Discovery Center
Discovery Center is a museum in Tennessee, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center, a museum 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 316 miles off.
The story
The Discovery Center is a children's museum, nature center and wetlands boardwalk near downtown Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Exhibits include themed exploration areas for town life, science, trains, cars, a fire engine and farmers market. There are live animals on display, an outdoor nature play area, and trails through the wetlands.
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Dates from 1995.
Wikidata Q5281879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 316.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village: 0.7 mi
- Oaklands Park: 1.1 mi
- Oaklands Park: 1.1 mi
- Walnut Grove: 1.2 mi
- The Uranidrome Obesrvatory: 1.2 mi
- Pucket Creek Rock Quarry: 4.5 mi
- Marshall Knobs: 5.1 mi
- Barfield Knobs: 5.4 mi
- Wolf Hill: 6.4 mi
- Church Knob: 8.1 mi
- MTSU Veteran's Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Fortress Rosecrans: 1.7 mi
- Geographical Center of Tennessee: 2.0 mi
- General Bragg Headquarters: 2.7 mi
- Airplane on a Stick: 2.8 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 10.2 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 11.1 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 11.9 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 12.1 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 12.8 mi
- State Street Garden: 0.5 mi
- State Street Garden: 0.5 mi
- State Street Garden: 0.5 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 17.4 mi
- Cane Ridge Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- GO USA Fun Park: 2.8 mi
- Williamson Family Farm: 4.3 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 17.5 mi
- Boiling Spring Academy (historical): 23.6 mi
- Cooper Steel Arena: 24.3 mi
- Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center: 0.3 mi
- Sam Davis Home Visitor Center and Museum: 12.3 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon: Sadie Ford Hertitage Farm & Arts Center: 17.8 mi
- Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum: 21.7 mi
- East Fork Picnic Area (CLOSED - OVERGROWN): 10.5 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Blue Horseshoe: 1.2 mi
- James "Boots" Donnelly Statue: 1.5 mi
- Helicopter Distature Statue: 16.8 mi
- Mason Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Tarpley Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Hopewell: 14.8 mi
- Spring Creek: 22.9 mi
- Maney Spring: 1.2 mi
- Swimming Area: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locust Knob | SSE 158° | 412 m | 13.6 mi |
| Hickory Hill | S 178° | 405 m | 12.5 mi |
| Gowen Knob | SE 128° | 399 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSE 147° | 396 m | 11.9 mi |
| Soapstone Hill | S 179° | 386 m | 13.0 mi |
| Versailles Knob | SW 226° | 381 m | 11.9 mi |
| Prater Hill | SE 135° | 378 m | 11.9 mi |
| Ransom Hill | S 189° | 374 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:56 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murfreesboro 5 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/462504711
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