SuperDARN (Wallops Island)

SuperDARN (Wallops Island) is a research institute in Accomack, Virginia. SuperDARN (Wallops Island) is situated near Taylor Cemetery, as well as near the hamlet Wishart.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Wallops Beach and Arbuckle Place.

Wallops Beach

Beach

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

Wallops Beach is situated 2½ miles east of SuperDARN (Wallops Island).

Arbuckle Place is a historic home located at Assawoman, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1774, and has a 1+1⁄2-story, hall and parlor plan dwelling with brick ends and frame front and back. Arbuckle Place is situated 1½ miles northwest of SuperDARN (Wallops Island).

Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0

Industrial building

Photo: NASA, Public domain.

The Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is a commercial space launch facility located at the southern tip of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island in Virginia, just east of the Delmarva Peninsula and south of Chincoteague, Virginia, United States. Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0 is situated 2 miles southeast of SuperDARN (Wallops Island).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wishart and Atlantic.

Wishart

Hamlet

Wishart is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Wishart is situated 2 miles northeast of SuperDARN (Wallops Island).

Atlantic

Village

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Atlantic is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 808. Atlantic is situated 3 miles north of SuperDARN (Wallops Island).

Mappsville

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mappsville is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 311. Wharton Place was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Mappsville is situated 3 miles west of SuperDARN (Wallops Island).

SuperDARN (Wallops Island)

Type: Research institute
Also known as: “Super Dual Auroral Radar Network”
Categories: monitoring station and education
Location: Accomack, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.85733° or 37° 51′ 26″ north

Longitude

-75.51022° or 75° 30′ 37″ west

Operator

Virginia Tech Center for Space Science and Engineering Research

Open location code

8796VF4Q+WW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 516868267

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=research_institute

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=monitoring_station

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Taylor Cemetery and Holland Cemetery.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wallops Island Substation and Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3.

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