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Greensboro Science Center

Greensboro Science Center, a museum in North Carolina
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Greensboro Science Center, a museum in North Carolina
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Greensboro Science Center is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Cedder Mountain stands 308 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Alligator, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Football Road passes 7.0 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Greensboro Science Center (formerly known as the Natural Science Center of Greensboro, originally the Greensboro Junior Museum) is a science museum and zoological park established in 1957 and located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) since 2008, and is a member of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM).

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1957.

Wikidata Q14707954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.12996, -79.83398
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Country Park: 0.4 mi
  • Jaycee Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dog Park: 0.7 mi
  • Dog Park: 0.8 mi
  • Lewis Center & Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks: 51
Historic sites: 50
  • Winston Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Cavalry Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Stuart Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Maryland Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Delaware Monument: 0.5 mi
Museums: 22
Gardens: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Mad Town Tubing: 19.1 mi
  • The Big Chair: 22.0 mi
  • Railcar: 22.0 mi
  • Restored Caboose: 22.4 mi
  • Browder Family Cemetery: 23.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Cedder Mountain: 21.4 mi
  • Baux Mountain: 21.6 mi
  • Piney Mountain: 23.5 mi
  • Stony Creek Mountain: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Shelter #4: 23.8 mi
  • Shelter #2: 23.9 mi
  • Shelter #1: 23.9 mi
  • Shelter #3: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Alamance County Rest Area: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedder MountainNNW 344°308 m21.4 mi
Baux MountainWNW 288°299 m21.6 mi
Stony Creek MountainENE 71°286 m24.7 mi
Piney MountainNW 307°281 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:31
June solstice06:0320:0220:40
September equinox07:0818:4419:18
December solstice07:2716:2917:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451606875807771605043
Precip in3.22.63.73.63.35.15.84.54.43.23.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro WTP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/282939678

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