U-2
U-2 is an aircraft in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. U-2 is situated nearby to the museum Blackbird Airpark, as well as near SR-71.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center and LA/Palmdale Regional Airport.
Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center
Building
The Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center is an air traffic control center located in Palmdale, California, United States. Located adjacent to United States Air Force Plant 42 and the Palmdale Regional Airport, it is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers operated by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center is situated 690 feet east of U-2.
LA/Palmdale Regional Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Palmdale Regional Airport is an airport in Palmdale, California, United States. The city of Palmdale took over the airport at the end of 2013, managing it via the Palmdale Airport Authority. LA/Palmdale Regional Airport is situated 1½ miles north of U-2.
United States Air Force Plant 42
Military installation
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
United States Air Force Plant 42 is a classified aircraft manufacturing plant owned by the United States Air Force in the Antelope Valley, about 60 miles from downtown Los Angeles. United States Air Force Plant 42 is situated 1½ miles north of U-2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palmdale and Desert View Highlands.
Palmdale
Photo: Wrk3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palmdale is a city in the far north of Los Angeles County in the Antelope Valley region of the Mojave Desert in Southern California.
Desert View Highlands
Locality
Desert View Highlands is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 2,676 at the 2020 census, up from 2,360 at the 2010 census. It is surrounded by the City of Palmdale. Desert View Highlands is situated 4 miles west of U-2.
Harold, Palmdale
Hamlet
Alpine, more fully Alpine Springs and also called Harold, was an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California located 2 miles south of where Palmdale is now. Harold, Palmdale is situated 4½ miles south of U-2.
U-2
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: aircraft, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.60288° or 34° 36′ 10″ northLongitude
-118.08608° or 118° 5′ 10″ westOpen location code
8563JW37+5HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1451968307OpenStreetMap feature
historic=aircraftOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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