Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center
Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 468 m. The nearest named place is Odin, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 168 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
Cosmosphere is an international science education center and space museum in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States, located on the northeast corner of Plum Street and 11th Avenue, next to the Hutchinson Community College. It was previously known as the Kansas Cosmosphere. The museum houses over 13,000 spaceflight artifacts—the largest combined collection of US and Russian spaceflight artifacts in the world, and is home to various space educational programs.
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Dates from 1962.
Wikidata Q847637, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 168.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 29.0 mi off the Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway, National
81 named places within 25 miles
- Fairgrounds Park: 0.9 mi
- Kansas State Fairgrounds: 0.9 mi
- DCI Park: 0.9 mi
- Gano Park - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Hyde Park: 1.0 mi
- Odin: 0.7 mi
- Swan Dance: 0.7 mi
- Hutchinson Flag: 0.8 mi
- Egghead: 0.9 mi
- H.D.: 0.9 mi
- Hutchinson Art Center: 0.8 mi
- Reno County Museum: 1.1 mi
- Strataca: 3.3 mi
- Inman Rock Island Depot: 14.0 mi
- Coronado-Quivira Museum: 24.7 mi
- Spring Creek Swim Beach: 23.8 mi
- Swim Beach: 23.9 mi
- Giefer Swim Beach: 24.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Cheney Wildlife Area Refuge: 21.1 mi
- Ferris Demonstration Wildlife Area: 22.2 mi
- Sego: 23.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:19 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:35 | 17:16 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hutchinson, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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