Landmarks & buildings
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
US Navy installation near Ridgecrest, California, United States
United States · 35.6856, -117.6919
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“A full-scale mockup of the aircraft was built and filmed at China Lake.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
Indian Wells Valley
United States·2 km north
valley in California, United States of America
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Towns & cities
Ridgecrest
United States·7 km south
city in Kern County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Inyokern
United States·12 km west
census designated place in Kern County, California, United States
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Streets & squares
Sierra Highway
United States·16 km west
road in Southern California, United States
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Towns & cities
Trona
United States·29 km east
unincorporated community in California
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Landscapes & nature
Trona Pinnacles
United States·30 km east
geological formation in California
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake?
2 productions are recorded as filmed at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, including Top Gun (1986) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake?
Top Gun (1986), covered by 62 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake?
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake is in the United States. Its coordinates are 35.6856, -117.6919.
What other filming locations are near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake?
Indian Wells Valley (2 km north), Ridgecrest (7 km south), Inyokern (12 km west), Sierra Highway (16 km west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by NASA, Public domain.