Local Area

NAS FALLON
Situated in the Lahontan Valley, NAS Fallon is located in the midst of one of Nevada's top agricultural areas. Although irrigation has altered the valley, it's the high desert scenery and rugged mountains that draw many people to the area. NAS Fallon is less than an hour to the 24-hour excitement of Reno and less than two hours to the sportsman's paradise of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It's less than six hours to drive to the San Francisco Bay area, the Pacific Ocean, Yosemite National Park, the Napa Valley and Mount Lassen National Park. Nevada has a rich 'old west' history. Pioneers traveled through the state on their way to California. Miners were lured here by the promise of gold and silver riches. Native Americans have lived in the Great Basin since prehistoric times, leaving their mark and culture for future generations. The high desert climate is dry. Less than five inches of rain falls annually. Summers can be hot and winters are cool and mild, but sometimes temperatures can drop well below freezing. Black ice and fog make winter driving hazardous.

CHURCHILL COUNTY
Churchill County is located in a broad valley in the high desert of Nevada and was once covered by prehistoric Lake Lahontan. Churchill County was created by an act of the Nevada State Legislature in 1864, after Nevada was admitted to the Union. Then it was the location of the dreaded 40-mile desert where few people tarried. Now it has a population of approximately 26,000. Comprising an area of approximately 4,913 square miles, Churchill County is located in central northern Nevada, bounded on the east by Lander County, on the south by Mineral County, on the West by Lyon and Washoe Counties and on the north by Pershing County.

Churchill County enjoys an invigorating climate with low humidity and an annual rainfall of five inches. Daytime temperatures in the summer can reach near the 90-degree mark, but nighttime temperatures are 40 or more degrees cooler. Winter temperatures are cool, with little snow and low humidity. Local points of interest include; Grimes Point and Hidden Cave archaeological sites, Stillwater Wildlife Refuge, Cold Springs Pony Express Station, earthquake faults, Soda Lake and Sand Mountain—a 600-foothigh sand dune popular with off-road vehicle enthusiasts.

FALLON
Fallon is the principal city in Churchill County and is the county seat. It is located 64 miles east of Reno. Fallon is experiencing significant growth and is expanding north and west of the city center. It contains 1,602 acres and is located at the junction of several major highways linking north, south, east and west.

The city of Fallon, with an elevation of 3,965 feet, is home to approximately 9,000 people including many NAS Fallon personnel. Of the 26,000 people live who in Churchill County, most of them live within a five-mile radius of the city. Fallon has Banner Churchill Community Hospital, dozens of churches, a daily newspaper The Lahontan Valley News, a weekly newspaper, a radio station, seven public schools, a municipal airport, a movie theater, numerous restaurants, a county museum and a public library. A state-of-the-art county hospital serves the Fallon community including the air station. The Churchill County Parks Department offers numerous recreation programs.

Bluegrass Festival, Cantaloupe Festival, Silver State International Rodeo (and several other rodeos) and the Fallon Air Show draw thousands of visitors to the area annually. The Cantaloupe Festival and Country Fair is a weekend celebration that attracts Fallon residents.
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