Kopernik Observatory & Science Center
Kopernik Observatory & Science Center is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 532 m. Cork Hill stands 577 m to the west-southwest, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnard Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
astronomical observatory (Vestal, New York, USA; est. 1974)
Dates from 1974.
Wikidata Q6431076, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Barnard Park: 1.4 mi
- Vestal Center Park: 2.3 mi
- Jones Park: 2.5 mi
- Middendorf Park: 3.6 mi
- Aqua Terra Wilderness Area: 5.2 mi
- West Hill: 1.8 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cork Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pierson Hill: 2.4 mi
- Grippen Hill: 3.3 mi
- The Top: 5.2 mi
- West Endicott Park Carousel: 7.0 mi
- George W. Johnson Park Carousel: 7.6 mi
- Ross Park Carousel: 8.2 mi
- Recreation Park Carousel: 8.4 mi
- Nuthatch Hollow: 6.0 mi
- Nuthatch Hollow: 6.3 mi
- Binghamton University Nature Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Waterman Conservation Education Center: 8.9 mi
- IBM Glen: 9.0 mi
- Chimney: 2.7 mi
- Harpur Statue: 6.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.4 mi
- Harry L. Johnson Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 9.0 mi
- Vestal Museum: 6.0 mi
- Roberson Museum & Science Center: 8.6 mi
- The Bundy Museum of History and Art: 8.8 mi
- Phelps Mansion: 9.5 mi
- Tioga County Historical Society Museum: 13.6 mi
- Johnson City Square Deal Arch: 6.6 mi
- Cirrus Statue: 6.7 mi
- Dynamo Statue: 6.7 mi
- Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 6.8 mi
- Pegasus Statue: 6.8 mi
- Broome Gateway Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Owego Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 14.7 mi
- Nichols Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Campus Garden: 5.5 mi
- Outdoor Biological Research Facility: 6.2 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- The Salt Spring: 10.7 mi
- Salt Springs: 10.7 mi
- Devils Elbow: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Kopernik Observatory & Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Hill | WSW 251° | 577 m | 2.1 mi |
| Ingraham Hill | NE 46° | 556 m | 5.9 mi |
| Birchard Hill | SE 138° | 555 m | 14.4 mi |
| Lucky Hill | ENE 72° | 550 m | 5.2 mi |
| Stonecrop Hill | ESE 115° | 549 m | 12.3 mi |
| Brady Hill | E 85° | 545 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wolf Hill | SE 129° | 544 m | 20.4 mi |
| Hickory Knob | E 93° | 537 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 20:02 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Endicott, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/120843447
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- Endless Mountains · 28 mi
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