There are two beach access roads close to the Lighthouse, Camera Pad A and B. I would usually choose one of the access roads for early morning sunrise pictures and both would take me by the lighthouse on the way …

Sunrise over the Cape Beaches and the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Read more »

After leaving the entrance to Launch Complex 14 marked by several memorials and signs commemorating Project Mercury and the four of six crewed Mercury missions launched there the road travels northeast and soon you come into view of the Launch …

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When the cool air starts to arrive in Central Florida it usually sets up a nice foggy morning out on Cape Canaveral. With lots of land and undeveloped areas out on the Cape, the cool air mixing with the warmer …

Throwback Thursday (OK – it’s Friday) to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse – on a cool foggy November morning back in 2016 Read more »

In 2011 I was able to bike to and around Space Launch Complex 11 before the Blockhouse was demolished in 2023. In June of 1967 the Pad and service tower structures sold for salvage so these have not been at …

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The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse has stood the test of time and decades of historic rocket launches from the shores of Cape Canaveral. History of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse The historic Cape Canaveral Light on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in …

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Biking over to Space Launch Complex 19 from Complex 16 took us on two different paths. You could leave Complex 16 from the main entrance and ride out to ICBM Road and then over to the main entrance to Complex …

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Several of my bike rides around the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base started at the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. The Lighthouse has stood watch over the Cape for over 155 years. The Cape Canaveral lighthouse is owned by the United States …

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On this particular day my friend and I decided to bike through two very historic Launch Sites – Space Launch Complex 16 and 19. Both Launch sites sit next to each other and we actually found a path connecting the …

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