Rachel, Nevada
Rachel is an unincorporated portion of Lincoln County, Nevada. As the closest habitation to the Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51, Rachel enjoys a modest celebrity, particularly among aviation enthusiasts and UFO hunters.
Three hours drive north of Las Vegas along Nevada Highway 375 (the "Extraterrestrial Highway") which has a posted speed limit of Warp 7. The tiny town receives a modest number of visitors interested in the US government's secret doings to the west, to whom a small tourist shop (Little A'Le'Inn} and alien-themed bar cater.
Rachel has some 100 inhabitants, almost all involved in ranching. The town was originally established as a tungsten mining town, but the mines played out circa 1988. Most of the year-round inhabitants live in mobile homes.
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