Elizabeth City Gap Filler Radar Site (P-56C/Z-56C)
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North Carolina /
Elizabeth City /
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/ USA
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/ Elizabeth City
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military, radar station, Cold War 1947-1991

Former unmanned gap filler radar site. The AN/FPS-14 radars used at gap filler sites were used to fill in the low-altitude radar coverage gaps between long-range Aircraft Control & Warning radar sites. Other gap fillers under Cape Charles AFS control were located at Temperanceville, VA and Bethany Beach, DE.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Charles_Air_Force_Station
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 36°14'46"N 76°15'20"W
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- BT-11 Piney Island (R-5306A) 132 km
- Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point 156 km
- Onslow Beach 207 km
- Camp Lejeune 208 km
- Impact Zone 208 km
- Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point 293 km
- Pasquotank County, North Carolina 5.6 km
- Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG/KECG) 7.5 km
- Camden County, North Carolina 8.8 km
- Camden, North Carolina 11 km
- TCOM Manufacturing and Flight Test Facility (formerly Weeksville NAS) 11 km
- Perquimans County, North Carolina 12 km
- Currituck County, North Carolina 21 km
- Great Dismal Swamp 35 km
- Tyrrell County, North Carolina 45 km
- Dare County, North Carolina 76 km
Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG/KECG)
Camden County, North Carolina
Camden, North Carolina
TCOM Manufacturing and Flight Test Facility (formerly Weeksville NAS)
Perquimans County, North Carolina
Currituck County, North Carolina
Great Dismal Swamp
Tyrrell County, North Carolina
Dare County, North Carolina