Shuttle Training Aircraft
Shuttle Training Aircraft is an attraction in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the east-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Main Propulsion Test Article 098, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Ward Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Weeden Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Russell Hill: 2.3 mi
- Madkin Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Oakwood Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Forrest Park: 1.3 mi
- Metro Kiwanis Sportsplex: 1.4 mi
- ACE Recreational Park: 1.5 mi
- Pine Park: 1.8 mi
- Vincent Park: 2.2 mi
- Main Propulsion Test Article 098: 0.0 mi
- Space Shuttle: 0.0 mi
- SLS Core Stage Pathfinder: 0.1 mi
- Saturn I: 0.1 mi
- V 1: 0.1 mi
- UAH Stone Geode: 1.4 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 1.8 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Centennial Square: 3.0 mi
- The Burger Factory: 3.3 mi
- Eternal Flame: 3.1 mi
- SkyLume: 3.7 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 3.7 mi
- Travelers II: 3.8 mi
- Travelers: 3.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Lewis Buff: 10.0 mi
- Bell Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 11.2 mi
- 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: 4.0 mi
- Early Works Museum: 4.0 mi
- Brahan Spring: 3.0 mi
- Big Spring: 4.0 mi
- Betts Spring: 4.6 mi
- Byrd Spring: 5.1 mi
- The Spring House: 6.0 mi
- Pavilion 1: 2.9 mi
- Pavilion 10: 3.0 mi
- Pavilion 11: 3.0 mi
- Pavilion 9: 3.0 mi
- Pavilion 7: 3.0 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 19.4 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 3.3 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 8.2 mi
- Marie's Garden: 8.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 20.1 mi
- Talucah Beach: 10.3 mi
- Waterfall: 10.8 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Little Nashville: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Shuttle Training Aircraft. 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 95° | 463 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wade Mountain | NNE 15° | 455 m | 7.6 mi |
| Drake Mountain | E 99° | 440 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11977670048
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