Explore & More Children's Museum
Explore & More Children's Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. South Hill stands 540 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Shark Girl, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Explore & More - The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum is a museum in Buffalo, New York. The museum is for and about Buffalo - with seven play zones and three educational studios that are used to tell the unique story of Western New York. Designed for children from toddlers to third grade, these hands-on play zones encourage children to explore their interests through the power of play. It was founded in 1994 in East Aurora, New York. In 2019, the museum moved from East Aurora to the Canalside district of Buffalo. Many of the former exhibits from the East Aurora location were donated to the Children's Activity Corner of Jamestown. On February 14, 2018, the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation awarded a $6 million grant to the museum and the then-under construction Canalside museum was re-named in honor of Wilson. The museum is located at 130 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14202.
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Dates from 1994.
Wikidata Q16736420, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- On the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 8.9 mi off the Western New York Southtowns Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Duck Blind · 1 mi
- Buffalo City Hall Observation Deck · 1 mi
- North Viewing Blind · 2 mi
- Bridge overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shark Girl: 0.0 mi
- Vroom, Shhh: 0.2 mi
- General Kazimier Pulaski: 0.4 mi
- Nikola Tesla: 0.4 mi
- Millard Fillmore: 0.6 mi
- The Ruins at Canalside: 0.0 mi
- Baldt Stockless Merchant Ship's Anchor: 0.1 mi
- Special Marine Corps Units in WWII: 0.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park: 0.2 mi
- Erie Hills Pedestrian Mall: 0.2 mi
- Maritime Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Five Flags Park: 0.4 mi
- Fireman's Park: 0.4 mi
- PTF-17: 0.1 mi
- Spirit of Buffalo: 0.1 mi
- USS The Sullivans: 0.1 mi
- USS Little Rock: 0.1 mi
- USS Grenadier (SS210): 0.2 mi
- Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Museum: 0.1 mi
- Erie Canal Packet Boat Exhibit: 0.1 mi
- Buffalo Harbor Museum: 0.3 mi
- Buffalo Transportation Pierce Arrow Museum: 0.5 mi
- Nash House Museum: 0.8 mi
- Times Beach Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Tifft Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Strawberry Island: 5.8 mi
- Motor Island Wildlife Management Area: 6.7 mi
- Penn Dixie Fossil Park & Nature Reserve: 7.3 mi
- Trial Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Broadway Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Inspiration Garden: 1.8 mi
- Urban Roots: 2.4 mi
- Walled Garden: 2.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 11.7 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 13.2 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 14.1 mi
- Onondaga Escarpment: 14.6 mi
- old gravel pit: 14.8 mi
- Glen Falls: 9.0 mi
- Mattulke Falls: 11.4 mi
- Eternal Flame Falls: 13.7 mi
- Cromer's Mill: 16.4 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 17.0 mi
- Emerald Beach: 0.7 mi
- Gallagher Beach: 2.6 mi
- Beaver Island Beach: 6.7 mi
- Wendt Beach: 16.5 mi
- Bennett Beach: 17.7 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 0.5 mi
- Buffalo Main Light: 0.6 mi
- Buffalo North breakwater East end Light: 0.6 mi
- Buffalo Harbor South Entrance Light: 3.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 3.1 mi
- Amanda's Place Pavilion: 5.4 mi
- Pavilion #2: 9.9 mi
- Eco Island: 11.4 mi
- Locust Grove Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Eden Text Stop: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Explore & More Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill | SSE 151° | 540 m | 22.6 mi |
| Townsend Hill | SSE 160° | 533 m | 22.9 mi |
| East Hill | SSE 151° | 509 m | 17.7 mi |
| Crow Hill | SE 126° | 500 m | 24.7 mi |
| Vermont Hill | SE 130° | 488 m | 23.1 mi |
| East Boston Hill | SSE 151° | 486 m | 17.1 mi |
| Blanchard Hill | SSE 147° | 481 m | 19.8 mi |
| Rice Hill | SSE 162° | 466 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:50 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:15 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:59 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffalo, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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