Retention pond
Retention pond is a pond in Madison, Alabama. Retention pond is situated nearby to Jordan-Lanier Cemetery, as well as near the hamlet Lily Flagg.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marshall Space Flight Center and Interim Test Stand.
Marshall Space Flight Center
Research institute
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Marshall Space Flight Center, located in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the U.S. government's civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center. Marshall Space Flight Center is situated 2½ miles west of Retention pond.
Interim Test Stand
Tower
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Redstone Test Stand or Interim Test Stand was used to develop and test fire the Redstone missile, Jupiter-C sounding rocket, Juno I launch vehicle and Mercury-Redstone launch vehicle. Interim Test Stand is situated 2½ miles southwest of Retention pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lily Flagg and Huntsville.
Lily Flagg
Hamlet
Signal's Lily Flagg 31035, also spelled Flag, was a Jersey cow, the top butter producer in the world in 1892, owned by W. E. Matthews and General Samuel H. Lily Flagg is situated 3½ miles east of Retention pond.
Huntsville
Retention pond
- Type: Pond
- Category: body of water
- Location: Madison, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.65095° or 34° 39′ 3″ northLongitude
-86.62959° or 86° 37′ 47″ westOpen location code
866MM92C+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 503604546OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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Highlights include Jordan-Lanier Cemetery and Von Braun IV.
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