Former Nike Ajax surface-to-air missile launch site F-45
USA /
Washington /
Medical Lake /
World
/ USA
/ Washington
/ Medical Lake
World / United States / Washington
military, surface-to-air missile site / sam, nikemissile, historical layer / disappeared object, missile launch facility
Missile launch site of the Fairchild Defense Area Nike Site F-45, "C" Battery (Medical Lake). This site was partnered with the F-45 radar control installation (Booth Hill) to the southwest.
Built to provide air defense for Fairchild Air Force Base. Staffed by the 43rd Artillery, 1st Missile Battalion of the US Army under Tactical Air Command with headquarters at Geiger Field. It opened in 1957, was converted to Nike Hercules in 1961, and closed in 1966.
Built to provide air defense for Fairchild Air Force Base. Staffed by the 43rd Artillery, 1st Missile Battalion of the US Army under Tactical Air Command with headquarters at Geiger Field. It opened in 1957, was converted to Nike Hercules in 1961, and closed in 1966.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 47°35'14"N 117°40'27"W
- Weapons Storage Area (WSA) 3.4 km
- (former) KC-135 Alert Aircraft Parking Area 5 km
- Fairchild Air Force Base (SKA/KSKA) 6.3 km
- USAF Recreation Area 7.4 km
- Former Nike Ajax radar control site F-37. 10 km
- Former Nike Ajax radar control site F-07 15 km
- Deactivated Atlas E ICBM Launcher (567-1) 48 km
- Fort Colville 111 km
- Yaak Air Force Station 203 km
- Youth With a Mission 261 km
- Medical Lake 2.1 km
- Eastern State Hospital 2.5 km
- Veterans Cemetery 2.9 km
- West Medical Lake 2.9 km
- Silver Lake 3.5 km
- Lakeland Village Custodial School 3.9 km
- Willow Lake 5.2 km
- Granite Lake 5.4 km
- Clear Lake 6.7 km
- Spokane Rock Airway Heights Pit 7.5 km