Launch structures completely removed except for some fences and a road and other infrastructure built for the missile site, Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Parks and Recreations District. Above-ground launch facility with built-up pads, but no evidence of missile launch facilities remaining. Private ownership, electrical service, buildings and radar towers standing. FDS. Severely overgrown with vegetation. Township of Lumberton. Redeveloped area in northern tip of airport now has a general aviation hangar, parking lot and ramp area for aircraft parking. Each MAF normally commands the missiles in 10 silos but any one MAF may control 50 silos if needed. Mostly overgrown still under US Army control on Kahuku Army Training Area, abandoned. Used to be well preserved for its years of age and disuse, but the underground batteries were demolished and filled in 2001. Redeveloped into Phillips Park. missile site called suspicious", "Lumberton's Cold War Legacy: Nike Missile Battery PH-23/25. Actual missile area had 3 building to hold missiles, and rails to slide them outside. Was a double-site Launcher and Integrated Fire Control Area for Nike-Ajax Missiles. The other magazines are buried beneath a modern parking lot and have been filled with soil. IFC mostly taken over by woods, some buildings still stand, asphalted area badly cracked. Launch doors are probably sealed shut but visible along with Nike concrete launching pads. No radar towers. Buildings Demolished Sept 2015 Magazines are there and part of a municipal maintenance facility. Abandoned. Private ownership, Old Army building still standing most in good condition, along with the roads. Located at Bailey's Hill Park. Air Force operations ended 8 Sep 1968; the AADCP inactivated in 1969. In June 1971, the three remaining Nike Hercules batteries were deactivated. After being closed by the Army it was established as an Air Force installation, the Sepulveda Air National Guard Station. Part of this property (Control Site 5, from the Nike layout) had an even earlier use by the Army Air Forces. Redeveloped, Private ownership, light industrial storage yard. 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. Mostly vacant land in the middle of forested area. On Bellows AFB, remains under US government control but abandoned. No evidence remains of LS. Formerly located on Hog Island, formerly Ft. Duvall. Maryland Indian Heritage Society. Appears to be light office building. Buildings in good shape, no radar towers. It is also used occasionally for communications exercises supporting various US Army operations. It was designated as Gibbsboro Family Housing Annex. Base of radar tower and control building remain S.E. Some berms still visible. Gloucester Township, IFC is a vacant lot with woods, some old roads. There were more active silos in the past. FDS. The site fired Nike missiles at potentially incoming jets as part of the Project Nike. . Private ownership. At all six missile fields, local activists volunteered to drive the countryside and record driving directions to all locations, while maintaining legal distances from all facilities. Site is now used as a bus parking lot for Meramec Valley R-3 school district. Location: Illinois, United States. No radar towers. ". Some administration buildings still stand. 262 just outside the town limits. Largely obliterated. No buildings or signs of magazines. Above ground magazines protected by berms. Lately, many have been closed and the . Obliterated, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Del Cerro Park. Many of the original structures, fencing, pavement, light poles, etc., still remain. Both defense areas appear to have been manned by 2nd Battalion, 55th Artillery (Air Defense) at times between 1958 and 1964. Locked and fenced. Many military buildings in use and well maintained. full-screen. FDS. No evidence of IRC except some disturbed land where structures once were. FDS Location Undetermined. Other buildings erected and still appear to be in use. Abandoned, now known as the Rochester-Utica State Recreation Area and the Shadebush Environmental Educational Center. This change eventually made Nikes air defense role obsolete. Above-ground Nike-Hercules site, missiles protected by berms. 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. Abandoned, most buildings collapsed, one radar tower still standing. Navy amphibious training site. Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). USAR Center. Buildings standing, magazines visible with launch doors visible. Barracks building in use, several radar towers still standing. see the locations of all silos on the ICBM History page. Abandoned, vegetation (tall trees) growing in Magazine concrete. Obliterated. Each flight is a group of 10 missile silos controlled by a Missile Alert Facility (MAF). Demolished, open lot owned by Michigan DNR. 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. Private ownership redeveloped into single-family housing. This was a very compact facility. Initially the U.S. used Nike Ajax missiles. FDS. Redeveloped into Hadley Shopping Center and a light industrial park. Remains in secure area, used as a storage area. Abandoned. FDS. Now a part of Maheras-Gentry Park, FDS. Site razed in 2006; now a vacant lot with visible concrete debris piled up in several places. Some buildings may still be standing. The U.S. Army (19541959) and the Army National Guard (19591963) operated this battery. Guard shack still visible, launcher site clearly visible, and administrative buildings still in use. Like Atlas Obscura and get our latest and greatest stories in your Facebook feed. Site used as vehicle storage for county vehicles, and other public services. Magazine area used by construction company for equipment repair/storage. Launch area was immediately north of current school building. 