Long Point Military Reservation

Long Point Military Reservation (1930-1974) - An Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1930 above Long Point and Point Vincente in the present day city of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California. A sub-post of Fort MacArthur. Abandoned in 1974.

Long Point MR Site from Below	City of Rancho Palos Verdes Complex on Old Long Point MR
Long Point MR 1930 Fire Control Station

Part of the Harbor Defense of Los Angeles.

The Long Point Military Reservation was initially acquired in 1930 to house six fire control stations for the large caliber guns at Fort MacArthur. The initial site was a small hillside reservation overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Long Point. The fire control stations were rectangular reinforced concrete structures built into a steep hillside.

World War II (1941-1945)

**Long Point Military Reservation World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 155 - Long Point	2	155mm	Mobile, Panama Mounts	1941-1942-1943-1944	$ 8,208
Source: CDSG

Cold War (1947–1991)

**Los Angeles Nike Batteries** (edit list)
Battery	Type	Location	Operational	Deactivated	GPS	Notes
LA-45H	Headquarters	Fort MacArthur			33.72225, -118.28657
LA-41H	Headquarters	Long Beach			33.796621, -118.151005
LA-45DC	Command Post	San Pedro Hill AFS, CA	1960	1974-09-01	33.71378, -118.28706
RP-39	Radar	San Pedro Hill			33.7466931, -118.3366179	Radar Only
LA-04C	Control	Mt Gleason	1956	1974	34.375556, -118.175833
LA-04L	Launch	Mt Gleason	1956	1974	34.378056, -118.150833
LA-09C	Control	Mt Disappointment	1956	1961	34.246667, -118.104722
LA-09L	Launch	Barley Flats	1956	1961	34.278333, -118.075556
LA-14C	Control	El Monte	1956	1961	34.018056, -118.038056
LA-14L	Launch	El Monte	1956	1961	34.043611, -118.058889
LA-29C	Control	Puente Hills	1958	1971	33.955278, -117.895556
LA-29L	Launch	Puente Hills	1958	1971	33.959444, -117.886111
LA-32C	Control	Stanton	1956	1974	33.790833, -118.011944
LA-32L	Launch	Stanton	1956	1974	33.792222, -118.002778
LA-40C	Control	Long Beach Airport	1956	1963	33.808889, -118.135556
LA-40L	Launch	Long Beach Airport	1956	1963	33.808889, -118.140556
LA-43C	Control	Fort MacArthur	1955	1974	33.712359, -118.293791	In Battery Leary-Merriam
LA-43L	Launch	White Point MR	1955	1974	33.716415, -118.313709
LA-55C	Control	Long Point MR	1956	1974	33.758007, -118.368094
LA-55L	Launch	Long Point MR	1956	1974	33.74375, -118.403773
LA-57C	Control	Redondo Beach	1956	1963	33.829167, -118.374167
LA-57L	Launch	Torrance	1956	1963	33.851667, -118.326944
LA-70C	Control	El Segundo	1956	1963	33.946667, -118.371667
LA-70L	Launch	Hyperion	1956	1963	33.952222, -118.438333	Co-located with LA-73L
LA-73C	Control	Playa Del Rey	1956	1963	33.959167, -118.433056
LA-73L	Launch	Hyperion	1956	1963	33.952222, -118.438333	Co-located with LA-70L
LA-78C	Control	Malibu	1963	1974	34.078056, -118.655556
LA-78L	Launch	Malibu	1963	1974	34.059722, -118.646111
LA-88C	Control	Oat Mountain	1957	1974	34.329444, -118.600556
LA-88L	Launch	Chatsworth	1957	1974	34.311389, -118.608611
LA-94C	Control	Los Pinetos	1955	1968	34.3525, -118.411111
LA-94L	Launch	Newhall	1955	1968	34.348611, -118.408056
LA-96C	Control	San Vincente Mtn	1955	1974	34.128611, -118.512778
LA-96L	Launch	Sepulveda	1955	1974	34.185, -118.482222
LA-98C	Control	Magic Mtn	1955	1968	34.386389, -118.329167
LA-98L	Launch	Lang	1955	1968	34.431389, -118.375556
LA-??S	Support	Pasadena			34.14325, -118.162162
Source: * Ed Thelen Site - Nike Site Locations * Wikipedia - List of Nike Sites * Tech Bastards - Nike Missile Locations * Radomes - List of Nike Related Radar Sites * Nike Historical Society * Lonnquest, John C. and Winkler, David F., To Defend and Deter: The Legacy of the United States Cold War Missile Program, USACERL Special Report 97/01, Nov 1996, 607 pages, Pdf * Morgan, Mark L. and Berhow, Mark A., Rings of Supersonic Steel: Air Defenses of the United States Army 1950-1979, Third Edition, Hole in the Head Press, Bodega Bay, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9761494-0-8, 358 pages

Current Status

Most of the site is owned by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California. The city hall and other city facilities are located on the former military reservation.

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Location: City Hall, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California.

Maps & Images

Lat: 33.7447911 Long: -118.4045523

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Sources:

U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles, (LA-AN-WDC-44), 31 Aug 1944, CDSG

Links:

CDSG

Visited: 4 Jan 2013