. Abandoned. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. In 1963, the more advanced Nike-Hercules missile was distributed to some Nike bases. Some concrete foundations visible, Magazine now used as auxiliary gym. Former access road to IFC remains, highly deteriorated and partially taken over by vegetation. This area is within the SRA on the southern shore of the lake. Buildings were torn down. It was faster, and could travel farther up to 90 miles. Totally obliterated. No radar towers. Much of site overgrown with vegetation. The site was initially an AN/FSG-l Missile-Master Radar Direction Center. High-end housing development, nothing remains. FDS. On 6 Mar 1951 it was redesignated Wolters Air Force Base. Several buildings still in use. Upon deactivation of this Hercules battery in 1960, the equipment was forwarded to the Norfolk site at Deep Creek/Portsmouth. FDS. Fairfax County ownership, maintenance yard. Like us on Facebook to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. Offutt also hosted SAC tankers and Atlas missiles were deployed around the area in the early 1960s. Buildings in good condition, magazine area in use by the city police department as a vehicle storage area. Obliterated, no evidence of existence at end of former access road. One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft. . Site appears to have been leveled, graded and fenced. Currently a paintball site under the name Blast Camp; site is in the middle of farm fields. Abandoned, buildings appear derelict with lots of junk in the area. Private ownership. Note: The Little Boy bomb dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 had a yield of 15 kilotons. The AADCP inactivated in 1966. The markers are color-coded by flights. These are MAJOR nuclear war targets, each one of these silo's will be hit with minimum one warhead with a fairly large yield as part of a Russian counterforce attack. Several were obliterated and turned into parks. Berms still quite visible under vegetation. Large piles of earth on top of magazines, some vehicles parked in magazine area visible in aerial images. Abandoned. FDS. But the missile crews would practice bringing them up from underground and pointing them at the sky. The former crew barracks are now used for county fire station personnel and the old launch bays appear to be used for storage. This event actually took place in October 1962[6] during the Cuban missile crisis when NATO came on full alert. Launched from a Montana silo, a Minuteman III would take about 20 minutes to reach Moscowits speed is not constant along its flight path. Later re-used as an Aerojet facility but now abandoned. Condition unknown. Abandoned. Launch area obliterated, owned by Fairfax County and repurposed as Popes Head Park; a marker close the site, Virginia Historic marker E98 states: Redeveloped into "Observatory Park". mountain ranges, similar to looking at a relief map. Here are some maps showing the locations of U.S. Minuteman III ICBM silo's along with coordinates. It is home to a MNDOT radio tower. A missile silo in Abilene, Kansas, used to store and launch ballistic missiles in the 1960s, is on sale for $380,000. It has a maximum range of 8,700 miles and a maximum speed of Mach 23 Private ownership, in excellent condition. Concrete launcher foundations partially intact, Microwave/Communication Facility. Ther are also sleeping quarters and eating areas above ground. Launch site buildings still have doors and window glass. Abandoned, in private hands. Relocated from HM-66. A battery of Nike missiles was installed at Belmont Harbor in the early 1950s. Launch site in good condition. City of SeaTac WA Parks Dept. Has radar towers. Many tractor-trailers on site. Ajax and Hercules launch doors visible, probably welded shut. Headquarters facilities were located at Tappan, Fort Totten, Fort Wadsworth, and Roslyn. Also juvenile detention facility. Buildings still standing. FDS Redeveloped into single-family housing. HM-01DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site Z-210. Gloucester Township, IFC is a vacant lot with woods, some old roads. San Vicente Peak, has been turned into a Cold War memorial park. No evidence of LS. Perimeter fencing is intact and sturdy. Double-battery Nike. Optionally, a missile may contain a single W87 475-kiloton warhead to attack a single target. The following is a list of Nike missile sites operated by the United States Army. She has visited half of the states, as well as parts of Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean, and regularly travels home to the Hoosier State to see friends and family. Formally used as an ESDA facility for the Village. Site is now the location of a couple of office buildings. