Sands Space History Center
Sands Space History Center is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Honeymoon Hill stands 11 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Navaho Missile, a historic site 0.2 miles away. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON passes 1.3 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Sands Space History Center (formerly known as the United States Air Force Space and Missile History Center) is an extension of the Air Force Space and Missile Museum outside the gate 1 of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
The story
museum of the American space program
Dates from 1966.
Wikidata Q4697959, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010-10-14
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rocket Launch Viewing · 2 mi
- Rocket Launch View Point · 3 mi
- Rocket Launch Viewing · 3 mi
- Cocoa Beach Pier · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Navaho Missile: 0.2 mi
- USS Nathaniel Greene: 0.4 mi
- Pershing I Missile: 2.1 mi
- Mercury-Redstone Launch Pedestal: 2.5 mi
- UUM-44 SUBROC: 2.7 mi
- Jetty Park: 1.0 mi
- Manatee Sanctuary Park: 1.8 mi
- Cherie Down Park: 1.8 mi
- Canaveral City Park: 2.1 mi
- Rocket Launch Viewing Area: 2.8 mi
- Exploration tower: 1.1 mi
- Redstone Rocket Replica: 2.4 mi
- Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (Visitor Entrance): 8.2 mi
- Destination Mars: 8.7 mi
- Chat With An Astronaut: 8.7 mi
- Exhibit Hall: 2.7 mi
- The Dinosaur Store: 4.1 mi
- Florida Surf Museum: 4.2 mi
- Hangar C: 4.7 mi
- Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Museum: 4.7 mi
- Ulumay Sanctuary: 5.6 mi
- Pine Island Conservation Area: 8.9 mi
- Hundred Acre Hollows: 13.1 mi
- The Enchanted Forest Sanctuary: 14.4 mi
- Enchanted Forest Sanctuary: 14.7 mi
- Patrick AFB Beach: 11.8 mi
- Titusville Beach: 12.5 mi
- Playalinda Beach: 18.2 mi
- Eau Gallie Beach: 19.3 mi
- Playalinda Beach (Nudist Area): 20.1 mi
- Ancient Beachgoers: 1.8 mi
- Kelly Slater Statue: 6.3 mi
- The Downtown Gallery: 18.2 mi
- Dragon Point: 19.0 mi
- Rialto Hedge: 22.6 mi
- Honeymoon Hill: 10.6 mi
- Mulberry Mound: 16.8 mi
- Paw Paw Mound: 19.6 mi
- Viera Hospital Garden: 15.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.8 mi
- Florida Institute of Technology Botanical Garden: 24.2 mi
- Possum Bluff: 17.4 mi
- Long Bluff: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sands Space History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honeymoon Hill | SSW 201° | 11 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mulberry Mound | WSW 257° | 6 m | 16.8 mi |
| Paw Paw Mound | WNW 292° | 3 m | 19.6 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 | 07:12 | 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/218493594
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