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Apollo 1 Fire Site

Apollo 1 Fire Site from directly overhead

Apollo 1 Fire Site is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Honeymoon Hill stands 11 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mercury 7 Monument, a historic site 2.2 miles away. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON passes 6.9 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1967-01-27

How to reach it

Coordinates28.52182, -80.56115

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jetty Park: 8.2 mi
  • Cherie Down Park: 9.2 mi
  • Dolphin Park: 9.4 mi
  • Manatee Sanctuary Park: 9.5 mi
  • Canaveral City Park: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 52
Attractions: 46
  • Redstone Rocket Replica: 5.7 mi
  • Shuttle Launch Experience: 7.2 mi
  • Space Shuttle Atlantis: 7.2 mi
  • Atlantis North Lawn: 7.2 mi
  • Chat With An Astronaut: 7.3 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Artworks: 3
Peaks: 3
  • Honeymoon Hill: 18.2 mi
  • Paw Paw Mound: 20.9 mi
  • Mulberry Mound: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Apollo 1 Fire Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honeymoon HillSSW 201°11 m18.2 mi
Mulberry MoundWSW 240°6 m22.0 mi
Paw Paw MoundW 270°3 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0319:34
June solstice06:2619:4920:24
September equinox07:1118:4919:20
December solstice07:1116:5517:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606265707579818180756863
Precip in2.32.43.32.02.96.95.86.07.25.22.52.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Titusville 7 E, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2657894653

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