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Impression 5 Science Center

Impression 5 Science Center, a museum in Michigan
Impression 5 Science Center, a museum in MichiganDj1997 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Impression 5 Science Center, a museum in Michigan
Impression 5 Science Center · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Impression 5 Science Center is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 125 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Voted #1 Best Children's Museum in the United States in 2025 by Newsweek, Impression 5 Science Center, is a hands-on science museum located in downtown Lansing, Michigan. Formerly known as the Impression 5 Museum, the center is located in a historic wagon works factory on the Grand River. The name, Impression 5, refers to the five senses. The Impression 5 Science Center has ~3,000 Visitors per week.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1972.

Wikidata Q6007586, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.73224, -84.54836

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Wentworth Park: 0.2 mi
  • Kalamazoo Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.2 mi
  • The Darryl J. Parsell Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Cherry Hill Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 44
Nature reserves: 44
Gardens: 27
Museums: 20
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 8
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.2 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.2 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 8.1 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 9.6 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area 6: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 16.3 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Impression 5 Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSSE 162°320 m18.3 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW 198°296 m23.0 mi
Mount NethawayENE 60°267 m22.1 mi
Hog IslandENE 66°259 m23.4 mi
Bradshaw HillNNE 18°238 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:51
June solstice06:0120:3821:21
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0616:2217:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475868727063514030
Precip in2.11.72.13.33.73.82.93.52.83.22.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Capital City AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/42505616

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