National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Movies filmed at National Radio Astronomy Observatory

• Independence DayScience fiction film1996

Named here by National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s own Wikipedia article

National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s own Wikipedia page says these were shot here. Not on the map: each title’s page quotes the sentence so you can check it.

• ContactScience fiction film1997

Filming locations nearby

• Towns & cities Charlottesville United States · 4 km east Independent city in Virginia, United States
• Towns & cities Albemarle County United States · 4 km west County in Virginia, United States
• Towns & cities Keswick United States · 14 km east Census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia
• Landmarks & buildings The Miller School of Albemarle United States · 16 km west Co-ed boarding & day school in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
• Towns & cities Crozet United States · 16 km west Census designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
• Towns & cities Waynesboro United States · 33 km west Independent city in Virginia, United States

What Wikipedia says about National Radio Astronomy Observatory

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• Contact 1997

  “Located on the New Mexico Tech university campus, the AOC serves as the headquarters for the Very Large Array (VLA), which was the setting for the 1997 movie Contact, and is also the control center for the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA).” Wikipedia