Brandywine Receiver Site
USA /
Maryland /
Brandywine /
World
/ USA
/ Maryland
/ Brandywine
World / United States / Maryland
military, radio - do not use, communication -to be cleaned / removed
The Brandywine Receiver Site is located approximately 13 miles southeast of Andrews AFB. The site is one part of the Andrews Tri-Link along with Andrews AFB and the Davidsonville Transmitter Site. The Brandywine Globecom Annex was acquired for the establishment of a radio station in accordance with Air Force Directive Number AFB-A51-1F, 16 February 1951. The site consists or 1,635 acres of woods and open fields. The site was accepted into the Air Force on 5 February 1953 and was established as an off-base site 10 December 1967.
www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/c3i/brandywine.htm
www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/c3i/brandywine.htm
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°40'46"N 76°50'32"W
- Joint Base Andrews (ADW/KADW) 17 km
- Fort Belvoir - South Post 29 km
- Fort Belvoir - North Post 30 km
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head 33 km
- Blossom Point Army Research Facility 36 km
- Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) 41 km
- NSWC Dahlgren Division Downrange Impact Area 42 km
- Marine Corps Base, Quantico, OCS 49 km
- Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK/KNHK) 53 km
- Fort Walker 70 km
- Waldorf, Maryland 7.5 km
- 15800 Sharpersville Road 11 km
- St. Charles, Maryland 11 km
- White Plains, Maryland 13 km
- Accokeek, Maryland 14 km
- Bennsville, Maryland 16 km
- Chesapeake Beach Railroad 16 km
- Hughesville, Maryland 17 km
- Prince George's County, Maryland 17 km
- Charles County, Maryland 30 km