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United States National Radio Quiet Zone

Summary

United States National Radio Quiet Zone is a radio quiet zone[1]. It draws 428 Wikipedia views per month (radio_quiet_zone category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone is located in Virginia[3].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone is located in West Virginia[4].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone is located in Maryland[5].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone is in the country of United States[6].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone's instance of is recorded as radio quiet zone[7].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone is operated by National Radio Astronomy Observatory[8].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone's Commons category is recorded as United States National Radio Quiet Zone[9].
  • 1958 marks the founding of United States National Radio Quiet Zone[10].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.375, 'lon': -79.5}[11].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone's authority is recorded as Federal Communications Commission[12].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone's official website is recorded as http://www.gb.nrao.edu/nrqz/nrqz.html[13].
  • United States National Radio Quiet Zone's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NRQZ'}[14].

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Geography

United States National Radio Quiet Zone is in the country of United States[6]. Located in include Virginia[3], an U.S. state[15], in United States[16], founded in 1788[17]; West Virginia[4], an U.S. state[18], in United States[19], founded in 1863[20]; and Maryland[5], an U.S. state[21], in United States[22], founded in 1788[23].

Designation and Status

United States National Radio Quiet Zone's instance of is recorded as radio quiet zone[7].

History and Context

1958 marks the founding of United States National Radio Quiet Zone[10].

Why It Matters

United States National Radio Quiet Zone draws 428 Wikipedia views per month (radio_quiet_zone category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Maryland United States Virginia West Virginia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/green-bank/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn an"
  2. 9w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.375, 'lon': -79.5}
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → —
    Image → National Radio Quiet Zone-2.jpg
    Bbc things id → 4b94c5a3-764b-45f8-8cad-5b5287fe94f9
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/green-bank/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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