Ground Equipment Facility QRC

Ground Equipment Facility QRC is an FAA radar station that was part of a Cold War SAGE radar station for aircraft control and warning "from Massachusetts to southern Virginia, and as far out to sea as possible." Benton AFS was also the first operational "regional data processing center" for the GE 477L Nuclear Detection and Reporting System.
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: FAA radar station
  • Also known as: “Benton Air Force Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ganoga Lake and Lake Rose.

Lake
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is a natural lake in in southeastern in , United States. Known as Robinson's Lake and Long Pond for most of the 19th century, the lake was purchased by the Ricketts family in the early 1850s and became part of R.

Reservoir
is a dry lake in , in the United States. It has a surface area of approximately 25 acres, and is situated in Fairmount Township. is situated 2 miles south of Ground Equipment Facility QRC.

House
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The is a Georgian-style house made of sandstone, built in 1852 or 1855 on the shore of in , United States. is situated 1½ miles west of Ground Equipment Facility QRC.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ricketts and Mossville.

Hamlet
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is a ghost town that was established as a lumber mill company town in and counties, in the U.S. state of . was built in 1890 along in both in Sullivan County and in Wyoming County for sawmills of the Trexler and Turrell Lumber Company. is situated 2½ miles north of Ground Equipment Facility QRC.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Fairmount Township, , , United States. is situated 6 miles south of Ground Equipment Facility QRC.

Ground Equipment Facility QRC

Latitude
41.35819° or 41° 21′ 30″ north
Longitude
-76.29471° or 76° 17′ 41″ west
Elevation
2,369 feet (722 metres)
Open location code
87H59P54+74
Geo­Names ID
7267323
Wiki­data ID
Q4890538
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