Fort Hancock Radar Station - Sandy Hook, NJ
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N 40° 26.854 W 073° 59.638
18T E 585311 N 4477920
This abandoned and gated Radar Station is obscured by greenery at New Jersey's Sandy Hook in the Gateway National Recreation Area.
Waymark Code: WM9WPQ
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 10/06/2010
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This radar station was part of the Nike Missile Defense System. As visitors to the Gateway National Recreation Area drive toward beach parking areas, they pass by a small parking area which displays a few Nike Missiles and a historical marker. As one travels further north, there are more missiles on display and a Memorial site on the grounds of Fort Hancock. The Fort was deactivated in 1975. It wasn't until 2002 that the area was opened to visitors...and now it is considered the second-best preserved Nike missile site. The radar and missile sites are not accessible to the public except through previously arranged tours.
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