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Star Trek (2009)
Where Star Trek says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Vulcan is Utah, the Kelvin's engine room is a power plant, and the ice planet is a parking lot.
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Scenes and places
The Kelvin's engine room, where Kirk is born (2233)
George Kirk orders the crew to abandon the Kelvin and stays at the controls. His wife Winona gives birth to James Tiberius Kirk as the ship goes down.
Set in USS Kelvin engine room — Inside the Federation starship Kelvin as the Romulan ship Narada attacks it.
An industrial power plant on Terminal Island in the Port of Long Beach.
Filmed at Long Beach power plant (Long Beach Generating Station) — Per the article, a Long Beach power plant stood in for the Kelvin's engine room; the plant name comes from Wikidata (Q56273184). Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Terminal Island, Long Beach; an industrial site, seen from the road.
Young Kirk's Iowa home
Years after his father's death, young Kirk grows up restless in Iowa. This is the life he leaves when Starfleet calls.
Set in Kirk's childhood home, Iowa — Where the young James Kirk grows up.
Iowa farmland on screen; California's Central Valley in real life.
Filmed at Bakersfield, California — Second-unit filming in April 2008; the article gives only the city, not a street (coordinate is the city centre). Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Bakersfield is in California's Central Valley.
Vulcan, the desert planet
Young Spock is admitted to the Vulcan Science Academy, then learns the Academy views his human mother as a disadvantage. He chooses Starfleet instead.
Set in Vulcan — Spock's home world, a red desert planet.
A fictional planet; real desert rock formations in Utah and California stand in.
Filmed at San Rafael Swell, Utah — Wikipedia's San Rafael Swell article says the region doubled for the Vulcan of this film; the exact spot is not given. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Along Interstate 70 near Green River, Utah.
Filmed at Vasquez Rocks, Agua Dulce, California — Other Vulcan exteriors were shot here. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, north of Los Angeles.
Starfleet Academy, San Francisco
After a bar fight, Kirk meets Captain Pike, who urges him to enlist, and joins the Academy. Years later Spock accuses him of cheating on the Kobayashi Maru test.
Set in Starfleet Academy, San Francisco — Where Kirk meets McCoy and later faces the Kobayashi Maru accusation. Google Maps · Apple Maps
On screen it is San Francisco; the campus shots were filmed in Los Angeles. San Francisco coordinates are the city centre, not a specific site.
Filmed at California State University, Northridge (Oviatt Library area) — Used for establishing shots of students at Starfleet Academy; the library building is named by Memory Alpha. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Northridge campus, Los Angeles; the library is the Delmar T. Oviatt Library.
The Romulan drilling rig over Vulcan
Kirk, Sulu and Olson jump onto the drilling platform. Kirk and Sulu disable the drill, but cannot stop Nero from launching red matter into Vulcan's core.
Set in Romulan drilling platform, Vulcan — The Narada's drill is boring into the planet's core.
A fictional rig; the real location is a baseball stadium's parking lot.
Filmed at Dodger Stadium parking lot, Los Angeles — A parking lot outside Dodger Stadium was used for the Romulan drilling rig on Vulcan. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Dodger Stadium, Elysian Park, Los Angeles.
Delta Vega, the ice planet
Spock maroons Kirk on Delta Vega after he attempts mutiny. There Kirk encounters an older Spock from an alternate timeline.
Set in Delta Vega — An ice planet where Spock maroons Kirk.
A fictional ice world; filmed in a parking lot in southern California.
Filmed at Dodger Stadium parking lot, Los Angeles — A parking lot outside Dodger Stadium was used for the ice planet of Delta Vega; the filmmakers considered Iceland but decided against it. Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Dodger Stadium, Elysian Park, Los Angeles.
The Enterprise's engine room
Kirk and Scotty beam aboard the Enterprise using a trans-warp transporter. The ship's engine room becomes part of their plan.
Set in USS Enterprise engine room — The ship's engine room, where Scotty works.
A working brewery in the San Fernando Valley.
Filmed at Anheuser-Busch brewery, Van Nuys — A Budweiser plant in Van Nuys was used for the Enterprise's engine room; the coordinate comes from Wikidata (Q56273180). Google Maps · Apple Maps
How to get there: Van Nuys, in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles.
Filmed at Long Beach City Hall — Filming took place here; the scene it stands for was not found Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- James T. Kirk — A restless Iowa boy born as his father dies, who joins Starfleet.
- Spock — Half-Vulcan, half-human officer who joins Starfleet instead of the Vulcan Science Academy.
Questions answered on the map
- Where is Vulcan in Star Trek (2009) really filmed?
- Where is the ice planet Delta Vega in Star Trek (2009) really filmed?