Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 140,000-acre U.S. National Wildlife Refuge on the Atlantic coast of Florida's largest barrier island. NASA's Kennedy Space Center and visitor complex are also situated on the island and NASA can restrict access to the refuge based on its operational needs.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Shuttle Landing Facility and Vehicle Assembly Building.
Shuttle Landing Facility
Aerodrome
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The Shuttle Landing Facility, also known as Launch and Landing Facility, is an airport located on Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, United States. Shuttle Landing Facility is situated 2 miles north of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Vehicle Assembly Building
Hangar
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The Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, is a large building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, designed to assemble large pre-manufactured space vehicle components, such as the massive Saturn V, the Space Shuttle and the Space Launch System, and stack them vertically onto one of three mobile launcher platforms used by NASA. Vehicle Assembly Building is situated 2 miles east of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Park
- Description: United States National Wildlife Refuge in Florida
- Category: National Wildlife Refuge
- Location: Brevard, Florida, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge”
- Esperanto: “Nacia Naturrezervejo Insulo Merritt”
- French: “Refuge faunique national Merritt Island”
- Japanese: “メリット島国立野生生物保護区”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cedar Hammock and Moore Creek.
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