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. There was a multiplicity of reasons that Minuteman's were sited in the Great Plains region. Also used as police firing range for the City of Gary, with former assembly building berm as the back stop. Located at Bailey's Hill Park. Other bases were located at Fort Sheridan, Porter, Indiana, even in the middle of Jackson Park. Navy amphibious training site. They have since been demolished to build a training facility. All Belgian Nike sites were in the 2 ATAF part of then West- Germany. Inactivated by 1974. Obliterated. The AADCP inactivated in June 1974. FDS. Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. Today's W78 warheads are 23 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Magazine area appears to be an auto junkyard, although intact, appears to be a large garage, auto dismantling building erected over the magazine. Part of old access road still visible from Pitman Road. The buildings appear to be in use and in good condition. 1mi S of Card Sound Road & County Road 905. A large elevator would bring the missiles to the surface, and crew members would push the missile to position. Missile assembly building appears standing, concrete missile pads deteriorated concrete. Intact, Abilene Independent School District, in good shape. Some foundations of buildings, remainder of streets. Buildings well maintained, appears to be 3 radar towers to the east of the buildings still standing. Visitors are also allowed access to one of the sections barn's. Private ownership, Kraemer Construction Company. 421331.44N 0875653.52W / 42.2254000N 87.9482000W / 42.2254000; -87.9482000 (C-94-LS). 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. The map below shows the current U.S. FDS. While the project was approved, the development was never built. American Indian Center Singing Winds Site. Town of Fairfield, Fire Training and Canine Center. Magazines visible behind parking lot. MAF = Missile Alert Facility, this is where the missileers control the launch of ten Minuteman III ICBM's, each MAF has 10 silo's under their supervision. Redeveloped into City of LA Department of Airports, Jet Pets Animal Services, Playa del Rey/LAX, California (Shared with LA-70). Winner will be selected at random on 04/01/2023. Each site with a US Custodial Team had an on-site load of 10 nuclear warheads ready to be launched at very short notice. Nothing left. private retirement home. In 1968, the Cleveland Defense Area merged with Detroit's. The perimeter fence appears to remain. This way all Thule batteries could yet be nuclear armed. Above-ground launch site. FDS, Abandoned and overgrown. Nike launch site totally obliterated. Much broken concrete lying around site. The areas in black denote deactivated missile wings, the areas in red denote the active missile . Lately, many have been closed and the . The missiles were stored horizontally underground. A relic of the Cold War tucked away in the forested hills above Bratislava. The buildings are now used as a thrift store, Granny's Attic, and a medical clinic. 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. Has been turned into a public horse park named Paradise Ridge. have been removed. Mostly overgrown still under US Army control on Kahuku Army Training Area, abandoned. [33]420020N 0832035W / 42.00556N 83.34306W / 42.00556; -83.34306 (D-57/58-LS), 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. Partially Intact, FEMA Agency Region X HQ and US Army Reserve Hooper Center. FDS. Was used as a storage site for construction supplies by the university's building contractors at first. YouTube footage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWYAtR-XgTI, This list is sorted by state. One radar tower standing. mouse with a scroll wheel, the wheel controls zooming. Most buildings intact and in use, some radar towers. Formerly located on Hog Island, formerly Ft. Duvall. Above-ground Nike-Hercules pads within protective berms. Above-ground Nike-Hercules site. The USAF radar site at Murphy Dome AFS, AK (F-2) was shared with the Army for Nike missile-defense system. Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) W-13DC established at Fort Meade, MD in 1957 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. Now "Nike Overlook Park". Porter Center Road divides site into west and east sections. The base's 150 missiles are . Get more stories delivered right to your email. Upgraded to above-ground Nike-Hercules and re-designated HM-66. Abandoned. Sites HA-48 and HA-08 were converted to fire the Nike Hercules missile and remained operational until 1968 and 1971, respectively. Town of Manchester, Recreation Center. Some ruins are visible along the west boundary, including the crushed fuelling stand and parts of the acid storage sheds.384850N 0772121W / 38.81389N 77.35583W / 38.81389; -77.35583 (W-74-LS). Launch site relatively intact, magazines visible however appears launch