Camp Casey
Camp Casey is a U.S. military base on Soyosan Mountain in Dongducheon, South Korea, 40 miles north of Seoul, South Korea. Camp Casey was named in 1952 after Major Hugh Boyd Casey, who was killed in a plane crash near the camp site during the Korean War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Military installation
- Description: weather station
- Also known as: “Camp Casey, South Korea”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Camp Hovey and Bosan.
Camp Hovey
Military installation
Photo: Kriegschwein, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Camp Hovey is a United States Army military base in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It was named after Master Sergeant Howard Hovey who was killed in action at Pork Chop Hill during the Korean War. Camp Hovey is situated 2 km south of Camp Casey.
Bosan
Metro station
Photo: Panaceator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bosan station is a subway station located at Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. This station is on the Seoul Subway Line 1. Camp Casey, an American military base, is located nearby. Bosan is situated 2½ km southwest of Camp Casey.
Soyosan
Park
Photo: Jjw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Soyosan is a mountain in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Its area extends across the cities of Pocheon and Dongducheon. It has an elevation of 587 m. The mountain is home to two Buddhist shrines commemorating Silla priests Wonhyo and Uisang, and a small temple called Jajaeam. Soyosan is situated 4 km north of Camp Casey.
Camp Casey
- Category: military base
- Location: Bosan-dong, Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
37.92561° or 37° 55′ 32″ northLongitude
127.08388° or 127° 5′ 2″ eastElevation
69 metres (226 feet)Operator
United States ArmyOpen location code
8Q99W3GM+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 298138856OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryGeoNames ID
11591960Wikidata ID
Q483988
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Camp Casey” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “凱西營”
- German: “Camp Casey”
- Japanese: “キャンプ・ケーシー”
- Japanese: “キャンプ・ケイシー”
- Japanese: “ケーシー基地”
- Korean: “캠프 케이시”
- Korean: “캠프 케이지”
- Korean: “케이시 기지”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Camp Casey”
- Norwegian: “Camp Casey”
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