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MV Delta Mariner docks at Meck Island with support equipment for use in the Missile Defense Agency's two-stage intermediate/long-range launch vehicle (LV-2) program. These target missiles will be used during agency tests later this year. (2009 official description)
The north-south runway on the right was originally built to accommodate operations by STOL aircraft, notably the De Havilland Canada Caribou and Twin Otter. Strong prevailing winds from the west made for tricky landings and it was later decommissioned. Most transit today is by boat, and the runway area now hosts two helicopter landing pads - only one is seen here, the other appears on photographs as late as 1991 but appears to be decommissioned. The construction area at the south end of the runway (nearer to the camera) is used as a launch site for smaller missiles like THAAD and Patriot.
At the upper part of the the image, framed by the red and white towers, is the main launch area. This was originally built in the 1960s as part of the Sentinel and Safeguard ABM programs. As Meck is only a few feet over sea level, and the missiles were launched from underground silos, the entire area had to be built up into a hill so the silos would not be under water. Seen just below the launch site, although separated by some distance when seen from other angles, is the original Missile Site Radar (MSR) that was built as part of these same tests. The smaller red and white tower on its roof was added later and appears to hold communications gear. The large silver-roofed building to its south hosted the computers, which would normally be under the radar, but were moved here to be above the waterline. The smaller building to the left of the MSR, similarly shaped, is the Site Defense Radar (SDR), essentially a modernized MSR built in the late 1970s. This was built in 1977 on backfilled land that extended the entire area to the west, the former shoreline ran just to the left of the MSR building. Most of the buildings in the photo are from the SDR era or newer, built to support ongoing operations and new launch services.

This image is taken looking roughly north-northeast. The small island in the upper left is Kuwatep, and the longer crescent-shaped one further north is Omelek. Eniwetak is just off frame to the left of Kuwatep. Eniwetak and Omelek host a number of camera sites used to photograph launches from Meck.
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over the Leelanau Peninsula on the northwest coast of Northern Michigan, US.The region is shaped by rolling hills, large inland lakes shaped by glaciers around 20 000 years ago which form the basis for great farmland. The body of water that surrounds the peninsula is Lake Michigan, one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the US.In the image, the bright turquoise in the water shows sediments, algae and chlorophyll in the shallower waters along the shore. The greener colours visible in Lake Leelanau to the north, Platte Lake to the west, and several inland bodies of water are due to a combination of a high chlorophyll and plant content.The Sleeping Bear Dunes Lakeshore extend for around 55 km along the coast of the peninsula, and is visible in light brown. The name comes from an Ojibwa legend in which a mother bear and her two cubs swim across the lake trying to escape a forest fire. The two cubs are said to have disappeared in the process, and the mother bear waited for weeks for them to re-surface before finally falling asleep and never waking. Touched by her suffering, a powerful spirit is said to have covered her with sand, and raised the two cubs above the water, creating the North and South Manitou islands, visible north of the peninsula.A more realistic explanation of the creation of the Sleeping Bear Dunes is geology. During the last Ice Age, glaciers spread southwards from Canada burying this area under sheets of ice. During the process, piles of sand and rock were deposited in the area. When the ice retreated and melted, it left the hilly terrain that exists along the lake today. The area is popular for hiking and climbing.This image, which was captured on 18 October 2018, is also featured on the Earth from Space video programme.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data [2021], processed by <a href="https://twitter.com/Pierre_Markuse" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Pierre Markuse</a>
21 LA-WAPA Wildfire with thick smoke plume, Wapawekka Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada - July 11th, 2021
Image is about 56 kilometers wide.
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Sentinel Hill

British Columbia, Canada · North America

About Sentinel Hill

Sentinel Hill works well as a base: 38km from Sea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99).

Sentinel Hill is in British Columbia, Canada, with about 1,100 people. You drive on the right here.

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Within an hour or so of Sentinel Hill: Capilano Suspension Bridge (2 km), Lions Gate Bridge (3 km), Vancouver Aquarium (4 km), Stanley Park Totem Poles (5 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Sea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99), Whistler and Chuckanut Drive (WA-11).

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Sentinel Hill is in British Columbia, Canada.

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Population
1,060
Continent
North America
Country
Canada
Region
British Columbia
Timezone
America/Vancouver
Coordinates
49.3373, -123.1460

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Worth the detour from Sentinel Hill

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

bridge

Capilano Suspension Bridge

A 137 m footbridge swaying 70 m above the Capilano River in North Vancouver, with treetop walkways and a granite cliffwalk: one of BC's most visited attractions since 1889.

2 km · about 5 min drive

bridge

Lions Gate Bridge

Vancouver's iconic 1938 suspension bridge spanning the First Narrows from Stanley Park to the North Shore, gateway to the Sea-to-Sky Highway with mountain and harbour views from its green towers.

3 km · about 5 min drive

landmark

Vancouver Aquarium

Canada's largest aquarium in Stanley Park dedicated to the conservation of aquatic life in the Pacific Northwest.

4 km · about 10 min drive

landmark

Stanley Park Totem Poles

Collection of First Nations totem poles in Vancouver's Stanley Park, one of the most visited attractions in British Columbia.

5 km · about 10 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Sea-to-Sky Highway

Stunning coastal and mountain highway from Vancouver to Whistler

30 km · about 35 min drive

waterfall

Shannon Falls

British Columbia's third-highest waterfall, immediately beside the Sea to Sky Highway near Squamish with a roadside car park.

37 km · about 45 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Sea to Sky Gondola

Gondola beside the Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish, rising 885 m above Howe Sound to a summit lodge, suspension bridge and sweeping viewpoints over fjord, forest and the Stawamus Chief.

38 km · about 45 min drive

famous road

Sea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99)

From Vancouver's Howe Sound to Whistler, rebuilt for the 2010 Olympics, with fjord views the whole way.

38 km · about 45 min drive

Driving roads near Sentinel Hill

  • Right hereCapilano Suspension BridgeA 137 m footbridge swaying 70 m above the Capilano River in North Vancouver, with treetop walkways and a granite cliffwalk: one of BC's most visited attractions since 1889.
  • Right hereLions Gate BridgeVancouver's iconic 1938 suspension bridge spanning the First Narrows from Stanley Park to the North Shore, gateway to the Sea-to-Sky Highway with mountain and harbour views from its green towers.
  • 30 kmSea-to-Sky HighwayStunning coastal and mountain highway from Vancouver to Whistler
  • 38 kmSea to Sky GondolaGondola beside the Sea-to-Sky Highway near Squamish, rising 885 m above Howe Sound to a summit lodge, suspension bridge and sweeping viewpoints over fjord, forest and the Stawamus Chief.
  • 38 kmSea-to-Sky Highway (BC-99)From Vancouver's Howe Sound to Whistler, rebuilt for the 2010 Olympics, with fjord views the whole way.

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