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Independence Day

Bonneville Salt Flats

Wendover · United States  ·  Alien dragged across salt flats

Independence Day filmed at Bonneville Salt Flats, Wendover. The white stretch of these famous salt flats is where Hiller drags the unconscious alien.

Where to go

40.8, -113.8
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Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Independence Day (1996)
On screen
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In real life
Bonneville Salt Flats, Wendover
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Independence Day film at Bonneville Salt Flats?
At 40.8, -113.8 in Wendover. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Bonneville Salt Flats?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Bonneville Salt Flats?
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