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Western US WWII Radar Sites (edit list)
ID Site State Type Start Stop GPS Src Notes
F-50 Paine Field WA SCR-588 6 GCI
X-52 Joyce WA SCR-516 6
X-53 Clallam Bay WA SCR-516 6
X-54 Neah Bay WA SCR-516 6
B-55 Portage Head WA SCR-270B 6
J-55 Cape Flattery WA SCR-588 6 CHL
B-57 Ruby Beach WA SCR-270B 6
F-59 Tacoma WA SCR-588 6 GCI
J-61 Pacific Beach (1) WA SCR-588 6 CHL
B-61 Pacific Beach (2) WA SCR-270B 6 CHL
B-62 Grayland (1) WA SCR-270B 6
L-63 Grayland (2) WA SCR-588 6 CHB
Fort Worden (1) WA SCR-582 1943 1946 48.14022,
-122.76898 		1 HECP/HDCP
Search
Fort Worden (2) WA SCR-296A 1943 1946 48.14009,
-122.77124 		1 FC for Battery Tolles-B
2 - 6" Guns
Camp Hayden (1) WA SCR-682 1944 1946 48.15961,
-123.68582 		1 Alt HECP/HDCP
Search
Camp Hayden (2) WA SCR-296A 1944 1946 48.16045,
-123.68258 		1 FC for Battery 249
2 - 6" Guns
Fort Ebey WA SCR-296A 1943 1946 48.21569,
-122.75877 		1 FC for Battery 248
2 - 6" Guns
Majestic WA SCR-296A 1944 1946 48.15824,
-123.88741 		1 FC for Battery 131
2 - 16" Guns
Ebeys Landing WA SCR-547 48.19052,
-122.70518 		1 HF for Battery AMTB - Ebey's Landing
4 - 90mm Guns
Wilson Point WA SCR-547 48.14385,
-122.75459 		1 HF for Battery AMTB - Point Wilson
4 - 90mm Guns
North Head (1) WA SCR-682 1944 1946 46.30038,
-124.07568 		2 HECP/HDCP
Search
North Head (2) WA SCR-296A 1943 1946 46.29999,
-124.07242 		2 FC for Battery 246
2 - 6" Guns
Fort Canby WA SCR-296A 1943 1946 46.27862,
-124.05469 		2 FC for Battery 247
2 - 6" Guns
Cape Disappointment WA SCR-547 46.2746,
-124.04273 		2 HF for Battery AMTB - Cape Disappointment
4 - 90mm Guns
Fort Stevens OR SCR-296A 1943 1946 46.1889,
-123.97343 		2 FC for Battery 245
2 - 6" Guns
J-23 Tillamook Head OR SCR-588 6 CHL
B-25 Tillamook OR SCR-270B 6
B-26 Siletz Bay OR SCR-270B 6
B-27 Yachats OR SCR-270B 6
B-28 Cape Arago OR SCR-270B 1942 1944 43.3152,
-124.38855 		6
B-29 Cape Sebastian OR SCR-270B 6
SF-01 Point Reyus CA SCR-682 1944 1946 37.99634,
-123.01469 		3 Search
Barry Group
SF-01 Wolf Ridge CA SCR-682 1944 1946 37.84299,
-122.53831 		3 Search
Funston Group
SF-01 Wildcat Ridge CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 37.97635,
-122.79236 		3 FC for Battery Townsley
2-16" Guns
SF-03 Hill 640 CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 37.88873,
-122.62627 		3 FC for Battery Smith (2)
2-6" Guns
SF-04 Wolf Ridge CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 37.84073,
-122.54652 		3 FC for Battery Guthrie
2-6" Guns
SF-05 Bonita Ridge CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 37.82042,
-122.52985 		3 FC for Battery Rathbone
2-6" Guns
SF-06 Baker Beach CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 37.79562,
-122.48042 		3 FC for Battery Chamberlin
2-6" Guns
SF-07 Fort Miley CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 37.78293,
-122.50581 		3 FC for Battery 243
2-6" Guns
SF-08 South Funston CA SCR-296A 1943 1946 37.71604,
-122.50094 		3 FC for Battery McIndoe
2-6" Guns
SF-09 Milagara Ridge CA SCR-296A 1943 1946 37.64086,
-122.4793 		3 FC for Battery Wallace (2)
2-12" Guns
SF-10 Devils Slide CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 37.57456,
-122.51913 		3 FC for Battery 244
2-6" Guns
SF-11 Pillar Point CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 37.57451,
-122.49753 		3 FC for Battery Davis (2)
2-16" Guns
B-71 Trinidad CA SCR-270B 41.52167,
-124.08083 		6
B-72 False Cape CA SCR-270B 40.497889,
-124.294417 		6
B-74 Fort Bragg CA SCR-270B 39.46798,
-123.76057 		6,7 Exact location undetermined
J-75 Point Arena CA SCR-588 6 CHL
B-76 Jenner CA SCR-270B 38.44217,
-123.12366 		6
J-77 Bolinas CA SCR-586 6 CHL
J-77 Bolinas Point CA SCR-296A 37.90436,
-122.72601 		3,7 FC for Battery 129
2-16" Guns (Deferred)
B-78 Mt. Tamalpias CA SCR-270B 6
J-80 Point Montara CA 6 CHL
O-81 South of Bay CA 6 CH
L-82 Half Moon Bay CA SCR-588B 37.44683,
-122.4366 		6,7 CHB
B-84 Pigeon Point CA SCR-270B 37.18159,
-122.39435 		6
B-85 Point Sur CA SCR-270B 6
B-86 Cambria CA SCR-270B 35.52222,
-121.06361 		6,7
San Pedro Hill CA SCR-682 1944 1946 33.74543,
-118.33615 		4
Point Vicente CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 4
Boca Chica CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 4
Palos Verdes Hills CA SCR-296A 1944 1946 4
Fort Mac Arthur CA SCR-296A 1945 1946 4
B-30 Point Arguello CA SCR-270B 34.582768,
-120.630956 		6
J-31 Point Conception CA SCR-588 6 CHL
X-23 Gaviota CA SCR-516 6
X-33 Goleta CA SCR-516 6
L-35 Oxnard CA SCR-588 6 CHB
B-36 Dume Point CA SCR-270B 6
B-38 Santa Rosa Is. (1) CA SCR-270B 6
J-38 Santa Rosa Is. (2) CA SCR-588 6 CH
L-39 Santa Ana CA SCR-588 6 CH
X-40 San Clemente Beach CA SCR-516 1944 1945 33.55470,
-117.75819 		6,7
B-41 Santa Catalina Is. (1) CA SCR-270B 6
J-41 Santa Catalina Is. (2) CA SCR-588 6 CHL
J-42 San Nicholas Is. CA SCR-588 6 CHL
Cabrillo CA SCR-682 1944 1945 5 Search
La Jolla CA SCR-296A 1944 1945 5 FC for Battery Ashburn
2-16" Guns
Fort Rosecrans CA SCR-296A 1944 1945 5 FC for Battery 237
2-6" Guns
Point Loma CA SCR-296A 1944 1945 5 FC for Battery 238
2-6" Guns
Fort Emory CA SCR-296A 1944 1945 5 FC for Battery 239
2-6" Guns
Mexican Border CA SCR-296A 1945 1945 5 FC for Battery Strong
2-8" Guns
L-01 Oceanside CA SCR-588 6 CHB
X-02 Encinitas CA SCR-516 6
B-03 San Clemente Is. (1) CA SCR-270B 32.97785,
-118.55601 		6,7
B-04 San Clemente Is. (2) CA SCR-270 32.81115,
-118.42541 		6,7
J-04 San Clemente Is. (3) CA SCR-588 32.81115,
-118.42541 		6,7 CHL
B-05 La Jolla CA SCR-270B 6
L-06 Mission Beach CA SCR-270B 1942/43 1946 32.74623,
-117.20356 		6,7 CHB
B-38 Manhattan Beach CA SCR-270-D 33.88486,
-118.41011 		7
B-08 Otay Mountain (1) CA SCR-270B 32.59317,
-116.84467 		6,7
J-08 Otay Mountain (2) CA SCR-588 32.59317,
-116.84467 		6.7 CHL
F-09 El Centro CA SCR-588 32.82535,
-115.66486 		6 GCI
X-10 Calexico CA SCR-516 6
X-11 Qgilby CA SCR-516 6
X-12 Gadsden AZ SCR-516 6
B-13 Yuma AZ SCR-270B 6

