- Elevation, modelled
- 208 m
- Tallest summit within 14.5 miles
- Monte Sano Mountain494 m · 8.4 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:04local time
- Coordinates
- 34.7115, -86.6541
U.S. Space & Rocket Center is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled 208 m. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the east-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Saturn I, a attraction 0.1 miles away.
science museum in Huntsville, Alabama
Wikidata Q4347952, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Height
- 12 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of U.S. Space & Rocket Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Sano Mountain | ENE 74° | 494 m | 8.4 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | E 85° | 490 m | 10.0 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | E 86° | 483 m | 6.5 mi |
| Logan Point | ENE 71° | 481 m | 8.8 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | ESE 109° | 476 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sand Point | E 95° | 463 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wade Mountain | NNE 16° | 455 m | 7.6 mi |
| Drake Mountain | E 99° | 440 m | 10.5 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ward Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Weeden Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Russell Hill: 2.3 mi
- Madkin Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Oakwood Mountain: 3.8 mi
Attractions: 43
- Saturn I: 0.1 mi
- V 1: 0.1 mi
- Space Shuttle: 0.1 mi
- Tandem-Compound Turbine Rotor: 0.1 mi
- Apollo 11: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 23
- UAH Stone Geode: 1.4 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 1.7 mi
- Centennial Square: 3.0 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 3.1 mi
- The Burger Factory: 3.4 mi
Museums: 16
- SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 3.9 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 4.0 mi
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 4.1 mi
- Early Works Museum: 4.1 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 11.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rocket Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Little Nashville: 24.2 mi
| 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 |
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