Chabot Space and Science Center
Chabot Space and Science Center is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 452 m. Rock 2 stands 617 m to the east, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Solar Clock, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
Chabot Space and Science Center (), located in Oakland, California, is a center for learning in Earth and space science, which features interactive exhibits, planetariums, a large screen theater, hands-on activities, and three powerful telescopes. The center is the continuation and expansion of a public observatory that has served San Francisco Bay Area schools and citizens with astronomy and science education programs since 1883. It is named after the father of hydraulic mining and benefactor of the original Oakland Observatory, Anthony Chabot. Since 2000, the center has been located on the western border of Redwoods Regional Park and has partnered with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, hosting the NASA Ames Visitor Center.
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Dates from 1883.
Wikidata Q5066015, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Solar Clock: 0.0 mi
- Phase One Journey: 1.8 mi
- Laurel Space Bears: 2.1 mi
- Laurel Space Bears: 2.3 mi
- Laurel Space Bears: 2.3 mi
- Redwood Bowl Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Anna Costa Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
- Fernwood: 0.5 mi
- Roberts Grove: 0.5 mi
- Huckleberry: 0.5 mi
- Redwood Peak: 0.2 mi
- Round Top: 2.3 mi
- Pine Top: 2.5 mi
- Volcanic Peak: 3.0 mi
- Mulholland Hill: 3.4 mi
- Dapper’s Rest: 0.3 mi
- The Browning Monument: 0.6 mi
- Blossom Rock Trees: 0.6 mi
- Pyramid to Moses: 0.7 mi
- Fremont Monument: 0.7 mi
- Joaquin Miller Park: 0.6 mi
- Skyline Serpentine Prairie: 1.1 mi
- Shepherd Canyon Park: 1.3 mi
- Avenue Terrance Park: 1.4 mi
- Redwood Heights Recreation Center: 1.4 mi
- Butters Canyon: 0.8 mi
- Castle Canyon: 0.8 mi
- Beaconsfield Canyon: 0.9 mi
- Marjorie Saunders Park: 1.0 mi
- Orinda Oaks Park: 3.0 mi
- Fig Leaf Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Laurel Art Garden: 2.2 mi
- William Joseph McInnes Botanic Garden and Arboretum: 2.6 mi
- Moraga Garden Center: 3.2 mi
- Linda Kingston Triangle: 3.7 mi
- Mills College Art Museum: 2.4 mi
- Peralta Hacienda Historical: 3.0 mi
- Cohen Bray House: 3.7 mi
- Rotary Nature Center: 4.2 mi
- Junior Center of Art and Science: 4.2 mi
- Mazzariello Labyrinth: 2.5 mi
- Mountain View Cemetery Docent Tours: 3.6 mi
- Hey, Diddle Diddle: 4.4 mi
- Rapunzel's Castle: 4.4 mi
- Mary Had a Little Lamb: 4.4 mi
- Lake Temescal Beach: 3.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.6 mi
- Lake Anza Beach: 6.6 mi
- Encinal beach: 6.9 mi
- Toll Plaza Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 11.4 mi
- Soto Springs: 12.9 mi
- Coffeeberry Spring: 13.0 mi
- Peach Tree Spring: 13.2 mi
- Mineral Spring: 13.2 mi
- Lynn: 3.1 mi
- Russell City: 11.7 mi
- Stokes Landing: 15.6 mi
- Winehaven: 15.8 mi
- Eckley: 16.3 mi
- Chab: 6.6 mi
- The Devil's Shelf: 7.2 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 12.7 mi
- Turtle Rock: 13.3 mi
- Mitchell Rock: 14.6 mi
- Abrigo Falls: 8.9 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 14.5 mi
- Huntington Falls: 16.4 mi
- Tehan Falls: 16.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 16.6 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 9.9 mi
- Quarters A: 9.9 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 19.0 mi
- Rest Stop: 18.9 mi
- Crystal Springs Safety Roadside Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Chabot Space and Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock 2 | E 92° | 617 m | 6.5 mi |
| Vollmer Peak | NNW 333° | 581 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wiedemann Hill | ESE 119° | 565 m | 11.6 mi |
| Las Trampas Peak | E 81° | 557 m | 6.4 mi |
| Vail Peak | E 86° | 545 m | 7.0 mi |
| Chaparral Peak | NNW 331° | 540 m | 4.7 mi |
| Round Top | NNW 343° | 531 m | 2.3 mi |
| Grizzly Peak | NNW 327° | 531 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:56 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:13 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oakland Museum, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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