WWII Radar Types

SCR-268 Searchlight
SCR-270 Search
SCR-271 Search
SCR-296-A Battery Fire Control

SCR-516 GCI
SCR-527 Search
SCR-582 Harbor Search
SCR-584 Search/Tracking
SCR-588 Search/GCI
SCR-682 Harbor Search

  • Approximate Coordinates
Sources

1. Supp HD Project, HD of Puget Sound, 1945, CDSG.
2. Supp HD Project, HD of Columbia River, 1946, CDSG.
3. Supp HD Project, HD of San Francisco, 1945, CDSG.
4. Supp HD Project, HD of Los Angeles, 1944, CDSG.
5. Supp HD Project, HD of San Diego, 1945, CDSG.
6. Radar Station B-71 HAER No. CA-332 Appendix A
7. California Military Museum
11. US Army Owned, Sponsored and Leased Facilities Report, AMD-1, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 31 Dec 1945, CDSG Pdf.
12. Mikesh, Robert C., Japan's World War II Balloon Bomb Attacks on North America, Smithsonian Institution Press (GPO), Washington, 1973, page 32, 34-35
13. Deur, Douglas, Empires of the Turning Tide: A History of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park and the Columbia-Pacific Region, Pacific West Region: Social Science Series, Publication Number 2016-001, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, ISBN 978-0-692-42174-1

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