Deactivated Atlas F ICBM Launch Facility (556-3)
USA /
Vermont /
Swanton /
World
/ USA
/ Vermont
/ Swanton
World / United States / Vermont
military, missile, Cold War 1947-1991, ICBM launch facility
One of two Vermont missile silos, which held nuclear-armed Atlas S-3s for a few years in the sixties. The property is currently owned by CDCI. The underground portion of the silo and 2-story underground control room are currently flooded.
Strategic Missile Squadron: 556th
Support Base: Plattsburgh, AFB - Plattsburgh, New York
Operational Site #: 3
Construction Site #: ?
Location: Swanton, Vermont
Latitude: 44-54-09
Longitude: 073-08-17
Strategic Missile Squadron: 556th
Support Base: Plattsburgh, AFB - Plattsburgh, New York
Operational Site #: 3
Construction Site #: ?
Location: Swanton, Vermont
Latitude: 44-54-09
Longitude: 073-08-17
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing#Atlas_Missiles
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°54'8"N 73°8'17"W
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- CFB Trenton 362 km
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- Swanton, Vermont 2.3 km
- Swanton, Vermont 2.4 km
- Alburgh, Vermont 11 km
- Highgate, Vermont 11 km
- Saint Albans Town, Vermont 11 km
- North Hero, Vermont 13 km
- Missisquoi Bay 14 km
- Town of Champlain, New York 24 km
- Chazy, New York 25 km
- Lake Champlain 68 km