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Creative Discovery Museum

Creative Discovery Museum, a museum in Tennessee
Creative Discovery Museum, a museum in Tennesseedmtilley · CC BY 3.0

Creative Discovery Museum is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ben's Garden, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.

The story

The Creative Discovery Museum is a children's museum located in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was opened on May 26, 1995. The museum contains art, music, and field science areas, along with a water-themed zone called RiverPlay, a rooftop exhibit, an inventor's workshop, and a temporary exhibit space. Exhibits are mostly designed for children aged 18 months to 12 years.

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Wikidata Q5183511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates35.05262, -85.31210

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 55
Attractions: 39
  • Central of Georgia 349: 1.1 mi
  • Orchard Knob Reservation: 2.4 mi
  • Ruby Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Cravens House: 3.2 mi
  • Freedom Church: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Upper Glen Falls 12: 4.8 mi
  • Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 4.8 mi
  • Glen Falls 15: 4.8 mi
  • High Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Rainbow Falls 40: 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 29
Museums: 19
Artworks: 15
Gardens: 9
Springs: 8
  • Straight Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Obar Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 5.8 mi
  • Crawfish Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 4
Rest areas: 3
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 6.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Creative Discovery Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopSSW 200°647 m15.8 mi
Buck KnobN 7°625 m21.4 mi
Suck Creek MountainNW 323°624.84 m11.3 mi
Round KnobNNW 336°601 m7.7 mi
Buck KnobN 355°595 m11.0 mi
Elder MountainNW 308°569 m6.0 mi
Raccoon MountainW 265°563 m4.5 mi
The HellicanN 2°562 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:2820:2220:59
September equinox07:3019:0619:40
December solstice07:4616:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374048586673767570594841
Precip in5.56.05.65.54.34.24.84.04.93.84.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/45200590

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