Air Force Parachute Drop Zone
Air Force Parachute Drop Zone is a military installation in El Paso, Colorado. Air Force Parachute Drop Zone is situated nearby to the pitch The Patch, as well as near the military installation Sail-Plane Landing Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Starbucks and United States Air Force Academy Airstrip.
Starbucks
Café
Photo: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker at Seattle's Pike Place Market initially as a coffee bean wholesaler. Starbucks is situated 1½ miles east of Air Force Parachute Drop Zone.
United States Air Force Academy Airstrip
Aerodrome
Davis Airfield, formerly the United States Air Force Academy Airfield, is located on United States Air Force Academy. It is a military airfield near Colorado Springs, Colorado, used by the United States Air Force Academy.
Häagen-Dazs
Ice cream parlor
Photo: Gtx5841, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Häagen-Dazs is an American ice cream brand, established by Reuben and Rose Mattus in The Bronx in 1960, owned by Froneri, a joint venture between Nestlé and PAI Partners. Häagen-Dazs is situated 1½ miles east of Air Force Parachute Drop Zone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include United States Air Force Academy and Pikeview.
United States Air Force Academy
Locality
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The United States Air Force Academy is a United States service academy in Air Force Academy, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and United States Space Force. United States Air Force Academy is situated 2 miles northwest of Air Force Parachute Drop Zone.
Pikeview
Hamlet
Pikeview is a neighborhood of Colorado Springs, annexed to the city as the "Pike View Addition" on August 1, 1962. In 1896 there was a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad station in Pikeview, and miners had begun digging a shaft for the Pikeview Coal Mine. Pikeview is situated 3½ miles south of Air Force Parachute Drop Zone.
Gleneagle
Locality
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.
Gleneagle is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Gleneagle is situated 5 miles north of Air Force Parachute Drop Zone.
Air Force Parachute Drop Zone
- Type: Military installation
- Location: El Paso, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.96831° or 38° 58′ 6″ northLongitude
-104.82605° or 104° 49′ 34″ westOpen location code
85CQX59F+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 486611452OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Patch and Sail-Plane Landing Area.
Nearby Places
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