Discovery Gateway Children's Museum
Discovery Gateway Children's Museum is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,295 m. Twin Peaks (East) stands 3,453 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Museum of Illusions, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
children's museum located in the Gateway Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Wikidata Q5281910, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Great Salt Lake Scenic Byway
- 9.9 mi off the Morgan-Parleys State Scenic Byway
- 11.8 mi off the Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
- 15.0 mi off the Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Museum of Illusions: 0.0 mi
- Dreamscapes: 0.2 mi
- Deveraux House: 0.2 mi
- Family History Library: 0.5 mi
- Temple Square: 0.6 mi
- 500 West Street Commons: 0.1 mi
- 500 West Street Commons: 0.1 mi
- Olympic Legacy Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.4 mi
- Kilowatt Commons Park: 0.6 mi
- Gateway Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Fairpark Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Waterfall Garden: 1.2 mi
- 9-Line Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Rose Park Neighborhood Center Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Karl Malone: 0.2 mi
- John Stockton: 0.2 mi
- Jazz Note: 0.2 mi
- SLC Pepper: 0.2 mi
- Metro Skull: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Square: 0.4 mi
- Utah’s First Fort: 0.5 mi
- Seagull Monument: 0.6 mi
- Meridian Monument: 0.7 mi
- Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian: 0.7 mi
- Ensign Peak: 2.0 mi
- Twin Peaks: 3.8 mi
- Mount Wire: 5.5 mi
- Dude Benchmark: 5.6 mi
- Jacks Peak: 6.0 mi
- #1 - Raspberry: 2.3 mi
- #2 - Hidden Falls: 2.5 mi
- #3 - Cherry Tree Grove: 2.6 mi
- #4 - Box Elder: 2.6 mi
- #5 - Elbow Turn: 2.7 mi
- Clark Planetarium: 0.1 mi
- Rio Grande Depot: 0.3 mi
- Utah Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.5 mi
- Church History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Social Hall Museum: 0.8 mi
- Wagner Spring: 5.3 mi
- Baskin Spring: 5.4 mi
- Emigration Tunnel Spring: 5.6 mi
- Indian Spring: 6.0 mi
- Enoch Spring: 6.2 mi
- Hidden Falls: 13.1 mi
- Moss Ledge Waterfall: 13.6 mi
- Lower Bells Canyon Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Upper Lisa Falls: 16.1 mi
- Donut Falls: 16.1 mi
- Fife Wetland Preserve: 1.5 mi
- H-Rock Open Space: 5.5 mi
- Cougar Park Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Legacy Nature Reserve: 11.9 mi
- Big Bend Habitat Restoration Area: 12.0 mi
- Johnson: 8.9 mi
- Bacchus: 12.4 mi
- Bingham Canyon: 18.7 mi
- Lark: 19.6 mi
- Forest City: 22.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Point: 6.4 mi
- Honeycomb Cliffs: 19.2 mi
- Cambria Point: 22.1 mi
- Black Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Industrial Arch: 2.7 mi
- Hole in the Rock.: 18.8 mi
- Storm Window Arch: 19.0 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 15.9 mi
- Sunset Beach: 16.9 mi
- Camera Flats: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Discovery Gateway Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Peaks (East) | SE 141° | 3,453.4 m | 15.4 mi |
| Twin Peaks (West) | SE 142° | 3,452.8 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | SE 140° | 3,436.6 m | 15.8 mi |
| Kesler Peak | SE 129° | 3,170.8 m | 15.8 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | ESE 120° | 3,115 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Raymond | SE 125° | 3,108 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wilson Peak | ESE 118° | 3,033 m | 13.7 mi |
| Wildcat Ridge | SE 131° | 2,981 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 72 | 81 | 79 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Salt Lake Triad CTR, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2328421314
Day trips start here
- Salt Lake City · 1 mi
- Sandy · 14 mi
- Wasatch Range · 15 mi
- Draper · 18 mi
- Park City · 22 mi
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument · 25 mi
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