Towns & cities

Novato

city in Marin County, California, United States

United States · 38.1075, -122.5697

Novato is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 5 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.

3 productions were filmed at 1 place inside Novato rather than at Novato itself: listed below, each with the place it was shot.

“In addition to Petaluma, other locations included Mel's Drive-In in San Francisco, Sonoma, Richmond, Novato, and the Buchanan Field Airport in Concord.”

American Graffiti (1973) · Wikipedia

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Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Novato 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.

American Graffiti 1973
The Right Stuff 1983
“In 1982, the scene of the wives of the astronauts watching the television broadcast was filmed on military housing in Novato, California.” Wikipedia
Howard the Duck 1986
Radio Flyer 1992
“Filming locations included Novato, California, and Columbia Airport in Columbia, California.” Wikipedia
Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988

Movies filmed elsewhere in Novato

3 productions shot at 1 place inside Novato, each named beside it. Separate from the list above, which is what Wikidata records against Novato itself.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Hamilton Air Force Base per Wikipedia 1984
The Rocketeer Hamilton Air Force Base per Wikipedia 1991
Jet Pilot Hamilton Air Force Base per Wikipedia 1957

Landmarks & buildings

Hamilton Air Force Base

United States

closed U.S. Army/Air Force base in Marin County, California

Named here by Novato’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Novato, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Backrooms 2026

“Kane Parsons filmed The Backrooms (Found Footage), later adapted into the movie Backrooms (film), at Novato High School.” Wikipedia
Howard the Duck 1986

“The Fireman's Fund office complex in Novato was used as a shooting location in Howard the Duck (1986) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Novato?

8 productions are recorded as filmed in Novato, 3 of them at places inside it, including American Graffiti (1973), The Right Stuff (1983) and Howard the Duck (1986). 5 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Novato?

American Graffiti (1973), covered by 48 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Novato?

Novato is in the United States. Its coordinates are 38.1075, -122.5697.

What other filming locations are near Novato?

Hamilton Air Force Base (7 km south-east), Skywalker Ranch (8 km south-west), Marin County Civic Center (13 km south), Fairfax (13 km south) 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 Sophisticatedcat, Public domain.