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Locations of Former NIKE MISSILE SITES (text)
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Virginia
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Designation General Location Detailed Location (Current Status)
- Norfolk
N-02 Fox Hill
N-20 Ocean View
N-25 Ft. Story
N-36 Kempsville
N-52 Portsmouth/Deep Creek
N-55DC Hampton Roads Army Terminal
N-63 Suffolk
N-75 Smithfield
N-85 Denbigh
N-93 Hampton
- Washington D.C.
W-64 Lorton
W-74 Fairfax
W-83 Herndon / Dranesville (Great Falls)
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. . . for more information about Virginia sites, goto Fairfax Chronicles
also Hampton Roads Nike Sites has collected some information
N-02 Fox Hill C - NE Hampton, Bells Island Rd ((P) Hampton City School District maintenance
[{Rubbo, A.} Site is due east of Langley Air Force Base and NASA Langley Research Center. Control area is fairly intact, launch site is on private property. GPS Long: 76W-17-54 Lat: 37N-05-03 TerraServer ]

L - end of Bells Island Rd ((I) private owner
[{Rubbo, A.} ... launch site is on private property. GPS Long: 76W-18-00 Lat: 37N-05-27 TerraServer ]
Jan2002[{Murdock, S.} ... The launcher site is plainly seen in this terraserver view: GPS Coords 37-05-29, 76-17-14.]

N-20 Ocean View C - Ocean View Ave (residential/commercial)
*Tempory site; battery ops to Fort Story
[{Rubbo, A.} ... has been overbuilt, with no signs left.]
N-25
(double)
(N-29) 		Ft. Story
pictures 		C - Atlantic & Vung Tau ((I)USAR 159th Transportation Group (Det)
[{Rubbo, A.} Ft. Story encompasses Cape Henry, where there is an operating lighthouse and the first lighthouse on the east Coast. Cape Story is just west of Ft. Story. ...with the exception of missing radomes, is intact, and is used by the USMC for part of their recon school. The Marines have done a great job of preserving what's left. GPS Long: 76W-01-27 Lat: 36N-55-49 Fenced compound located north of the road, next to the beach. TerraServer ]

L - W of Desert Rd, S of Hospital Rd ((I) USMC/Amphibious Reconnaissance Training Board
[{Rubbo, A.} The area of Desert and Hospital Roads has no signs left of a launch site. There is a large cleared field, app 20 acres. ( Possibly the Hospital Rd. launch site was obliterated.) This area was used by the US Army as part of their cargo handling school. However, a friendly MP ... showed me another launch site. It is on Al Jubyal St., across from a former double 16" coastal gun battery (there were 3, 16" batteries, total of 6 rifles) which has been taken over the US Navy EOD unit. A base water tower is next to the site. The 3 magazines are locked up, but looking through an air shaft found no signs of water. Several buildings and guard shack are intact, but in poor shape. ... An interesting note is that this base was totally flat. With the exception of sand dunes, all the hills are man-made, ... ]
[{Murdock, S} GPS=36-55-23 76-01-09 TerraServer

N-36 Kempsville C - Lynnhaven Parkway, 2.3 W of Salem ((P)City of Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Department; admin
[{Kallman, R.} Feb 2006 - N-36 Nike site near Lynnhaven Pkwy and Salem Road in Virginia Beach, VA
[{Rubbo, A.} The site is located just to the right and across the 4 lane street from the ball fields. There is a juvenile detention facility there, and the site buildings are being used by the city parks and rec dept. GPS 36N-47-12 76W-08-35 TerraServer ]

L - Lynnhaven Parkway, 0.8 W of Salem ((P)City of Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Department; vehicle maintenance
[{Page, T} Mar 2008 remains-virginia-beach-nike-missile-site-could-become-history ]
Photos of remedial efforts
[{Kallman, R.} Feb 2006 - N-36 Nike site near Lynnhaven Pkwy and Salem Road in Virginia Beach, VA
[{Rubbo, A.} The L shaped building is original, the other buildings are butler-type erected by the city. The crescent shape is an earthern berm, and the magazines are directly below. GPS 36N-47-12 76W-07-50 TerraServer ]

N-52 Deep Creek/
Portsmouth 		C - Minuteman Dr, H of Number 10 ((P) Chesapeake Alternative School)
[{Maxey, G} Terraserver ]

L - end of Sentry Rd ((P) Public Safety Training Center
[{Maxey, G} Terraserver This site was know as Deep Creek / Dismal Swamp. Out in the middle of farmland, mosquito infested, dark as H--- at night. Final days as B-4-111 VARNG. ]

