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Fresno Discovery Center

Fresno Discovery Center from directly overhead

Fresno Discovery Center is a museum in California, at a recorded elevation of 98 m. Black Mountain stands 1,093 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Reedy Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
98 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.76811, -119.73144
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Reedy Park: 0.1 mi
  • Basin V Park: 0.5 mi
  • Carozza Park: 0.7 mi
  • Scandinavian School Recreation Area: 1.1 mi
  • Planespotting Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 35
Historic sites: 27
Cliffs: 21
  • San Joaquin River Bluffs: 7.2 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluffs: 7.2 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluffs: 7.3 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluffs: 7.7 mi
  • San Joaquin River Bluff: 8.8 mi
Museums: 14
Picnic sites: 10
Attractions: 8
Springs: 5
  • Rock Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Chimney Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Home Spring: 14.2 mi
  • White Tank Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Five Springs: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Calwa Murals: 3.7 mi
  • Clovis Rodeo Statue: 4.1 mi
  • 1821 Gallery & Studios: 4.2 mi
  • Dinuba Christian Church Statue: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • C. H. Warlow Rest Area: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MountainNE 42°1,093 m22.9 mi
Hog MountainENE 71°957 m24.5 mi
Green MountainNE 52°944 m22.7 mi
Tivy MountainE 84°865 m20.7 mi
Red MountainNE 53°844 m22.0 mi
Red MountainENE 70°730 m19.5 mi
Hughes MountainENE 77°722 m22.6 mi
Wildcat MountainENE 64°669 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3719:11
June solstice05:4119:4320:22
September equinox06:4818:2318:57
December solstice07:0916:0716:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257627078848277675548
Precip in2.21.91.91.00.40.20.00.00.00.60.91.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fresno Yosemite Intl, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/368174621

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