Nimitz Hill Annex, Guam
Nimitz Hill Annex | |
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  Nimitz Hill Annex | |
| Coordinates: 13°27′49″N 144°43′25″E / 13.4637°N 144.7237°E | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | Guam |
| Village | Asan |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 180 |
Nimitz Hill Annex is a census-designated place (CDP) in Asan, Guam.[1] It contains the geographic feature of Nimitz Hill, and is located immediately northeast of the Nimitz Hill CDP in Piti. In normal conversation, the Nimitz Hill CDP and Nimitz Hill Annex CDP are often collectively referred to as "Nimitz Hill."
Geography
Nimitz Hill Annex is located in the hills above the Asan shoreline, in particular the 1944 Liberation of Guam's Asan Invasion Beach. It is located largely along Guam Highway 6, commonly known as Spruance Halsey Drive. It is bounded to the north by the Asan Inland Unit of War in the Pacific National Historical Park, to the northeast by Asan's Maina community in the Fonte River valley, to the west by the adjacent Nimitz Hill CDP across the village boundary in Piti, and to the south by the Fonte River and uninhabited inland highlands.
The Annex includes a military reservation, also named Nimitz Hill, with housing for senior U.S. military officers on Guam. The headquarters building for Joint Region Marianas / Commander Naval Forces Marianas and the NAVFAC Marianas building are nearby, close to the actual peak of Nimitz Hill.
The Fonte Plateau Unit of War in the Pacific National Historical Park is located here.[2] The Asan Bay Overlook of the Park's Asan Inland Unit, with its memorials, is accessed through Nimitz Hill Annex.
The community is also the transmitter location for NOAA Weather Radio station WXM85, programmed by NWS Tiyan.
History
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Chester W. Nimitz based his headquarters here in January 1945.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center was established at Nimitz Hill in 1959, but Typhoon Karen destroyed the center in 1962. After being rebuilt in 1965, it remained until January 1, 1999 when the center was moved to Pearl Harbor following the Base Realignment and Closure legislation of 1995.[3] Nimitz Hill is also home to former United States Naval family housing.
On August 6, 1997 Korean Air Flight 801 crashed immediately south of the Nimitz Hill Annex area.[4]
References
- ^ "2010 Census Block Map - Nimitz Hill Annex CDP (52750)" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Fonte Plateau Unit - War In The Pacific National Historical Park". U.S. National Park Service. April 18, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Joint Typhoon Warning Center Mission Statement". Archived from the original on July 26, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ^ https://www.ntsb.gov/doclib/reports/2000/AAR0001.pdf
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