N-55DC Hampton Roads Army Terminal 7739 Hampton Blvd. (Norfolk International Terminals)
N-63 Nansement
/ Suffolk 		C - Shoulders Hill Rd, S of Bridge ((O) USAR Center)
[{Murdock, S}GPS=36-51-06 076-27-58 TerraServer ]

L - end of Shoulders Hill Rd, 1 W of N-63C ((O) Bennitt's Creek Park)
[{Murdock, S}GPS=36-51-01 076-28-48 TerraServer, Also, overview topo map showing both site components TerraServer ]

N-75 Smithfield /
Carrollton 		[{Burckard, A.} (Sept 2006) ... dedication of the new Cold War historical markers at Nike Park ... A petition is available for all who wish to express support for preservation of the buildings at Isle of Wight County's only surviving, completely-intact military facility built since 1862. For more info contact Albert Burckard at 357-6685. Also mark your calendars for Saturday, 1 September, 2007, for the second annual Cold War Veterans Day at Nike Park.
[{Burckard, A.} (April 2004) Nike-Ajax Missile Site N-75L (Carrollton/Smithfield) has now been recognized, sort of, as a county tourist attraction. ...
Self-guide tourist brochures are available at the Parks and Rec. Office at the site. I will mail one to anyone who sends me a USPS address. ... The Isle of Wight County Museum is also working on a historical display on the history of Sites N-75L&C to be located at the site.
[{Burckard, A.} (June 2003) I noticed you called this site "N-75".
The 1954 site survey maps read "N-79L" and "N-79C". Did the designation change after 1954? Do you agree with my theory that this site might be the best preserved site in Hampton Roads that is still accessible by the public, i.e. not on US Gov't property?
As a member of the Isle of Wight County (Virginia) Historical Society, I am working on an application for "Landmark" status from the State of Virginia Dept of Historic Resources (DHR) for a former Nike-Ajax site here in the county. The site is a 95% intact Chatelain Underground Magazine Design that is owned by the county and is currently our county's premier Parks and Recreation facility. The only disturbance to the original construction on the main launch site (N-79L) was the removal of part of the protective berm around the missile test and assembly building and the demolition of the barracks building on the nearby Control site (N-79C) which is now one of the county's recycling facilities.
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Extant at the launch site are the barracks, mess hall, admin and supply bldg, test and assembly bldg, the massive concrete underground missile storage bunkers, and about 12 base housing units. All of these buildings are well-maintained, intact, and currently used for a variety of public and private purposes. The base was active from 1954 to 1961, was a CONARC transmitter site from 1962 to (?), was acquired by the county in 1972, and became "Nike Park" of Isle of Wight Parks and Recreation sometime after 1975. ]

C - Boundary Rd & Wood Duck Rd ((P) Isle of Wight County; Jones Creek Dump Site
[{Foster, Mark} (Mar 2004) The IFC area has some of the original towers still standing but has been improved with several new multistory buildings. (I am unable to e-mail this Mark Foster, mfoster@beverlyma.gov who may be the same Mark Foster in the link above.) ]
[{Rubbo, A.} GPS Long: 76W-33-40 Lat: 36N-58-29 North of the trailer park. Photo shows the fenced compound with a long building present. That building and most of the fence are gone. The foundation slab, a small section of fence and a small pumphouse remain. A parking lot and boatramp were built by the county. Area just to the right of the slab is a trash transfer station. TerraServer ]

L - Nike Park Rd & Titus Creek ((I) Carrolton Nike Park; Isle of Wight County Public Recreation Authority
[{Foster, Mark} (Mar 2004) The launcher area buildings look just like the day the Nikes were removed. ]
[{Murdock, S} GPS=36-57-45 76-33-49 TerraServer
[{Eriksen, E} The N-75 launcher site is still very recognizable, with the surface concrete pad / blast deflectors and raised areas surrounding the former elevator doors still in place. It appears everything below ground including the elevator door area itself has been filled with more concrete and graded smooth, though. ]

N-85 Denbigh/
Patrick Henry
/Camp Patrick 		C - Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport; end of Cherokee Dr. ((P) Peninsula Airport Commission; abandoned)
[{Schang, J} - 1985 - It was abandoned and overgrown with weeds.]

