Towns & cities
Palmdale
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
United States · 34.5794, -118.1165
Palmdale is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Palmdale, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 24 more.
2 places inside Palmdale have a page of their own — listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Palmdale as well.
Movies filmed in Palmdale
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Palmdale as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007
- The Terminal 2004
- Moonraker 1979
- Rambo 2008
- Duel 1971
- Star Trek Generations 1994
- Koyaanisqatsi 1982
- Rat Race 2001
- Nocturnal Animals 2016
- The Bling Ring 2013
- Blow 2001
- Identity 2003
- Palm Springs 2020
- To Live and Die in L.A. 1985
- The Devil's Rejects 2005
- Them! 1954
- It Came from Outer Space 1953
- Hard Rain 1998
- The Odd Couple II 1998
- The Apparition 2012
- Desert Fury 1947
- Transmorphers: Fall of Man 2009
- Singapore 1947
- Julia 2008
Filming locations inside Palmdale
2 places inside Palmdale, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Palmdale too.
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
LA/Palmdale Regional Airport
United States·6 km north-east
airport in California, United States of America
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Landmarks & buildings
Air Force Plant 42
United States·6 km north-east
United States Air Force-owned aircraft manufacturing facility
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Streets & squares
California State Route 14
United States·10 km south
state highway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in California, United States
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Towns & cities
Lancaster
United States·12 km north
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Acton
United States·13 km south-west
census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Agua Dulce Airpark
United States·20 km south-west
airport in California, United States of America
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Palmdale?
25 productions are recorded as filmed in Palmdale, including Riders of Destiny (1933), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and The Terminal (2004). 24 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Palmdale?
Riders of Destiny (1933), covered by 13 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Palmdale?
Palmdale is in the United States. Its coordinates are 34.5794, -118.1165.
What other filming locations are near Palmdale?
LA/Palmdale Regional Airport (6 km north-east), Air Force Plant 42 (6 km north-east), California State Route 14 (10 km south), Lancaster (12 km north) 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 Jamesb01 at English Wikipedia, Public domain.