Gourd-Brown
Gourd-Brown is a hypocenter in Nye, Nevada. Gourd-Brown is situated nearby to the hypocenter Fenton, as well as near Bowl-2 Crater.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sedan Crater and Baneberry Crater.
Sedan Crater
Hypocenter
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Storax Sedan was a shallow underground nuclear test conducted in Area 10 of Yucca Flat at the Nevada National Security Site on July 6, 1962, as part of Operation Plowshare, a program to investigate the use of nuclear explosives for mining, cratering, and other civilian purposes. Sedan Crater is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gourd-Brown.
Baneberry Crater
Hypocenter
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Baneberry Crater is a hypocenter, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Gourd-Brown.
Area 2
Military installation
Area 2 is a division of the Nevada Test Site in the Mojave Desert. The area is located 18 miles south-west of Area 51 in the Yucca Flat. Area 2 is situated 2 miles southwest of Gourd-Brown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nevada Test Site.
Nevada Test Site
Locality
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The Nevada National Security Sites initially named the Nevada Proving Ground, and later the Nevada Test Site ) is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of Nye County, Nevada, approximately 65 mi northwest of Las Vegas. Nevada Test Site is situated 4 miles south of Gourd-Brown.
Gourd-Brown
- Type: Hypocenter
- Category: military installation
- Location: Nye, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.16° or 37° 9′ 36″ northLongitude
-116.082° or 116° 4′ 55″ westOpen location code
85955W59+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 886480941OpenStreetMap feature
military=nuclear_explosion_site
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Highlights include Fenton and Bowl-2 Crater.
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