Portulaca
Portulaca is a hypocenter in Nye, Nevada. Portulaca is situated nearby to the hypocenter Agrini, as well as near Liptauer.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Area 2 and Baneberry Crater.
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 1 mile southwest of Portulaca.
Baneberry Crater
Hypocenter
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Baneberry Crater is a hypocenter, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Portulaca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nevada Test Site.
Nevada Test Site
Locality
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The Nevada National Security Sites, popularized as the Nevada Test Site until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of Nye County, Nevada, about 65 mi northwest of the city of Las Vegas. Nevada Test Site is situated 3½ miles southeast of Portulaca.
Portulaca
- Type: Hypocenter
- Category: military installation
- Location: Nye, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.14845° or 37° 8′ 54″ northLongitude
-116.08682° or 116° 5′ 13″ westOpen location code
85954WX7+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 886940689OpenStreetMap feature
military=nuclear_explosion_site
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