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. Largely intact, however the forest has just about won the battle to reclaim its former areas. CTANG(CT Air National Guard), Communications/Radar site. FDS. 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. Intact, LA County Fire Camp #9 and GTE cellular relay station. The site was purchased by a developer with a school built on the launch area. Private ownership, berm and assembly building exits. 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. Aside from its use as a laboratory for the school's astronomy program, the site has been used for storage, research and experimentation. Its new purpose is utilized regularly, and you can enjoy it too. Ajax launch covers visible, some obscured by buildings, two launch doors for Hercules, probably welded shut. Roads exist with severe cracking in poor shape. Former double magazine. Most of site now South Hills Christian School. Used as a storage area. In private ownership, buildings appear standing. 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. Area fenced and gated. 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. Buildings in use, no radar towers. 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. Magazine area used for school bus parking. Intact, Private ownership in good condition. General Belgian Nike info: The Nike missile system was operational in the Belgian airforce from 1959 until 1990. Abandoned. Abandoned. FDS. Were intercontinental ballistic missiles ever housed or siloed at Montrose Harbor? Partially intact. Much of site overgrown with vegetation. Grounds intact. All buildings torn down, only disturbed areas with some concrete building pads and former streets. Abandoned IFC site. . Northwest side of what is now Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Cape Charles AFS, VA in 1958 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The site was closed on 18 June 1968. Demolished in 2016 to make way for housing. The 436th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion was active by 1955. The vehicle park is on top of the three magazines. An Army Air-Defense Command Post (AADCP) was established at Caswell AFS, ME in 1957 for Nike missile command-and-control functions. The first Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) silos arrived on the Great Plains in 1959 when Atlas sites were constructed in Wyoming. Redeveloped into Vernon Hills Athletic Complex. 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. Redeveloped, East Bay Regional Park District, Coyote Hills Regional Park Alameda County Sheriff's Department radio transmitter. Dillingham Airport, Above-ground Nike-Hercules launch facilities overgrown with vegetation, no buildings remain abandoned. Some accessibility through a ventilation shaft to a small bunker room. Above ground site with launchers protected by berms. FDS Redeveloped into single-family housing. The elevator still works in one magazine and is used at times to move the larger equipment. Private Ownership. One building standing, sold to a local brewery and currently being refurbished into brewery and restaurant. Partially Intact, State of California Department of Health Services. Fort Monroe, HQ Training and Doctrine Command, Buildings in good shape, magazines covered with earth. Only a few are intact and preserve the history of the Nike project. Thoroughly fenced in. It was designed for manual operations, using plexiglass plotting boards and telephonic inputs. FDS. FDS. Now well-preserved in private ownership. Obliterated, Cougar Mountain Regional Wildlife Park, Partially Intact, King County Sheriff's Department, Intact, Maple Valley Christian School, South King County Activity Center (shared launch with S-33), Intact, USAR Center, 104th Division, Training, Intact, Maple Valley Christian School, South King County Activity Center (shared launch with S-32), Partially Intact. A missile silo in Abilene, Kansas, used to store and launch ballistic missiles in the 1960s, is on sale for $380,000. It was equipped with the AN/GSG-5(V) BIRDIE solid-state computer system. FDS. Sports Complex, some old military buildings still in use. FDS. Owned by Burlington Recreation Commission. Administrative offices built over Missile magazines and sleeping quarters circa 1991. Figure7shows a missile silo site from the road. Very deteriorated state. Condition unknown. 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. Redeveloped into Gardner Unified School offices. Concrete pad visible along with launch door (sealed). For instance, from Launch Facility (Missile Silo) Delta-09 to Moscow was approximately 5,100 miles. Most buildings razed and rebuilt as a Relay site. Figure 2 shows a satellite view of a MAF. Redeveloped into single-family housing subdivision "Callaway Lakes". 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. Abandoned. [10] During the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Travis battalion assumed responsibility for the remaining active batteries guarding the entire San Francisco region. Most of site has been obliterated, fenceline visible in aerial imagery. Some old IFC buildings in use being used by the Town of Orangeburg. The people who work in the Missile Alert Facilities are called missileers. Formerly located on Hog Island, formerly Ft. Duvall. Former Ajax installation with 12 launchers. Site redeveloped to Village of Orland Park Department of Public Works. Undetermined purpose Site largely intact barracks has been torn down. Missile Base Specialists. A section of the launch area is used by the CAANG, 261st Combat Communication Squadron. Abandoned. Obliterated, Coyote Hills Regional Park. 