TABLE A.1.  Pertinent Information on the Location and Exposure of the Original 18 Candidate Sites(a)
Name of Site Location Reference USGS Map Site Exposure
Amarillo, TX 7 mi NE of Amarillo Pleasant Valley, Mayer, TX (7.5') Open grassland; site lies between 2 power plants to N and S
Augspurger Mt, WA 7 mi W, 2 mi N of Hood River, OR Hood River, OR (15') Open clearing in forest of 40-ft trees
Block Island, RI 1/2 mi E of town on Harbor Road Block Island, RI (7.5') Hilltop in rolling grassland
Boone, NC 1 mi N of Boone on Howard Knob Boone, NC (7.5') Forested ridgetop, 40-ft trees
Clayton, NM 3/4 mi SW of Clayton Clayton, NM (7.5') Open grassland
Cold Bay, AK FAA tower, Cold Bay, AK Cold Bay, AK (60' x 120') Airport location, low bidgs. nearby
Culebra, PR 2 mi N of town Culebra and Adj. Is. (6' x 11') Top of hill, few shrubs and low trees
Holyoke, MA 4 mi N of Holyoke near Mt. Tom Mt. Holyoke, MA (7.5') Forested ridgetop, 50-ft trees
Huron, SD 4.2 mi NE Huron Huron NW, SD (7.5') Open grassland, slightly rolling
Kingsley Dam, NE 6.5 mi NE of Ogallala off SR 61 Ogallala, NE (7.5') Rolling prairie, large lake to NW
Ludington, MI S mi S of Ludington Ludington, MI (15') Cliff with scattered 50-ft trees
Montauk, LI, NY 3/4 mi N of Montauk on Ocean Science Lab. site Montauk Pt., NY (7.5') Rolling sand dunes, bldgs. to NE
Point Arena, CA 7 mi N of town of Pt. Arena, 1 mi W of SR 1 Pt. Arena, CA (7.5') Flat grassland, 50-ft cliff 1/4 mi W
Russell, KS 2.5 mi S of Russell off US 281 Homer, KS (7.5') Flat prairie
San Gorgonio Pass, CA 9 mi NW of Palm Springs Desert Hot Springs, CA (7.5') Flat desert, hill 1 mi W
Boardman, OR 10 mi SSW of Boardman off Tower Road Ella, OR (7.5') Open, flat prairie
Kaena Pt., HI 32 mi NW of Honolulu Kaena, HI (7.5') Ridgetop with scattered shrubs, surrounded by cliffs except NE
Kahuku, HI 2.5 mi NW of Kahuku Kabuku, HI (7.5') On hilltop, MOD-DA 200 ft to the N


(a) Includes Kabuku, which replaced Kaena Pt.


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