United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
The United States Air Force Academy Cemetery is a cemetery at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. It is administered by the 10th Air Base Wing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: service academy cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “Air Force Academy Cemetery” and “US Air Force Academy Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falcon Stadium and United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel.
Falcon Stadium
Stadium
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falcon Stadium is an outdoor football stadium in the western United States, on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Falcon Stadium is situated 1½ miles southeast of United States Air Force Academy Cemetery.
United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, completed in 1962, is the distinguishing feature of the Cadet Area at the United States Air Force Academy north of Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel is situated 2 miles west of United States Air Force Academy Cemetery.
Clune Arena
Stadium
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The Cadet Field House is an indoor sports complex in the western United States, located at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, near Colorado Springs. Clune Arena is situated 1½ miles west of United States Air Force Academy Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include United States Air Force Academy and Gleneagle.
United States Air Force Academy
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The United States Air Force Academy is a United States service academy in Air Force Academy, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. United States Air Force Academy is situated 1½ miles south of United States Air Force Academy Cemetery.
Gleneagle
Locality
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Gleneagle is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gleneagle is situated 2½ miles northeast of United States Air Force Academy Cemetery.
Monument
Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monument is a town of 10,000 people in Colorado, USA about 15 miles north of Colorado Springs and about 5 miles southeast of Palmer Lake.
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
- Categories: military cemetery and burial
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.01557° or 39° 0′ 56″ northLongitude
-104.85495° or 104° 51′ 18″ westElevation
6,778 feet (2,066 metres)Open location code
85FQ248W+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 217817100OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Hebrew—“United States Air Force Academy Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Cementiri de l’Acadèmia de la Força Aèria dels Estats Units”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות של אקדמיית חיל האוויר האמריקאי”
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