Naval Research Center, Midway Station

USA / Virginia / Aquia Harbour /
 military, ILRS station (International Laser Ranging Service)
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Satellite tracking station of Naval Research Laboratory. Officially, these huge dishes provide precise timing signals to certain unspecified spacecraft.
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Coordinates:   38°29'52"N   77°22'20"W

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  • This area got its name because the original buildings were barracks for Marines training to go to Midway Island in WWII. Those barracks were abandoned, and torn down in about 1980, I think.
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