Magic City Discovery Center
Magic City Discovery Center is a museum in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 522 m. Twin Buttes stands 656 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Keith White Sertoma Complex, a park 0.1 miles away. 36 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Children’s Museum of Minot, Inc
How to reach it
36 named places within 25 miles
- Keith White Sertoma Complex: 0.1 mi
- Hammond Park: 0.5 mi
- Hammond Park: 0.5 mi
- Nubbin Park: 0.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 1.0 mi
- A-7 Corsair II: 1.3 mi
- F-15A Eagle: 1.3 mi
- F-106 Delta Dart: 1.4 mi
- C-47 Skytrain: 1.4 mi
- T-33 Shooting Star: 1.4 mi
- Twin Buttes: 12.3 mi
- Skinner Hill: 15.0 mi
- Black Butte: 16.3 mi
- Mikes Peak: 23.1 mi
- Buffalo Lodge Butte: 24.6 mi
- Railroad Museum of Minot: 1.0 mi
- Dakota Territory Air Museum: 1.4 mi
- Plaza Scandinavia: 1.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Magic City Discovery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Buttes | SW 222° | 656 m | 12.3 mi |
| Black Butte | SE 130° | 522 m | 16.3 mi |
| Skinner Hill | SE 139° | 511 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mikes Peak | E 96° | 490 m | 23.1 mi |
| Buffalo Lodge Butte | ENE 78° | 485 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:17 | 19:58 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 21:01 | 21:50 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:04 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 16:00 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 17 | 29 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Minot Intl AP, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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