Von Braun Astronomical Society, Huntsville

#17 among attractions in Huntsville

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The Von Braun Astronomical Society is a society of amateur and professional astronomers dedicated to education and public outreach on behalf of astronomy based in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. ()

Coordinates: 34°44'59"N, 86°30'45"W

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5105 Nolen Ave SESoutheast Quadrant (Monte Sano District)Huntsville United States

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Von Braun Astronomical Society – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burritt on the Mountain, Monte Sano Nature Preserve, Monte Sano State Park, North Alabama Railroad Museum.

2.8 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Burritt on the Mountain, Huntsville
72 min walk • Burritt on the Mountain is an open-air museum in Huntsville, Alabama. The museum grounds on Round Top Mountain, a plateau connected to Monte Sano Mountain, were the estate of local physician William Burritt, who willed his house and land to the city for use as a museum upon his death in 1955.
2 miSW
Hiking trail, Hiking
Monte Sano Nature Preserve, Huntsville
51 min walk • Monte Sano Nature Preserve is, at 1,107 acres, one of the largest urban nature preserves in the US and is located on Monte Sano Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama. The Land Trust of North Alabama manages the nature preserve and Land Trust volunteers have created 23+ miles of public trails.
0.9 miS
Park
Monte Sano State Park, Huntsville
24 min walk • Monte Sano State Park is a publicly owned recreation area and mountaintop retreat encompassing 2,140 acres on the eastern portion of the top and slopes of Monte Sano Mountain on the east side of Huntsville, Alabama.
3 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
North Alabama Railroad Museum, Huntsville
77 min walk • The North Alabama Railroad Museum, Inc. is a railroad museum in Chase, Alabama. The museum, incorporated in 1966, is an all volunteer organization.
4.3 miW
34°43'47"N • 86°35'4"W
Harrison Brothers Hardware, Huntsville
110 min walk • Museum, Shopping
3.5 miW
Playground, Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville
91 min walk • Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. Founded on two acres in about the year 1822, it now encompasses nearly 100 acres and contains over 80,000 burials.
3.5 miW
Neighbourhood
Five Points Historic District, Huntsville
90 min walk • The Five Points Historic District is a historic district in Huntsville, Alabama in the vicinity and east of the intersection of Holmes Avenue, Pratt Avenue, California Street, and Andrew Jackson Way.
4 miW
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Twickenham Historic District, Huntsville
102 min walk • Twickenham Historic District was the first historic district designated in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1973, with a boundary increase on May 26, 2015.
3.6 miW
Monuments and statues
Confederate Soldier Memorial, Huntsville
92 min walk • The Confederate Soldier Memorial, or Confederate Monument, is located in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama.
4.1 miNW
Museum
James H. Wilson Hall, Huntsville
104 min walk • James H. Wilson Hall is a historic building on the campus of Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama. Construction began in 1911, and was completed in 1912.State Black Archives The funds were a gift from the Robert R. McCormick family.
3.9 miW
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture
Dallas Mill, Huntsville
99 min walk • Dallas Mill was a manufacturer of cotton sheeting in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The first of four major textile mills in Huntsville, the mill operated from 1891 until 1949, before it was converted for use as a warehouse in 1955 and burned in 1991.