Towns & cities
White Sands Missile Range
military testing area in New Mexico, United States
United States · 32.5631, -106.5700
White Sands Missile Range is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 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.
“To film the Scorponok sequence at White Sands Missile Range, a sweep was performed to remove unexploded ordnance before building of a village set could begin; ironically, the village would be blown up.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names White Sands Missile Range 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.
- Transformers 2007
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
“In September, the crew shot at Holloman Air Force Base and White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.” Wikipedia
- 12 Strong 2018
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Organ
United States·16 km south
census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Towns & cities
White Sands
United States·21 km south
census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Tularosa basin gypsum dunes
United States·33 km north-east
dunefield of white sand in southern New Mexico
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Towns & cities
Las Cruces
United States·34 km south-west
city in and county seat of Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Towns & cities
Mesilla
United States·39 km south-west
town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in White Sands Missile Range?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in White Sands Missile Range, including Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and 12 Strong (2018). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in White Sands Missile Range?
Transformers (2007), covered by 68 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is White Sands Missile Range?
White Sands Missile Range is in the United States. Its coordinates are 32.5631, -106.5700.
What other filming locations are near White Sands Missile Range?
Organ (16 km south), White Sands (21 km south), Tularosa basin gypsum dunes (33 km north-east), Las Cruces (34 km south-west) and 1 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 U.S. Army/White Sands Missile Range Museum, Public domain.