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Fort Collins Museum of Discovery

Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, a museum in Colorado
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Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,516 m. Lookout Mountain stands 3,230 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Don Lightbody, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Cache la Poudre--North Park runs past it.

About

The story

Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is an all-ages, science, history and cultural museum established in 2008 through a public-private partnership between the City of Fort Collins' Fort Collins Museum and nonprofit Discovery Science Center. The museum, which opened in November 2012 and drew approximately one million visitors in its first decade, is located at 408 Mason Court, Fort Collins, CO 80524. Fort Collins Museum of Discovery archives house photographs, books, and other materials covering local history including those from the Johnson site in Larimer County, Colorado.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2008.

Wikidata Q5470960, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.59340, -105.07811
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Lee Martinez Park: 0.2 mi
  • Old Fort Collins Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.3 mi
  • Civic Center Park: 0.4 mi
  • Legacy Park: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves
  • River's Edge: 0.3 mi
  • Salyer Natural Area: 0.5 mi
  • Udall Natural Area: 0.7 mi
  • McMurry Natural Area: 0.9 mi
  • Magpie Meander Natural Area: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 17
  • Scoop Area: 4.4 mi
  • Land of the Overhangs: 4.4 mi
  • Nipple Wall: 4.5 mi
  • North Slab: 4.5 mi
  • Exit Wall: 4.5 mi
Museums: 14
Historic sites: 13
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 6
  • Dixon Reservoir Beach: 4.3 mi
  • Willows Landing: 10.1 mi
  • Mussel Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Heron Cove: 10.4 mi
  • Lake Loveland Swim beach: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Waterfalls: 3
  • Horsetooth Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Grouse Hollow Falls: 16.2 mi
  • Fox Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Blue Arena: 11.3 mi
  • Public Apple Trees (autumn harvest): 14.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Nelson Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Bedsprings: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lookout MountainWSW 259°3,230 m20.4 mi
West White Pine MountainW 272°3,140 m20.7 mi
East White Pine MountainW 272°3,111 m19.3 mi
Crystal MountainWSW 259°3,029 m19.0 mi
Storm MountainWSW 245°3,015 m17.8 mi
Crosier MountainWSW 239°2,809 m21.4 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 227°2,722 m22.0 mi
Boiler HillWSW 255°2,697 m17.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3019:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2318:59
December solstice07:2115:5316:37

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442495867737163503931
Precip in0.40.51.32.12.71.91.61.41.41.30.70.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Collins, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/260863671

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