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Fun Facts About Brevard County

Average High Temperature: 81

Average Low Temperature: 63

Average Temperature: 76

Population: 500,000

72 Miles of Atlantic coastline and beaches

33 miles of Atlantic barrier islands

26 golf courses

162 parks
Wildlife
3,000+ plants and animal species
40 rare and endangered species
Distance from Florida Tech
27 miles to Kennedy Space Center
21 miles to Cocoa Beach
67 miles from Orlando
70 miles from Walt Disney World, Sea World and Universal Orlando
178 miles from Miami
About Brevard County
Florida Tech is located on the Space Coast because its first students were engineers who worked at Cape Canaveral, now known as the Kennedy Space Center. Not only is the area home to NASA and many high-tech companies, it just happens to be minutes from beautiful beaches in Central Florida, the world’s leading vacation destination.
Enjoy the beach, wind surfing, biking and diving
Surfing, fishing, diving, swimming, boating, biking, canoeing, hiking, sailing and windsurfing are just a few of the recreational activities you can enjoy on Florida's Space Coast.
Space Coast Recreational and Cultural Attractions

Events
Cocoa Beach Jazz Fest
Cocoa Village Art Festival
Easter Surfing Festival
Grant Seafood Festival
Jumbalaya Jam
Melbourne Art Festival
Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival
Seafest

Theatres
Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse
Melbourne Civic Theatre
Phoenix Theatre
Surfside Playhouse
Titusville Playhouse at Emma Parrish Theatre

Music
Brevard Chorale
Brevard Community Chorus & Orchestra
Brevard Symphony Orchestra
Brevard Youth Orchestra
Community Band of Brevard
Melbourne Chamber Music Society
Melbourne Municipal Band
Melbourne Municipal Orchestra
Space Coast Pops

Special Attractions
Astronaut Hall of Fame
Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory
Brevard Zoo
Henegar Center for the Performing Arts
Indian River Lagoon
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
On The Edge Rock Climbing Gym
Port Canaveral Cruises
Space Coast Iceplex
Space Coast Nature Tours
Space Coast Stadium
Turkey Creek Nature Sanctuary

Museums
Air Force Space & Missile Museum
Brevard Museum of Art & Science
Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science
Brevard Veterans Memorial Museum
Cocoa Beach Surfing School and Museum
Grant Historical House
Liberty Bell Memorial Museum
Library of Florida History
North Brevard Historical Museum
Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum

 

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Dowtown Melbourne
Downtown Melbourne
Sebastion Inlet
Sebastian Inlet
Florida Alligator
Kennedy Space Center
Sunset on the Indian River
Sunrise on the Indian River

Cocoa Beach

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