Maryland Science Center
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Maryland Science Center is a museum in Maryland, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Ivy Hill stands 200 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Easy Landing, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Baltimore's Historic Charles Street runs past it. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Maryland Science Center is temporarily closed beginning March 14th due to the coronavirus.
The story
The Maryland Science Center (MSC), located in Baltimore's Inner Harbor, opened to the public in 1976. It includes three levels of exhibits, a planetarium, and an observatory. It was one of the original structures that drove the revitalization of the Baltimore Inner Harbor from its industrial roots to a thriving downtown destination. In 1987, an IMAX theater was added, but the museum continued to show its age as the end of the 20th century approached. In May 2004, a large addition to the property was opened, and the modernized hands-on exhibits now include more than two dozen dinosaur skeletons. Subjects that the center displays include physical science, space, and the human body. At its location south of the city's central business district on the city's Inner Harbor, the facility is located off the Key Highway near the foot of its historic Federal Hill Park and the nearby Robert Baker Park. Maryland Science Center won a 2006 Best of Baltimore award for "Best Place to Take Kids." In 2008, the Maryland Science Center was named one of the “10-Best Science Centers for Families” by Parents magazine.
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Dates from 1976.
Wikidata Q3296288, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Baltimore's Historic Charles Street, National
- On the National Historic Seaport
- 0.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 1.9 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- Elephant Overlook · 3 mi
- Rappe's Overlook · 8 mi
- Quarry Overlook · 8 mi
- Abandoned Quarry · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Easy Landing: 0.0 mi
- In the Garden: 0.1 mi
- King Penguin: 0.1 mi
- Triaxial Link: 0.2 mi
- Untitled: 0.3 mi
- Robert Baker Park: 0.1 mi
- Rash Field Park: 0.1 mi
- West Shore Park: 0.1 mi
- Visitor Center Park: 0.2 mi
- Wheel Park: 0.2 mi
- Wheel Monument: 0.2 mi
- William Donald Shaefer Statue: 0.2 mi
- Samuel Smith Monument: 0.2 mi
- Armistead Monument: 0.2 mi
- Grand Army of the Republic Sundial: 0.3 mi
- USS Constellation: 0.3 mi
- American Visionary Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- Historic Ships in Baltimore: 0.3 mi
- USS Torsk: 0.3 mi
- Chesapeake: 0.3 mi
- Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower: 0.6 mi
- Fountain at Charles Center: 0.7 mi
- Fountain at Charles Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Fountain and Garden at Charles Center: 0.7 mi
- Shield of Baltimore City: 0.7 mi
- Light Street City Farm: 0.7 mi
- Heath Street City Farm: 0.8 mi
- Pope John Paul II Prayer Garden: 1.0 mi
- Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Pigtown Food For Thought Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership: 2.6 mi
- Rosemont Park: 3.1 mi
- African Journey: 3.5 mi
- Burnside Park: 6.3 mi
- Fort Carroll Sanctuary: 6.8 mi
- Federal Hill: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.8 mi
- Tank Hill: 4.3 mi
- Bend Hill: 4.5 mi
- German Hill: 5.1 mi
- Etting Park: Hope Garden: 2.0 mi
- Glen Artney Area: 7.0 mi
- Avalon Area: 7.1 mi
- Hilton Shelters: 7.5 mi
- Orange Grove Area: 7.9 mi
- Miami Beach: 13.0 mi
- Dog Beach: 15.0 mi
- Herald Harbor Beach 1: 16.3 mi
- Gibson Island Beach: 17.0 mi
- Lake Claire Beach: 18.1 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.5 mi
- Quarry (former): 9.6 mi
- Friction Wall: 9.7 mi
- Balancing Reservoir Spillway: 10.2 mi
- Crises Spring: 3.4 mi
- Mountain Pass Spring: 3.5 mi
- Marble Springs: 10.4 mi
- Sandy Spring: 24.0 mi
- Indian Springs: 24.6 mi
- Round Falls: 2.9 mi
- failed mill dam: 3.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 8.0 mi
- McKeldin Falls: 15.5 mi
- Hawkins Point Light: 6.6 mi
- Daniels: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maryland Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNW 345° | 200 m | 12.7 mi |
| Oregon Ridge | NNW 345° | 191 m | 14.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | W 276° | 169 m | 9.9 mi |
| The Bunker | NW 309° | 157 m | 19.0 mi |
| Abell Ridge | N 353° | 155 m | 9.1 mi |
| Satyr Hill | NNE 23° | 151 m | 9.3 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNE 34° | 149 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cub Hill | NNE 28° | 147 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:57 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:05 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maryland SCI CTR, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/150577118
Day trips start here
- Baltimore/Inner Harbor · 0 mi
- Central Maryland · 0 mi
- Baltimore · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Downtown · 1 mi
- Baltimore/Fells Point · 1 mi
- Baltimore/East Baltimore · 2 mi
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