Where Was 2001: A Space Odyssey Filmed?

2001: A Space Odyssey was filmed at Harris (Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom), Monument Valley (Navajo Nation, United States) and Borehamwood. The 1968 film has 7 recorded filming locations in the United Kingdom, the United States and Namibia, each plotted on the map below.

Title	2001: A Space Odyssey
Year	1968
Type	Film
Recorded filming locations	7
Countries	United Kingdom, United States, Namibia
Source	Wikidata Q103474 · Wikipedia

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2001: A Space Odyssey Filming Locations

• Harris

  Outer Hebrides, United Kingdom · Landscapes and nature · 57.9214, -6.8294

  Southern part of the Scottish island Lewis and Harris.

  The nearest other filming location is Outer Hebrides, about 21 km away.

• Monument Valley

  Navajo Nation, United States · Landscapes and nature · 36.9833, -110.1000

  Basin of the Colorado Plateau on the Arizona–Utah border in the western United States.

  The nearest other filming location is Goulding's Lodge, about 10 km away.

• Borehamwood

  Elstree and Borehamwood, United Kingdom · Towns and cities · 51.6578, -0.2723

  Town in Hertfordshire, England, UK.

  The nearest other filming location is Elstree Studios, about <1 km away.

• Shepperton

  Spelthorne, United Kingdom · Towns and cities · 51.3958, -0.4489

  Town in Surrey, England, UK.

  The nearest other filming location is Shepperton Lock, about 2 km away.

• Namibia

  Namibia · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · -23.0000, 17.0000

  Country in Southern Africa.

  Also used by 15 other productions on this map, including Mad Max: Fury Road, Dune: Part Two, The Gods Must Be Crazy.

• Arizona

  United States · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 34.2867, -111.6569

  State of the United States of America.

  Also used by 253 other productions on this map, including Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi, Psycho.

• Utah

  United States · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 39.5000, -111.5000

  State of the United States of America.

  Also used by 207 other productions on this map, including Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Independence Day, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Can You Visit the 2001: A Space Odyssey Shooting Locations?

4 of them are public ground such as streets, towns or open landscape, so you can usually walk straight up: Harris, Monument Valley and Borehamwood and others. 3 entries name only a country or region, so there is no single address to visit. Always check access locally before travelling, and respect private land.

How Far Apart the 2001: A Space Odyssey Locations Are

The two furthest apart are Monument Valley and Shepperton, roughly 8,050 km apart.

Also Filmed at the Same Locations as 2001: A Space Odyssey

These productions used at least one of the same filming locations as 2001: A Space Odyssey.

• Back to the Future Part III (1990)Monument Valley
• Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)Monument Valley
• Thelma & Louise (1991)Monument Valley
• Stagecoach (1939)Monument Valley
• The Eiger Sanction (1975)Monument Valley
• Cheyenne Autumn (1964)Monument Valley
• Dark WindsMonument Valley
• The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)Monument Valley
• Billy the Kid (1941)Monument Valley
• Dudes (1987)Monument Valley
• The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)Monument Valley
• Frontier Crucible (2025)Monument Valley

More Movies Filmed in the United Kingdom

• Movies filmed in the United Kingdom2,065
• Movies filmed in the United States5,272
• Movies filmed in Namibia15
• Landscapes and nature on film2,050
• Towns and cities on film9,084

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