Nike Missile Integrated Fire Control, Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, New Jersey (2011)

Nike Missile Integrated Fire Control (NY-56) housed in two small units was the control centre that could launch Nike Nuclear missiles in defence of New York City during the Cold War from 1954 -1974. Fort Hancock was home to NY-56, one of a series of Nike Missile sites that ringed New York City.

NY-56 includes a missile launch area (now in use as a park maintenance facility) and a radar site that has been closed and abandoned since 1975 when Fort Hancock was deactivated and turned over to the National Park Service.

NY-56 is now considered the second best preserved site in the country for educating the public on the Nike Missile era, an era that remains unknown for most people due to the restrictions of the Cold War. The site now has guided tours from spring through fall.

For a full virtual tour of the site, see https://360fusion.net/Nike.html

USA-Canada / USA-New Jersey

Lat: 40° 26' 57.881" N
Long: 74° 60' 28.248" W

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