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Location DB > United States > Florida > Key West > Hawk Missile Site KW-65 and Bunker  Name Hawk Missile Site KW-65 and Bunker  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by thoughtcriminal on 10/9/2004 11:48 PM last modified by thingamabob on 6/16/2017 7:01 AM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description One of four Hawk Missile sites on and near Key West. See site KW-24 ("Charlie Battery") nearby. Also, an earthen bunker that you'll pass on the road to the missile site. The bunker is inside the airport's security perimeter.  Basic Information Type: Outdoors Status: Abandoned Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: not very exciting  Physical Information Address Government Road Key West, Florida United States Owner: City of Key West See a map of this location  Hazards  Interesting Features Five illuminator/radar towers, a few guard shacks and at least two buildings. Within sight of Key West International Airport. Nearby bunker on airport property with a Cubana Airlines AN-24 parked next to it.  Security Measures  Historical Dates Built: 0 Closed: 0  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment  History Remains of some of the Cold War-era fortifications in the Keys. "Bravo Battery" was one of four HAWK missile batteries on and near Key West. Part of the site is an FAA radio facility, while one group of launchers is now a paintball park. Whole area of the battery is now open to the public (2011).  Media Coverage Local news article including reference to K-9 training at missile base  Future Plans City of Key West once used parts of the missile battery site for K-9 training. The bunker appears to have been used by the airport for storage.  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Hawk Site KW-65 Sat, Oct 9th, 2004 posted by thoughtcriminal 11 pictures Key West Bunker Sun, Oct 10th, 2004 posted by thoughtcriminal 7 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links Missiles of Key West - Bravo Battery Map  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Explorer Zero on 6/16/2017 10:30 AM.  Latest Changes on Jun 16 17 at 10:30, Explorer Zero validated this location on Jun 16 17 at 7:01, thingamabob changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy on Dec 20 16 at 12:26, Emperor Wang validated this location on Dec 20 16 at 12:26, Emperor Wang changed the following: Display Name on Jul 4 11 at 11:24, Steed validated this location on Jul 4 11 at 5:56, thoughtcriminal changed the following: Future Plans on Jul 4 11 at 5:55, thoughtcriminal changed the following: History, Accessibility, Description on Jul 4 11 at 5:54, thoughtcriminal made this location public on Jul 4 11 at 5:53, thoughtcriminal changed the following: Notes for Mods, History, Interesting Features, Security Measures on Oct 30 06 at 3:33, Emperor Wang validated this location  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 78 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738447537 pages have been generated.