Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
"We Have Liftoff"
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 3, 2021
1. “We Have Liftoff” Marker
Experience the thrill of the Space Coast. Rockets carrying spacecraft lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, northeast of Port Canaveral. The Port is the best viewing site for launches. Every U.S. manned space mission and hundreds of scientific spacecraft have launched from the heart of Floridas famous Space Coast.
Look Closer
The Saturn V rocket launched astronauts to the moon from LC-39A. It was built in the enormous Vehicle Assembly Building, clearly visible on the horizon.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 28° 24.391′ N, 80° 37.053′ W. Marker is in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from Dave Nisbet Drive 0.2 miles west of George J. King Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located on the 7th floor observation deck of the Exploration Tower of Port Canaveral. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 670 Dave Nisbet Dr, Cape Canaveral FL 32920, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Military at Work in the Port (here, next to this marker); From Village to Mega-Port (here, next to this marker); Cruise In, Cruise Out (here, next to this marker); To and From the Banana River
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Also see . . . Exploration Tower of Port Canaveral. (Submitted on January 10, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 3, 2021
2. “We Have Liftoff” Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 3, 2021
3. Exploration Tower of Port Canaveral
Credits. This page was last revised on January 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
