- Elevation, modelled
- 201 m
- Tallest summit within 14.4 miles
- Monte Sano Mountain494 m · 8.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:04local time
- Coordinates
- 34.7102, -86.6520
Main Propulsion Test Article 098 is a attraction in Alabama, at a modelled 201 m. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the east-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Shuttle Training Aircraft, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
A testbed for the United States shuttle program.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Main Propulsion Test Article 098. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Sano Mountain | ENE 73° | 494 m | 8.3 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | E 84° | 490 m | 9.9 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | E 86° | 483 m | 6.4 mi |
| Logan Point | ENE 70° | 481 m | 8.7 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | ESE 109° | 476 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sand Point | E 94° | 463 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wade Mountain | NNE 15° | 455 m | 7.6 mi |
| Drake Mountain | E 99° | 440 m | 10.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ward Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Weeden Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Russell Hill: 2.3 mi
- Madkin Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Oakwood Mountain: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 42
- Shuttle Training Aircraft: 0.0 mi
- Space Shuttle: 0.1 mi
- SLS Core Stage Pathfinder: 0.1 mi
- Saturn I: 0.1 mi
- V 1: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 23
- UAH Stone Geode: 1.5 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 1.8 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Centennial Square: 3.1 mi
- The Burger Factory: 3.3 mi
Museums: 17
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 0.1 mi
- SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 3.8 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 3.9 mi
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 3.9 mi
- Early Works Museum: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rocket Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Little Nashville: 24.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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