Don Harrington Discovery Center
.jpg?width=480)
Don Harrington Discovery Center is a museum in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 1,110 m. Goat Mountain stands 1,156 m to the west-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Helium Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 64 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Don Harrington Discovery Center is a nonprofit interactive science center and planetarium in Amarillo, Texas, U.S. The Discovery Center is located in the city's hospital district and is named after philanthropist Don Harrington. Located in front of the Discovery Center is the Helium Centennial Time Columns Monument. The planetarium was renovated in 2003 and was implemented with the Digistar 3, fulldome video projection technology. Most of the Discovery Center's income comes from admission fees, membership fees, special events and programs, while the rest comes from event and exhibit sponsorships and grants from charitable organizations such as Amarillo Area Foundation and the Harrington Foundation. The Don Harrington Discovery Center is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization that largely relies on the support of its community. The Discovery center is a member of the Association of Children's Museums Reciprocal Program and Association of Science-Technology Centers Passport Program, allowing members to receive free or reduced admission at various museums all across America.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q5292746, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1110 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 63.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 3.4 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Helium Monument: 0.0 mi
- Helium Time Columns Monument and Museum: 0.0 mi
- Smith-Rogers House: 1.2 mi
- Amarillo High School Monument: 2.4 mi
- Amarillo Helium Plant: 2.4 mi
- Medical Center Park (Medipark): 0.1 mi
- Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 0.7 mi
- Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 0.7 mi
- Rock Island Rail Trail Park: 1.0 mi
- Belmar School Park: 1.0 mi
- Amarillo Botanical Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Hobo Hills: 0.4 mi
- Amarillo Scaregrounds: 2.5 mi
- Light-Red Cadillac: 3.5 mi
- White Cadillac: 3.6 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Goat Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Coyote Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Rotten Hill: 18.8 mi
- Texas Panhandle War Memorial Center: 3.4 mi
- AC Museum of natural history: 3.8 mi
- Amarillo Museum of Art: 3.9 mi
- Harrington House: 4.2 mi
- Texas Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame: 5.8 mi
- Lois Rice Pavilion: 15.8 mi
- Southeast Park Pavilion: 16.0 mi
- 1: 16.4 mi
- 2: 16.5 mi
- 3: 16.5 mi
- Horse: 4.4 mi
- Heart: 4.4 mi
- Rick Husband: 4.7 mi
- Citizens Bank Plaza White Buffalo: 14.8 mi
- Tex Randall statue: 14.9 mi
- 6th Street Urban Farm: 2.0 mi
- Hope Garden: 2.3 mi
- The Palisades: 11.2 mi
- Fortress Cliff: 22.4 mi
- River Falls: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Don Harrington Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Mountain | WNW 289° | 1,156 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | NW 304° | 1,126 m | 7.1 mi |
| Coyote Bluff | NW 318° | 1,088 m | 9.4 mi |
| Wildcat Bluff | NW 326° | 1,082 m | 3.5 mi |
| Rotten Hill | NW 307° | 1,035 m | 18.8 mi |
| Five Fingers | WNW 303° | 1,030 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cooley Butte | SE 138° | 1,029 m | 19.1 mi |
| Brushy Butte | SE 138° | 1,026 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 20:00 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:29 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 17:01 | 17:40 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bushland 1 WSW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/179921622
Take the scenic way to Don Harrington Discovery Center.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.