RAF Fylingdales
Royal Air Force Fylingdales is a Royal Air Force station on Snod Hill in the North York Moors, England. Its motto is Vigilamus. It is a radar base, former part of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, and now part of the Solid State Phased Array Radar System.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: Royal Air Force operated ballistic missile early warning and space surveillance station in North Yorkshire, England
- Address: Pickering, YO18 7NT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malo Cross and Simon Howe.
Malo Cross
Cross
Photo: Milestone Society, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Malo Cross is situated 1¼ miles south of RAF Fylingdales.
Simon Howe
Peak
Photo: tim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Simon Howe is a peak, which is situated 2½ miles west of RAF Fylingdales.
Newton Dale Halt railway station
Railway station
Newton Dale Halt railway station is a request stop on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves as a stopping off point for walkers around Newton Dale and Cropton Forest in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. Newton Dale Halt railway station is situated 2½ miles southwest of RAF Fylingdales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hole of Horcum and Goathland.
Hole of Horcum
Locality
The Hole of Horcum is a section of the valley of the Levisham Beck, upstream of Levisham and Lockton, in the Tabular Hills of the North York Moors National Park in northern England. Hole of Horcum is situated 2½ miles southwest of RAF Fylingdales.
Goathland
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goathland is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is in the North York Moors national park due north of Pickering, off the A169 to Whitby. Goathland is situated 3½ miles northwest of RAF Fylingdales.
Beck Hole
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beck Hole is a small valley village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village lies within the Goathland civil parish and the North York Moors national park. Beck Hole is situated 4½ miles northwest of RAF Fylingdales.
RAF Fylingdales
Latitude
54.3592° or 54° 21′ 33″ northLongitude
-0.66781° or 0° 40′ 4″ westElevation
837 feet (255 metres)Operator
Royal Air ForceOpen location code
9C6X985J+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 630358917OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=base
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“RAF Fylingdales” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “費林代爾皇家空軍基地”
- Chinese: “飛行峽谷皇家空軍基地”
- Danish: “RAF Fylingdales”
- Dutch: “RAF Fylingdales”
- French: “RAF Fylingdales”
- German: “Fylingdales Ballistic Missile Early Warning Station”
- German: “RAF Fylingdales”
- Japanese: “フィリングデール空軍基地”
- Russian: “Файлингдейлс”
- Spanish: “RAF Fylingdales”
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