Kamin Science Center
Kamin Science Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 222 m. Big Knob stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Carole's Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
Opened in October 1991, CSC replaced the Buhl Science Center. CSC includes the Miniature Railroad & Village, the WWII submarine USS Requin, the Buhl Planetarium, children's area, Works Theater, Rangos Giant Cinema, and other exhibits.
The story
The Kamin Science Center, formerly known as the Carnegie Science Center, is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Chateau neighborhood, across the street from Acrisure Stadium.
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Dates from 1939-10-24.
Wikidata Q2426244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Carnegie Mueums of Pittsburgh
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Tribute to Children: 0.2 mi
- Pittsburgh Law Enforcement Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Southern Pennsylvania World War 2 Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Great Allegheny Passage: 0.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Monument Hill: 0.4 mi
- Observatory Hill: 2.6 mi
- Herron Hill: 3.2 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mt. Thornburg: 3.9 mi
- McKnight Park: 0.5 mi
- Point State Park: 0.6 mi
- Eileen McCoy Park: 0.6 mi
- West Park: 0.6 mi
- War Streets Parklet: 0.7 mi
- Pipe Dream IV: 0.7 mi
- The Builders: 0.8 mi
- The Forks: 0.8 mi
- Mythic Source: 0.8 mi
- Mythic Source: 0.8 mi
- Grandview Overlook Park: 0.9 mi
- Chatham Village Greenspace: 1.2 mi
- The Saddle: 1.3 mi
- St John's Green: 2.4 mi
- Oakcliffe Greenway: 3.0 mi
- Carole's Garden: 0.0 mi
- Welcome to Pittsburgh: 0.7 mi
- Welcome To Mount Washington: 0.8 mi
- Allegheny Commons Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Learning Garden: 1.4 mi
- Highmark SportsWorks: 0.1 mi
- Moonshot Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Illusions Pittsburgh: 0.5 mi
- Fort Pitt Museum: 0.5 mi
- Children's Museum of Pittsburgh: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 3.4 mi
- White Pine Grove: 8.2 mi
- Grove: 8.5 mi
- picnic tables: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Pavillion: 10.5 mi
- USS Requin: 0.0 mi
- Canton Avenue: 2.5 mi
- Canton Avenue: 2.6 mi
- Canton Avenue: 2.6 mi
- Canton Avenue: 2.6 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 3.2 mi
- Tiger Beach: 3.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.4 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 17.4 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 17.5 mi
- Hay's Wall: 5.4 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 7.6 mi
- Point Pleasant: 18.3 mi
- Warriors Point: 24.7 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Snake Run: 20.0 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 22.0 mi
- Francis Spring: 14.5 mi
- Lacock Spring: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Kamin Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Knob | NNW 333° | 423 m | 21.3 mi |
| Hannas Knob | SSW 212° | 417 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | SSE 165° | 407 m | 13.8 mi |
| Herron Hill | ENE 79° | 384 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 309° | 375 m | 20.1 mi |
| Rich Hill | NE 45° | 365 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mt. Sycamore | ENE 69° | 229.2 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:14 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/222624191
Day trips start here
- Green Tree · 3 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 5 mi
- Robinson Township · 6 mi
- Ross Township · 6 mi
- Coraopolis · 9 mi
- Franklin Park · 10 mi
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