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. Nike launching pads are visible, probably all sealed shut. Located on Belle Isle, south of Blue Heron Lagoon, East side of Lakeside Drive, Obliterated, City of Detroit. Magazine used as. Even the signs listing the bunker's rules can be read decades later. Sites HA-48 and HA-08 were converted to fire the Nike Hercules missile and remained operational until 1968 and 1971, respectively. Partially Intact, City of Detroit, River Rouge Park. . Has been completely demolished and made into a nature conservatory. Raymond Central High School some buildings intact but site greatly modified for school. The Air Force ceased radar operations on 30 Sep 1969, and the AADCP was inactivated on 1 Sep 1974. . Obliterated, new office building construction, in highly urban area. Demolished Nov 2015 for a housing development. Obliterated, Athletic Field of Rio Hondo Junior College. Missile launch areas now abandoned and overgrown. Partially intact. The Russian invasion of Ukraine brings back memories of the Cold War. It is also owned by the Michigan DNR. In highly industrial area. Intact double underground magazine, Small arms storage, firing, and maneuvering range. Subterranean shelters for sale Take a look at the weird and wonderful abandoned bunkers for sale right now. FDS. FDS. The missiles were decommissioned in 1974 as the Cold War came to an end, but remnants remain all around the country to this day. No evidence of IFC site. The AADCP inactivated in 1966. Berms around missile launch sites now around buildings erected in former missile sites. Double magazine site, now a storage yard. Obliterated, State of Alaska control, demolished. Leveled and cleared; redeveloped into Patriots Park along 187th Street. The U.S. still has an arms limitation treaty with Russia through February 2026. Looks as if it is being used as a storage/junkyard. Also quite a few junk vehicles. On mountain peak. The Shutter Nike Missile Base is tucked away behind a gated fence near the Monroe County Village of Hecker Illinois with a population of about 500. FDS. intrusion detection mechanisms. 430349N 0784238W / 43.06361N 78.71056W / 43.06361; -78.71056 (BU-09-LS), 425550N 0783549W / 42.93056N 78.59694W / 42.93056; -78.59694 (BU-18-LS), 424634N 0784006W / 42.77611N 78.66833W / 42.77611; -78.66833 (BU-34/35-LS), 431259N 0785732W / 43.21639N 78.95889W / 43.21639; -78.95889 (NF-03-CS), 430931N 0785023W / 43.15861N 78.83972W / 43.15861; -78.83972 (NF-16-CS), 430107N 0790047W / 43.01861N 79.01306W / 43.01861; -79.01306 (NF-41-CS), 430032N 0790056W / 43.00889N 79.01556W / 43.00889; -79.01556 (NF-41-LS), 410319N 0735541W / 41.05528N 73.92806W / 41.05528; -73.92806 (NY-09-CS), 404838N 0733253W / 40.81056N 73.54806W / 40.81056; -73.54806 (NY-23-LS), 404249N 0732535W / 40.71361N 73.42639W / 40.71361; -73.42639 (NY-24-CS), 405700N 0725207W / 40.95000N 72.86861W / 40.95000; -72.86861 (NY-25-CS), 403536N 0733804W / 40.59333N 73.63444W / 40.59333; -73.63444 (NY-29/30-CS). Now LSU School of Medicine, almost all buildings were torn down with little evidence of IFC. Site Summit is listed in the, Intact Army ownership, best preserved Alaskan Site. Magazines were sealed during environmental hazards assessment in the 1990s but were then opened and badly vandalized. West side of site largely forested with little evidence of use. Nike missile operations continued there until 1979 when the site was closed. "[28], Both magazines were unroofed and backfilled with earth. The Air Force used the property until 1976. Headquarters facilities were located at Camp Hanford. Missile Launching site converted to a private residence (including old missile silos) on Ind. A few, such as site C-44 in southeastern Chicago can still be visited. At southwest of Fort Sheridan National Cemetery. Well-preserved in private ownership. Barracks and some minor buildings intcdt, also new industrial building constructed on back of site. Some buildings standing, even a few radar towers. Missile silos are scattered across such vast expanses so that potential adversaries would have to target each missile individually. Excavated into a pond. 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 following is a list of Nike missile sites operated by the United States Army. But the Ajax could only travel about 25 miles, which military leaders felt was not far enough to be an effective air defense. Aerial imagery shows 3 radar towers still erect. Silos have been deactivated because of treaty obligations, missile obsolescence, and Congressional belt-tightening. Also the lawn is cut! All buildings at the site were demolished in 1977. The other two Illinois facilities were in Grafton and Hector, with a fourth location in Pacific, Missouri. IFC Redeveloped into 2 parks; no remains. Used for herding rams and storage. Partially Intact, East Ramapo School District. There are a total of 450 silo's in the United States as per officially supplied information spread out among three main areas in the United States: around Malmstrom AFB near Great Falls Montana, around Warren AFB near Cheyenne Wyoming, and around Minot AFB near Minot North Dakota.

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