Exploratorium
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Exploratorium is a museum in California, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. San Bruno Mountain Summit stands 371 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckyball, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California. Founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, the museum was originally in the Palace of Fine Arts, then relocated in 2013 to Piers 15 and 17 on San Francisco's waterfront. The museum has over 1,000 participatory exhibits divided into several galleries, mainly separated by content. Since its inception, the Exploratorium has expanded into other domains and has inspired an international network of participatory museums.
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Dates from 1969.
Wikidata Q206518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013-04-12
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckyball: 0.0 mi
- Big Heart on the Rock: 0.2 mi
- Two Open Rectangles: 0.2 mi
- Fountain of Four Seasons: 0.2 mi
- Portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe: 0.2 mi
- Levi's Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Sydney G. Walton Square: 0.2 mi
- Maritime Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.4 mi
- Embarcadero Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Colombo Market Arch: 0.2 mi
- The River Lines: 0.3 mi
- Down to the Seas in Ships: 0.3 mi
- Kevin Manning: 0.4 mi
- Hotaling Building: 0.4 mi
- Filbert Steps: 0.3 mi
- Filbert Steps: 0.3 mi
- Filbert Steps: 0.3 mi
- Filbert Steps: 0.3 mi
- Bayside History Walk: 0.3 mi
- Grace Marchant Garden: 0.3 mi
- Filbert Steps Garden: 0.4 mi
- 123 Mission Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Michelangelo Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- East Garden: 1.1 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 0.4 mi
- Russian Hill: 0.9 mi
- Nob Hill: 1.1 mi
- Rincon Hill: 1.1 mi
- Lafayette Heights: 1.7 mi
- The Beat Museum: 0.5 mi
- San Francisco Historical Society Museum: 0.5 mi
- San Francisco Railway Museum: 0.6 mi
- Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco: 0.6 mi
- WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall: 0.7 mi
- Greg & Bev James Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Pod A: 3.2 mi
- East Bay campsite #3: 4.6 mi
- East Bay campsite #2: 4.7 mi
- East Bay #1: 4.7 mi
- Old Hilary's Botanical Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Cypress Ridge Open Space: 6.8 mi
- Crab Cove Marine Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Tern Nesting: 7.2 mi
- Richardson Bay Audubon Sanctuary: 7.9 mi
- Crane Cove Beach: 2.7 mi
- East Beach: 2.9 mi
- Sand Springs Beach: 4.1 mi
- Quarry Beach: 4.2 mi
- Perles Beach: 4.3 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.0 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.2 mi
- El Polín Spring: 3.2 mi
- Old Spring: 8.1 mi
- Lone Tree Spring: 13.0 mi
- Huntington Falls: 4.7 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 4.8 mi
- Grey Fox Creek Fountain: 5.6 mi
- Kent Falls: 11.4 mi
- Dawn Falls: 13.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 4.7 mi
- East Slope Badlands: 8.1 mi
- Vent 5: 13.1 mi
- Aramai Point: 14.5 mi
- Chab: 15.5 mi
- Lynn: 9.0 mi
- Winehaven: 10.4 mi
- Russell City: 17.7 mi
- Stokes Landing: 19.8 mi
- Eckley: 20.5 mi
- Yerba Buena Island Lighthouse: 2.0 mi
- Quarters A: 2.0 mi
- Point Bonita Lighthouse: 7.2 mi
- Bird Island Arch: 7.7 mi
- Steep Ravine Hot Spring: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Exploratorium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bruno Mountain Summit | SSW 194° | 371 m | 8.1 mi |
| Richardson East | WNW 302° | 338.6 m | 6.5 mi |
| Peak 1041 | WNW 299° | 317.297 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Davidson | SW 215° | 283 m | 5.3 mi |
| Slacker Hill | WNW 295° | 282 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hawk Hill | WNW 289° | 281 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Sutro | SW 227° | 278 m | 4.4 mi |
| Noe Peak | SW 218° | 274 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:14 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 54 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Francisco Dwtn, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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