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Children's Museum of Evansville

Children's Museum of Evansville, a museum in Indiana
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Children's Museum of Evansville, a museum in Indiana
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Children's Museum of Evansville, a museum in Indiana
Nyttend · Public domain
Children's Museum of Evansville, a museum in Indiana
Nyttend · Public domain
Children's Museum of Evansville, a museum in Indiana
Nyttend · Public domain
Children's Museum of Evansville, a museum in Indiana
Nyttend · Public domain

Children's Museum of Evansville is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Dyson Knob stands 197 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is 4th and Main Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville is an interactive children's museum in Evansville, Indiana. The museum educates and inspires children about the world. Exhibits include deconstructing objects, a water exhibit that spans multiple floors, experiences about the human body and its senses, and a gallery for freedom of expression. Built inside the historic old Central Library, the museum opened in September 2006. The Art Deco building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and now offers visitors three floors of interactive exhibits and galleries. The museum was designed by Roto Studio, a museum design and engineering firm specializing in creating interactive educational environments and experiences for children as well as adults.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2006.

Wikidata Q5098170, matched on coordinates and name (34 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.97169, -87.56923
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 4th and Main Park: 0.1 mi
  • Willard Library Park: 0.5 mi
  • Line Street Park: 0.6 mi
  • Le Merigot Park: 0.6 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 24
Peaks: 16
  • Mound F: 6.3 mi
  • Mound H: 6.4 mi
  • Mound E: 6.4 mi
  • Mound C: 6.4 mi
  • Mound A: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 5
Attractions: 4
  • Four Freedom's Monument: 0.4 mi
  • USS LST-325: 0.6 mi
  • Gilmore Haynie's Monkey Ship: 2.4 mi
  • Labrynth: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Children's Museum of Evansville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dyson KnobNE 43°197 m22.8 mi
Big Ditney HillNE 45°193 m15.7 mi
Wilson HillNNE 29°190 m23.8 mi
Kennedy HillNNE 25°189 m24.5 mi
Ringham HillNE 39°186 m21.8 mi
Moore HillNNE 27°178 m24.2 mi
Little Ditney HillNE 38°149 m11.9 mi
Lost HillNNE 30°132 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2819:02
June solstice05:2919:3820:17
September equinox06:3918:1418:49
December solstice07:0315:5416:35

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353948606877807973624940
Precip in3.53.44.75.24.84.44.53.13.43.34.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evansville Museum, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1093494664

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