L - Lockwood Ave & Peebles Dr ((O) Mary Immaculate Hostital/ Warwick forest Retirement Home

N-93 Hampton
/Spiegelville 		C - N of Marcella, E of VA 172 ((P) USAR 359th Transportation Company (site scheduled for demolition)
[{Murdock, S} GPS=37-03-07 76-23-19 TerraServer

L - S of Hampton Roads Parkway, E of Caldwell ((I) USAR 302d Transportation Company)
[{Murdock, S} GPS=37-03-34 76-23-44 TerraServer

W-64
(double) 		Lorton [{Swain, C} (August 2007) link to Historical Marker E 97 ]
News Paper Article June 2007 - spotted by Thomas Page
News Paper Article spotted by Charles Marcum

C -S of Silver Brook and VA 600 ((P)District of Columbia maintenance yard)
- IFC - TerraServer from the TerraServants (12/04)
[{Brown, R} {Sept. 2000} The IFC area is part of the maximum security prison which is still in operation with plenty of "No Trespassing" signs, etc. I havent been able to make out any structures from the road (Silverbrook Rd.) that look like they belong to the former Nike IFC. By the way, the GSA has a web site with some pictures of the barracks. The address is: http://propertydisposal.gsa.gov/lorton/ ]
[{Page, T} GPS=38-43-15, 77-14-42 - TerraServer ]

L - Hooes Rd and VA 611 ((P) District of Columbia minimum security prison)
- Launcher Area - TerraServer from the TerraServants (12/04)
[{Kastner, D} {Feb. 2006} The Curators of the Cold War Musem have officially obtained permission to convert the launch/magazine area of W-64 into the Cold War Museum. The entire Lorton federal area, which used to be a maximum security prison for the District, is being razed and converted into a housing development.

A photo of the IFC facility is at the bottom of this PDF: http://fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/laurelhill/history/nike.pdf
Looking at satellite imagery, it looks like they have torn down the radomes, but some of the original buildings look intact. My guess is the IFC will be completely razed for the new development. The real estate market in Northern Virginia is really hot... ]
[{Brown, R} {Sept. 2000} ... site has not been completed obliterated. There appears to be 2 remaining barracks buildings and the magazine/elevators may still be there. Newer buildings were built around the site. The site is enclosed in razor-wire fencing since it is now a former minimum security prison. The launcher area was used as a juvenile detention center. GSA (General Services Admin) has possesion of the property and they patrol it frequently. ]
[{Morales, R} Sept '99 - ... W-64, Lorton, VA was demolished about 2months ago as part of the on-going shutdown and demolition of the Lorton prison facility. ...]
[{Murdock, S} GPS=38-42-33, 77-15-10 - TerraServer ]
W-74 Fairfax /Pohick C - 110405 Popes Head Rd ((P) Fairfax County maintenance yard)
- IFC - TerraServer from the TerraServants (12/04)
[{Page, T} GPS=38-43-15, 77-14-42 - TerraServer ]

L - 1 W, S of Popes Head Rd ((o) Fairfax County)
- Launcher Area - TerraServer from the TerraServants (12/04)
[{Swain, C} (August 2007) link to Historical Marker E 98 - near Launcher area ]
[{Ruth, D} ... The marker is E98. The site is just south of Pope's Head Road and just west of Virgina Rte 123 (Ox Road). ... The marker indicates it was one of three complexes Fairfax County.] [{Page, T} GPS=38-43-15, 77-14-42 - TerraServer ]

W-83 Herndon /
Dranesville
(Great Falls) 		C - Springvale Rd, S of VA 193/ Georgetown Pike ((P) USAR; scheduled for demolition)
[{Swain, C} (August 2007) link to Historical Marker T 46 - near IFC area ]
- IFC - TerraServer from the TerraServants (12/04)
[{Page, T} (October 2004) It appears ... Nike-Missile IFC site (W-83C) now has been torn down, except for two of its ex-radar towers ... See terraserver ]
[{Murdock, S}GPS=38-59-44 077-18-45 TerraServer ]

L - Utterback Store Rd ((O) abandoned)
- Launcher Area - TerraServer from the TerraServants (12/04)
[{Page,T} (March 2007) re: M. Warren's comment below:

The radome on display actually was for an Air Force gap-filler radar (definitely not a Nike HIPAR). Not sure what site the radome came from, but an AF serial number is stenciled inside. ]
[{Page,T} (April 2004) found this "Geocaching" web page which lists N 38° 59.526 W 077° 19.644 (WGS84) or UTM: 18S E 298432 N 4318477 ]
[{Warren, M}W83L on Utterback Store Road is now the Great Falls Nike Park. Demolition is nearly total. Things still visible are the refueling area and what appears to be the environmental cover for the Hipar < see comment March 2007 above > sitting on the ground. Two of the panels were removed to allow kids to play around it.]
[{Murdock, S}GPS=38-59-31 077-19-35 TerraServer ]

[{Murdock, S} Overview topo map showing both site components TerraServer ]

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