Mercury-Redstone Launch Pedestal
Mercury-Redstone Launch Pedestal is a historic site in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Honeymoon Hill stands 11 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Redstone Rocket Replica, a attraction 0.1 miles away. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON passes 3.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The original launch pedestal for the Mercury-Redstone flights of Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Indian River Lagoon, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rocket Launch Viewing · 4 mi
- Rocket Launch View Point · 5 mi
- Cocoa Beach Pier · 5 mi
- Playalinda Beach Space Launch Viewpoint · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jetty Park: 2.6 mi
- Cherie Down Park: 3.7 mi
- Canaveral City Park: 4.1 mi
- Manatee Sanctuary Park: 4.2 mi
- Rocket Launch Viewing Area: 5.2 mi
- UUM-44 SUBROC: 0.2 mi
- Jupiter IRBM launch pedestal: 0.2 mi
- Delta IV Common Booster Core: 0.2 mi
- Gemini/Titan White Room: 0.2 mi
- Air Force Locomotive: 0.3 mi
- Redstone Rocket Replica: 0.1 mi
- Exploration tower: 3.6 mi
- Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (Visitor Entrance): 8.4 mi
- Shuttle Launch Experience: 8.7 mi
- Destination Mars: 8.7 mi
- Exhibit Hall: 0.2 mi
- Hangar C: 2.2 mi
- Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Museum: 2.2 mi
- Sands Space History Center: 2.5 mi
- Florida Surf Museum: 6.2 mi
- Ulumay Sanctuary: 8.1 mi
- Pine Island Conservation Area: 10.0 mi
- The Enchanted Forest Sanctuary: 15.3 mi
- Hundred Acre Hollows: 15.4 mi
- Enchanted Forest Sanctuary: 15.5 mi
- Titusville Beach: 10.9 mi
- Patrick AFB Beach: 13.5 mi
- Playalinda Beach: 17.1 mi
- Playalinda Beach (Nudist Area): 19.0 mi
- Eau Gallie Beach: 20.9 mi
- Ancient Beachgoers: 4.2 mi
- Kelly Slater Statue: 8.2 mi
- The Downtown Gallery: 18.5 mi
- Dragon Point: 20.7 mi
- Rialto Hedge: 24.4 mi
- Honeymoon Hill: 12.8 mi
- Mulberry Mound: 19.1 mi
- Paw Paw Mound: 20.9 mi
- Viera Hospital Garden: 17.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.7 mi
- Long Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Possum Bluff: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mercury-Redstone Launch Pedestal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeymoon Hill | SSW 206° | 11 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mulberry Mound | WSW 254° | 6 m | 19.1 mi |
| Paw Paw Mound | WNW 285° | 3 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 06:26 | 19:49 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:49 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:56 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 68 | 63 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Titusville 7 E, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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