American Space Museum & US Space Walk of Fame
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American Space Museum & US Space Walk of Fame is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Honeymoon Hill stands 11 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The Downtown Gallery, a artwork 0.1 miles away. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON runs past it. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The American Space Museum is a museum in Titusville, Florida. It includes the US Space Walk of Fame, an outdoor plaza on the Indian River that honors both the astronauts and the NASA and contractor personnel who made American crewed space exploration possible. The monuments surround a pool and are dedicated to the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Space Shuttle programs. The museum houses related exhibits and artifacts and is located at 308 Pine Street.
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Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q7875935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, National
- 16.3 mi off the RIV OF LKS HRTG CORR, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rocket Launch Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Rocket Launch Viewpoint · 1 mi
- Bird blind · 4 mi
- Observation Tower · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Space View Park: 0.3 mi
- Space View Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Space View Park: 0.4 mi
- Sand Point Park: 0.6 mi
- Space Shuttle Monument: 0.3 mi
- In the Line of Duty Monument: 0.3 mi
- Apollo Monument: 0.3 mi
- Mercury Monument: 0.4 mi
- Old Glory: 0.4 mi
- Lockheed Martin: 6.0 mi
- Space Shuttle Inspiration: 7.1 mi
- Apollo/Saturn V Center: 8.4 mi
- Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex®: 9.7 mi
- Spaceport KSC: 9.7 mi
- North Brevard Historical Museum: 0.2 mi
- Moore Museum: 3.8 mi
- American Police Hall of Fame & Museum: 6.0 mi
- Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum: 6.4 mi
- Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science: 15.7 mi
- Dicerandra Scrub Sanctuary: 4.0 mi
- Enchanted Forest Sanctuary: 4.9 mi
- Salt Lake Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- The Enchanted Forest Sanctuary: 5.4 mi
- Seminole Ranch Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Paw Paw Mound: 8.5 mi
- Heiffer Mound: 12.1 mi
- Saddle Mound: 12.2 mi
- Moccasin Mound: 12.5 mi
- Noah Mound: 13.3 mi
- Playalinda Beach (Nudist Area): 10.7 mi
- Playalinda Beach: 10.8 mi
- Klondike Beach: 12.4 mi
- Titusville Beach: 13.7 mi
- Apollo Beach: 17.0 mi
- The Downtown Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Ancient Beachgoers: 18.9 mi
- Kelly Slater Statue: 23.0 mi
- Knights Statue: 23.6 mi
- Long Bluff: 9.5 mi
- Possum Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Augspurg Picnic Tables: 17.7 mi
- Little Big Econ Pavilion: 19.4 mi
- Community Farm and Garden: 23.6 mi
- BHC Meditation Garden: 23.9 mi
- Eldora: 20.6 mi
- Heath Spring: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of American Space Museum & US Space Walk of Fame. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeymoon Hill | SSE 160° | 11 m | 24.8 mi |
| Mulberry Mound | SSW 193° | 6 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bull Hill | N 354° | 4 m | 18.0 mi |
| Paw Paw Mound | SW 223° | 3 m | 8.5 mi |
| Saddle Mound | W 276° | 3 m | 12.2 mi |
| Moccasin Mound | W 276° | 3 m | 12.5 mi |
| Buck Point Mound | WNW 283° | 3 m | 13.3 mi |
| Heiffer Mound | W 277° | 2 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 19:50 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:50 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 16:56 | 17:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 60 | 62 | 66 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 68 | 63 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Titusville, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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