Nellis Air Force Base (city)

For the US Air Force base, see Nellis Air Force Base.

Nellis Air Force Base CDP
Census-Designated Place
Nellis Air Force Base Census-Designated Place
Nellis Air Force Base CDP
Nellis Air Force Base CDP
Coordinates: 36°14′46″S 115°03′26″W / 36.24607°S 115.05721°W / -36.24607; -115.05721
Country United States
State Nevada
CountyClark
Metropolitan areaLas Vegas Valley
Elevation
1,890 ft (576 m)
Population
 (May 14, 2011)
 • Total
3,187
 [1]
Time zoneUTC−08:00 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−07:00 (PDT)

Nellis Air Force Base is a city in the United States. It is located in Clark County and the state of Nevada northeast of Las Vegas, 3,300 km (2,100 mi) west of the country's capital city of Washington, D.C. Nellis Air Force Base is located at an elevation of 576 meters (1,890 ft) above sea level and has a population of 3,187.[1]

The land around Nellis Air Force Base is flat to the west, but to the east, it is hilly.[note 1] The highest point in the area is Frenchman Mountain, 1,205 meters (3,953 ft) above sea level, 9.1 km (5.7 mi) southeast of Nellis Air Force Base.[note 2] The population of the Nellis Air Force Base CDP is 2,915 inhabitants per square kilometer (7,550 inhabitants per square mile).[3] The nearest large city is Las Vegas, 10.7 km (6.6 mi) southwest of Nellis Air Force Base. The area surrounding Nellis is dominated by houses.[4] In the region around Nellis Air Force Base, springs and other resources are unusually common.[note 3]

The climate is hot and humid.[5] The average temperature is 23 °C (73 °F). The hottest month is July, at 37 °C (99 °F); the coldest is January, at 8 °C (46 °F).[6] The average annual rainfall is 133 millimeters (5.2 in). The wettest month is September, with 26 millimeters (1.0 in) of rain; the driest is June, with 1 millimeter (0.039 in).[7]

Notes

  1. ^ Calculated from the interpolation of all height data (DEM 3") from Viewfinder Panoramas, within a 10-kilometer (6.2 mi) radius.[2] The full algorithm is available here.
  2. ^ The highest point above the local horizon, according to GeoNames elevation data.[1]
  3. ^ More than 20 kilometers (12 mi) away compared to the average density on Earth, according to GeoNames.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nellis Air Force Base, United States". Geonames.org (cc-by). May 14, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Viewfinder Panoramas Digital elevation Model". June 21, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) (2000). "Population Density | NASA". NASA Earth Observations. Columbia University: NASA/SEDAC. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. ^ a b MODIS Land Team; Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (2011). "Land Cover Classification (1 year)". NASA Earth Observations. NASA/MODIS. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L.; McMahon, T.A. (October 11, 2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5). Copernicus Publications: 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved January 30, 2016 – via European Geosciences Union.
  6. ^ Allen, Jesse; NASA's Earth Observatory; MODIS Land Group (December 2001). "Average Land Surface Temperature [Day] (1 month) | NASA". NASA Earth Observations. Archived from the original on December 30, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  7. ^ a b NASA; Japanese Space Agency (May 2015). "Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA Earth Observations. NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  8. ^ "Browse datasets". NASA Earth Observations. NASA. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
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