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About Huntsville, AL

Huntsville, Alabama's "Rocket City," sits in the Tennessee Valley about 90 miles north of Birmingham via I-65. The city connects to major routes through I-565, which branches west to the airport and Decatur, while US 72 runs east-west toward Athens and Scottsboro. Most visitors use I-65 from Nashville or Birmingham, with Huntsville International Airport 15 miles southwest of downtown. The Marshall Space Flight Center developed the Saturn V moon rocket here.

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Huntsville, AL is in United States, at 34.698, -86.641 - about 37 km east of Athens, AL.

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The closest airport to Huntsville, AL is Huntsville International Airport, 22 km (about 23 min by car).

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