The Hammer-Brown

The comet discovered by Tim Hamner. When the comet becomes public knowledge, some people blame Hamner for "inventing it."

Kalva Soap Company

The company owned by Tim Hamner.

San Joaquin Nuclear Power Plant

A nuclear power plant whose operation has been delayed by an array of problems but comes online just as the comet strikes. Though some will later strive to destroy the plant, others will risk their lives to save it, citing the need for electricity in order to rebuild society.

Corrigan Plumbing Supplies

A company in Burbank where Eileen Susan Hancock works.

Security First Federal Bar

The bar where Harvey meets up with Mark Czescu.

Soda Springs

Where Gordie is camping with a group of Scouts, including Harvey Randall's son, Andy, when the comet hits.

The Hammer Lab

The nickname given to the space laboratory manned by Russians and Americans to study the Hamner-Brown...