Recent Photos of the London, KY Gap-Filler Annex

15 October 2019 photos by Tom Page 

Updated:  The London, KY, Gap-Filler Annex location has been verified by a historical newspaper article as indeed being located atop Cut-Off Knob, the highest point in the county. 

USGS aerial imagery from 1960, while low in resolution, does show the facility to be in existence at that time.  The size and the shape of the L-shaped building and the fenced-in compund are the same as most other gap-filler radar sites.  The chainlink fence looks to be the right age, given its rust and state of repair.  Finally, the site is owned by the U.S. Government (looks to be the FAA) for use as a remote communication facility.  

Now, there were no radar-tower foundations visible, but other GF sites have had those removed.  Also, the aluminum or vinyl siding on the building hides the possible cinderblock construction underneath.  

Though constructed, it was reportedly never active.  

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Gate at the beginning of the access road (looking north)

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North-facing side of the building (the diesel-generator section was on the right, and the radar-equipment section was on the left) 

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West-facing side of the building (the diesel-generator section) (looking east) 

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The west-facing sides showing inside the "L" -- the radar tower stood just to the right of the building (looking east-northeast) 

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From ''Google Earth'' (June 2014), rotated: 

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