film location
Naval Air Station Lemoore (Top Gun: Maverick)
The Super Hornet home base used for Top Gun: Maverick's flying; viewing is from public roads outside the fence only.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Visalia
California, United States · North America
About Visalia
Visalia sits on the route: 10 minutes from Patterson Tract, 59km from Naval Air Station Lemoore (Top Gun: Maverick).
Visalia is in California, United States, with about 130,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Patterson Tract, about 5 km away.
Visalia ( vy-SAYL-yə, vih-) is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visalia is the fifth-most populous city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 38th most populous in California, and 183rd in the United States. As the county seat of Tulare County,Read more
Visalia serves as the economic and governmental center to one of the most productive agricultural counties in the country.
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What is there to see near Visalia?
Within an hour or so of Visalia: Naval Air Station Lemoore (Top Gun: Maverick) (59 km).
Where is Visalia?
Visalia is in California, United States, about 5 km from Patterson Tract.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 130,104
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Timezone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates
- 36.3302, -119.2921
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