Francis E. Warren Air Force Base

Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, shortened as F.E. Warren AFB, is a United States Air Force base located about 3 miles west of Cheyenne, Wyoming. It is one of three strategic-missile bases in the U.S.

Type: Military installation
Also known as: “F E Warren Air Force Base”
Address: WY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum and Cheyenne Botanic Gardens.

Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum

Museum

Photo: Mark Goebel, CC BY 2.0.

The Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. The museum was founded in 1978. It is a 501 non-profit organization, dedicated to interpreting, conserving and exhibiting the history and material culture of Cheyenne, Cheyenne Frontier Days, the State of Wyoming and the American West. Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base.

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens

Garden

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The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens are located in Lions Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming, with an associated High Plains Arboretum located five miles northwest of Cheyenne at an elevation of 6,200 feet. Cheyenne Botanic Gardens is situated 2 miles southeast of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base.

Park Addition School

School

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The Park Addition School at 1100 Richardson Court in Cheyenne, Wyoming was built in 1921. It was designed by architect Frederick Hutchinson Porter. Due to population growth, an addition was built during the 1947–1949 school year, and the school was renamed "Chaplin School" in the honor of Miss Ruth Chaplin who served as principal from its inception until the 1952–1953 school year. Park Addition School is situated 2 miles southeast of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cheyenne and Ranchettes.

Cheyenne

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Cheyenne is the state capital and largest city of Wyoming. Cheyenne is a place that celebrates its history and "true Western" culture. It is not uncommon to see cowboy hats, boots, and the belt as daily attire.

Ranchettes

Village

Ranchettes is a census-designated place in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Cheyenne, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,798 at the 2010 census. Ranchettes is situated 4 miles northeast of Francis E. Warren Air Force Base.

Francis E. Warren Air Force Base

Location: Laramie, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.16634° or 41° 9′ 59″ north

Longitude

-104.86275° or 104° 51′ 46″ west

Elevation

6,178 feet (1,883 metres)

Open location code

85HQ548P+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 369137119

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

GeoNames ID

7267451

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Francis E. Warren Air Force Base” goes by many names.

French: “Francis E. Warren Air Force Base”
German: “Francis E. Warren Air Force Base”
Portuguese: “F. E. Warren Air Force Base”
Spanish: “Base de la Fuerza Aérea Warren”

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