Cape Canaveral is a headland in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that state's Atlantic coast at
and is also 45 minutes East of Orlando by car. It sits due east of Merritt Island, separated from it by the Banana River. It is part of a region known as the Space Coast, and is the site of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Since many United States spacecraft are launched from the Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island the term "Cape Canaveral" or "Canaveral" is often erroneously used to refer to as the launch site of manned spacecraft.Other features of the cape include Cape Canaveral lighthouse and Port Canaveral. The city of Cape Canaveral is a few miles south of the cape. Mosquito Lagoon, The Indian River, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore are also features of this area.