Towns & cities
West Wendover
city in Elko County, Nevada, United States
United States · 40.7395, -114.0698
West Wendover is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in West Wendover, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 2 more.
“Some scenes were also filmed in West Wendover, Nevada, London, at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and Singapore's Marina Bay Sands.”
Movies filmed in West Wendover
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names West Wendover 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.
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Independence Day
1996
“The production then moved to Wendover, Utah, and West Wendover, Nevada, where the deserts doubled for Imperial Valley, and the Wendover Airport doubled for the El Toro and Area 51 exteriors.” Wikipedia
- Letters from a Killer 1998
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Historic Wendover Airfield
United States·3 km south-east
aviation museum in Wendover, Utah
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Towns & cities
Wendover
United States·3 km east
city in Tooele County, Utah, United States
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Landmarks & buildings
Wendover Air Force Base
United States·4 km south-east
former United States Air Force base in Utah now known as Wendover Airport
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Landmarks & buildings
Wendover Airport
United States·4 km south-east
airport in Wendover, Utah, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Bonneville Salt Flats
United States·24 km east
densely packed salt pan in northwestern Tooele County, Utah, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Blue Lake
United States·27 km south
large geothermal pond in Utah, U.S.
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in West Wendover?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in West Wendover, including Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Independence Day (1996) and Letters from a Killer (1998). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in West Wendover?
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), covered by 39 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is West Wendover?
West Wendover is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.7395, -114.0698.
What other filming locations are near West Wendover?
Historic Wendover Airfield (3 km south-east), Wendover (3 km east), Wendover Air Force Base (4 km south-east), Wendover Airport (4 km south-east) 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 Famartin, CC BY-SA 3.0.