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Naval Air Station Alameda

Naval Air Station Alameda was a United States Navy Naval Air Station mostly in , with a slight portion of it within proper, on .
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: 1927-1997 military airbase in Alameda, California, USA
  • Also known as: “Alameda Naval Air Station”, “Benton Field”, “NAS Alameda”, “NAS Alameda (abandoned)”, and “Nimitz Field”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include USS Hornet and Middle Harbor Shoreline Park.

Museum
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is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy during World War II. Completed in late 1943, the ship was assigned to the Fast Carrier Task Force in the Pacific Ocean, the navy's primary offensive force during the Pacific War. is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Naval Air Station Alameda.

Park
Photo: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located on and the Oakland Seaport entrance channel, west of downtown , . It is owned and operated by the Port of Oakland. is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Naval Air Station Alameda.

Museum
Photo: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a lightvessel now serving as a museum ship in . Built in 1950, she is one of a small number of surviving lightships, and one of an even smaller number built specifically for the United States Coast Guard. is situated 2 miles east of Naval Air Station Alameda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodstock and Prescott, Oakland, California.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in in , . It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. It was one of the original three settlements formed in 1853 on Alameda island. is situated 2 miles east of Naval Air Station Alameda.

Neighborhood
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Prescott is a residential neighborhood and commercial district in in . The neighborhood boundaries are Mandela Parkway to the east, 7th Street to the south, West Grand Avenue to the north, and Frontage Road to the west. is situated 2 miles northeast of Naval Air Station Alameda.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in in , . It lies at an elevation of 20 feet. It corresponds to the western end of the island prior to its extension by landfill. is situated 2 miles southeast of Naval Air Station Alameda.

Naval Air Station Alameda

Latitude
37.78631° or 37° 47′ 11″ north
Longitude
-122.31827° or 122° 19′ 6″ west
Open location code
849VQMPJ+GM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2697485593
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q3016749
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Naval Air Station Alameda” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿拉米達海軍航空基地”
  • Chinese: “阿拉米達海軍航空站”
  • Czech: “NAS Almeda”
  • Czech: “Naval Air Station Alameda”
  • Finnish: “Naval Air Station Alameda”
  • French: “Naval Air Station Alameda”
  • Indonesian: “Stasiun Udara Angkatan Laut Alameda”
  • Japanese: “アラメダ海軍航空基地”
  • Japanese: “アラメダ航空基地”
  • Korean: “알라미다 해군항공기지”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی المیدا”
  • Portuguese: “Estação aeronaval de Alameda”
  • Russian: “Авиационная база ВМС Аламида”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ олмидо”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Аламеда”
  • Urdu: “نیول ایئراسٹیشن الامیدا”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include California Least Tern breeding area and Building 43 Winery.

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