- Elevation, modelled
- 222 m
- Tallest summit within 21.6 miles
- Big Knob423 m · 21.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Grand View Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:55local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4456, -80.0179
Kamin Science Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 222 m. Big Knob stands 423 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Requin, a attraction 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.
science and technology museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dates from 1939-10-24.
Wikidata Q2426244, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Operated by
- Carnegie Mueums of Pittsburgh
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
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 |
- 0.4 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Redds Beach: 22.1 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 9.9 mi
- Snake Run: 20.0 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 22.0 mi
| 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).
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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