Blockhouse

Blockhouse is a building in , . Blockhouse is situated nearby to the industrial building , as well as near the spaceport .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skylark launch tower.

Industrial building
A Skylark tower was a tower used for the launch of earlier versions of Skylark rockets. As Skylark rockets had no guidance system and accelerated slowly, they required a safe launch tower with a height of at least 24 metres, with its own guidance system. is situated 140 metres northeast of Blockhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esrange.

Hamlet
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Space Center or is space and research center located about 40 kilometers east of the town of in northern , owned and operated by the Swedish Space Corporation.

Blockhouse

Latitude
67.89212° or 67° 53′ 32″ north
Longitude
21.10551° or 21° 6′ 20″ east
Levels
1
Open location code
9GV3V4R4+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 250269424
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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