Desert Research Institute

Desert Research Institute is a university in Clark County, Southern Nevada, Nevada, which is located on East Flamingo Road. Desert Research Institute is situated near National Atomic Testing Museum, as well as near the library Nuclear Testing Archive-Public Reading Facility.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: National Atomic Testing Museum and Sphere.

National Atomic Testing Museum

Museum

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The National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, documents the history of nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site in the Mojave Desert about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The museum operates as an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

Sphere

Theater building

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Sphere is a music and entertainment arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States, east of the Las Vegas Strip. Designed by Populous, the project was announced by the Madison Square Garden Company in 2018, known then as the MSG Sphere. Sphere is situated 1 mile northwest of Desert Research Institute.

Silver Sevens

Hotel

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Silver Sevens is a hotel and locals casino 1 mile east of the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Affinity Interactive. Silver Sevens has 327 rooms and a 30,225 sq ft casino. Silver Sevens is situated 1,200 feet west of Desert Research Institute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paradise and Winchester.

Paradise

Town

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Paradise is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the city of Las Vegas. It was formed on December 8, 1950.

Winchester

Town

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Winchester is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States that contains part of the Las Vegas Strip. It is one of a number of CDPs in the unincorporated urbanized area directly south of Las Vegas. Winchester is situated 1½ miles north of Desert Research Institute.

Chinatown

Suburb

Spring Valley is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located 2 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. The population was 215,597 at the 2020 census. Spring Valley was formed in May 1981. Chinatown is situated 3 miles west of Desert Research Institute.

Desert Research Institute

Type: University
Address: 755 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV
Category: education
Location: Clark County, Southern Nevada, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.11417° or 36° 6′ 51″ north

Longitude

-115.14852° or 115° 8′ 55″ west

Open location code

85864V72+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27897949

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=university

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