Danville Science Center
Danville Science Center is a museum in Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Turkeycock Mountain stands 505 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential Historic District, a park 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
The story
Danville Science Center is a science museum affiliated with the Science Museum of Virginia located in the tobacco warehouse district of Danville, Virginia. The museum features rotating exhibits on the lower level and permanent exhibits on the upper level including a Science On a Sphere installation. Other science themes include biology, gravity, friction, force, light and magnetism. The Estelle H. Womack Natural History Collection of taxidermied animal mounts and exhibits on the area's rail history, including the Wreck of the Old 97, are also housed in the adjacent Danville station. There is a seasonal butterfly station.
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Dates from 1995.
Wikidata Q24883674, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
111 named places within 25 miles
- Danville Tobacco Warehouse and Residential Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Shelton Street Park: 0.4 mi
- South Union Street Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.5 mi
- Danville Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Mountain Hill: 4.0 mi
- White Oak Mountain: 9.2 mi
- Soyar Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Judy Byrd Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Doyle Thomas Monument: 0.6 mi
- Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 0.6 mi
- Doyle Thomas Park Welcome Monument: 0.7 mi
- Welcome to Doyle Thomas Park Monument: 0.7 mi
- Granite Pillars of Historic Sites: 0.9 mi
- Sutherlin Mansion: 0.9 mi
- Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History: 0.9 mi
- Langhorne House Trust: 1.1 mi
- AAF Tank Museum: 4.1 mi
- Richmond-Miles History Museum: 12.7 mi
- Science Center Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
- Botanical Garden: 0.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.0 mi
- Monarch Butterfly Garden & Waystation: 1.4 mi
- Curtis' Garden: 16.7 mi
- Leaksville Boating Access: 21.6 mi
- Gravely Nature Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Turkeycock Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 24.3 mi
- Main St. Plaza Pergula: 0.4 mi
- Union St. Overlook Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Family Fun Zone: 2.3 mi
- Shangri-La Stone Village: 21.8 mi
- Danville Welcome Center: 1.4 mi
- Prancing Horse: 9.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Danville Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkeycock Mountain | NW 315° | 505 m | 23.8 mi |
| Brier Mountain | NW 324° | 358 m | 21.3 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NNW 345° | 350 m | 9.2 mi |
| Robertson Mountain | NW 309° | 343 m | 21.9 mi |
| Glady Fork Mountain | WNW 302° | 334 m | 19.9 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 334° | 323 m | 24.7 mi |
| Stony Creek Mountain | S 184° | 286 m | 23.5 mi |
| Stills Mountain | W 274° | 281 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:02 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:42 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:26 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danville 2 SE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4541989147
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