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Imaginarium Science Center

Imaginarium Science Center from directly overhead

Imaginarium Science Center is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Howard Mound stands 4 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is IMAG History & Science Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. LEMON BAY/MYAKKA TRL passes 28 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

IMAG History & Science Center (formerly Imaginarium Science Center) is a hands-on science and aquarium museum in Fort Myers, Florida. Exhibits include dinosaurs and fossils, Calusa culture, live native and non-native small animals, aquariums and touch tanks, and interactive displays about science and scientific topics including weather and nanotechnology. The museum offers a summer camp. The museum was renamed IMAG History & Science Center in March 2017 as a rebranding and reflecting the addition of history at the museum.

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Wikidata Q16901498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates26.64019, -81.85886

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McCutcheon Park: 0.2 mi
  • Velasco Village Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bennett-Hart Park: 0.4 mi
  • Fort Myers Regional Library: 0.6 mi
  • Dean Park: 0.6 mi
Artworks: 57
  • Lux: 0.7 mi
  • Caloosahatchee Manuscripts: 0.7 mi
  • American Bald Eagle: 0.7 mi
  • Sun Gate: 0.8 mi
  • The Florida Panther: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 29
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 16
  • Cape Coral Yacht club beach: 8.9 mi
  • Beach Area: 11.5 mi
  • Waterfront: 12.9 mi
  • Bunche Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Calusa Point: 15.9 mi
Museums: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • Veterans Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Stench Monument: 7.0 mi
  • WW II Gun Turrets: 11.3 mi
  • WW II Munitions Building: 11.4 mi
  • WW II Munitions Building: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 4
  • Howard Mound: 18.6 mi
  • John Quiet Mound: 22.1 mi
  • Faulkner Mound: 22.8 mi
  • Cash Mound: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Charlotte County Truck Stop Northbound: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Howard MoundWNW 284°4 m18.6 mi
Cash MoundWNW 300°4 m22.9 mi
Faulkner MoundW 268°3 m22.8 mi
John Quiet MoundWNW 300°2 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0919:39
June solstice06:3619:5120:24
September equinox07:1718:5519:25
December solstice07:1217:0617:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F656770757982838382787267
Precip in2.41.82.12.43.59.79.410.49.03.11.81.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Myers Page FLD AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1973627751

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