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Discovery Science Place

Discovery Science Place, a museum in Texas
Discovery Science Place, a museum in TexasMichael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Discovery Science Place, a museum in Texas
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Discovery Science Place, a museum in Texas
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Discovery Science Place, a museum in Texas
Paul M. Budd · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Discovery Science Place is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 161 m. Tater Hill Mountain stands 234 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Yarbrough Building, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Discovery Science Place is a children's science museum located in Tyler, in the U.S. state of Texas. The museum is housed in an old car dealership and has been in service to the community since 1993. The museum offers an extensive array of exhibits including:

A small mock television news station with working cameras and mini-control board Assorted physics-related exhibits, including a kinetic sculpture. Fish tank with assorted goldfish A large (indoor) man-made cave, with various rock/sediment exhibits built-in and an earthquake simulator. Indoor dinosaur fossil dig pit A scale representation of various public buildings located in and around Tyler, including the Smith county courthouse, Brookshire's Grocery Company, and Southside Bank.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5281967, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
161 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates32.35293, -95.30106
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Goodman Park: 0.3 mi
  • Bois D'Arc Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hillside Park: 0.8 mi
  • The Children's Park of Tyler: 0.9 mi
  • Oak Grove Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Todd Mountain: 10.2 mi
  • Starrville Mountain: 12.2 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 14.8 mi
  • Snow Mountain: 16.2 mi
  • Goodman Mountain: 18.7 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Fine Arts Complex: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Discovery Science Place. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater Hill MountainSW 235°234 m24.2 mi
Jennings MountainWSW 254°212 m19.4 mi
Snow MountainS 174°201 m16.2 mi
Starrville MountainNE 55°196 m12.2 mi
Goodman MountainENE 78°192 m18.7 mi
Cooper MountainSW 234°192 m22.9 mi
Todd MountainN 2°185 m10.2 mi
Kickapoo MountainSSW 205°173 m24.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2619:0119:33
June solstice06:1619:5620:32
September equinox07:1018:4719:19
December solstice07:1916:4317:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260667480838377675750
Precip in4.04.34.34.04.34.82.72.93.24.73.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tyler, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368159946

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