doors concreted over. It was decommissioned after only four years and has sat dormant and neglected for decades, eventually selling for $160,000 in 1997 and again for $575,000 in 2015. Obliterated, Horizon Heights Park and grass runway airfield. Double-battery Nike launch area on top of tall ridge. Also used by City of LA Department of Airports, Jet Pets Animal Service. Intact, Explosives Technology. Aside from its use as a laboratory for the school's astronomy program, the site has been used for storage, research and experimentation. Some buildings standing, even a few radar towers. A helicopter pad is shown in the lower portion of the photo. Land cleared and being redeveloped into forested area. FDS. Redeveloped into Governor Livingston Regional High School. The U.S. government began phasing out Nike bases in the mid-1960s amid budget cuts. 1 The U.S. Department of Defense chose Marine as one of the four sites for a Nike Missile Base in the St. Louis area. Manned by the 2nd Missile Battalion, 562d Air Defense Artillery. Theres a Cold War missile launch site in Addison, Illinois that is now home to a charming park where children play. Very deteriorated. GRAFTON The last remnants of a U.S. Army missile base that defended American skies during the Cold War can still be spotted by sharp-eyed visitors to Pere Marquette State Park. Today, the buildings are still in use, some buildings still standing. Command, maintenance, and fueling buildings now serve as the U.S. Border Patrol's Detroit Sector Headquarters. Single-family home. Only a few are intact and preserve the history of the Nike project. Raymond Central High School some buildings intact but site greatly modified for school. State of Rhode Island, State Police Academy and Training Center, buildings in use; magazines visible. General Belgian Nike info: The Nike missile system was operational in the Belgian airforce from 1959 until 1990. Six inch top soil cover. May be a radar platform in SE corner near "Nike Road". Obliterated, no evidence of launch site. The first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silos arrived on the Great Plains in 1959 when Atlas sites were constructed in Wyoming. The only IFC building left is a small pump house. Some old military buildings, off "Nike Site Road". Concrete foundations badly deteriorated, only some building foundations remain. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation to Saint Croix County. Private ownership, berm and assembly building exits. Some old roads still exist in the abandoned part of the facility, but no evidence of radar towers. Some buildings remain, part of Foster/Gloucester Regional School District. Abandoned, now known as the Rochester-Utica State Recreation Area and the Shadebush Environmental Educational Center. Former above-ground site with berms protecting launchers. On 1 May 1961 PH-64DC was integrated with the USAF Air Defense Command/NORAD Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense radar network as Site RP-63/Z-63 Nike operations were inactivated on 30 Sep 1966. Abandoned, vegetation (tall trees) growing in Magazine concrete. Site DY-10, located at Fort Phantom Hill and site DY-50, located southwest of Abilene, remained operational from 1960 until 1966. Likely most of site is under vegetation cover. At that time it was redesignated; and Jurisdiction, Control, and Accountability assigned to Andrews AFB. Later the AN/TSQ-51 "Missile Mentor" solid-state computer system was installed. Elevators cemented over. Because of this new missile, fewer sites were needed and PH-32, along with 7 other Philadelphia region bases, was shut down. Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). A few buildings, mostly forested. The Formerly Used Defense Sites (FDS) program processed many former sites and then transferred them out of Defense Department control.[7]. installed to provide protection to Shreveport and Barksdale AFB, which hosted Strategic Air Command bombers. Travis AFB Defense Area (T): Established to defend the USAF Strategic Air Command, later Military Airlift Command base. 4255'04.5"N 8809'57.6"W. Demolished as of 2014. Missile silos are scattered across such vast expanses so that potential adversaries would have to target each missile individually. FDS. IFC existed right along the lakefront, but has now been developed and turned into an open prairie as part of the forest preserve. Used as the Bedford Electronics Research Annex. 2) Protection - Minuteman sites away from America's coastlines meant more warning time if submarines launched from off the coasts. This area is currently being run by the U.S. Some buildings in use, others very deteriorated. Empty lot cleared of all vegetation. The Nike Hercules was Ajaxs successor. Buildings standing, several radar towers. FDS. Known as Orange Air National Guard Station.