Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci)
Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci) is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Landon Terrace Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 0.5 miles off.
The story
The Museum of Innovation and Science (stylized as miSci, and formerly the Schenectady Museum & Suits-Bueche Planetarium) is a museum and planetarium located in Schenectady, New York. miSci was founded in 1934 and its exhibitions and educational programming focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM). As of September 2023, the museum's president is Gina C. Gould, PhD; Vice President of Collections and Exhibitions is Chris Hunter; and Director of Grants and Special Events is Peter Gabak. Inside of the museum is the Suits-Bueche Planetarium. It contains a GOTO Chronos Star Machine, one of only 16 in the United States, which is capable of displaying 8,500 stars and 24 constellation outlines. The projector can show the sky from any location on Earth 100,000 years in the past or in the future. Also located at miSci is a Challenger Learning Center (CLC), which opened in 2014. The archives contain over 1.5 million photographs, making them the seventh largest collection of photographs in the US (not including the federal government). The archives also include 110 radios, 60 televisions, 15,000 patents, 5000 books, and 1000 films. Many of the items relate to the history of Schenectady and General Electric. The archives are open to the public by appointment. The Dudley Observatory, now affiliated with Siena College, was affiliated with the museum from 2015 to 2019. Gina C. Gould, former director of the Ashokan Center, has served as President since 2017. Previously, William "Mac" Sudduth, PhD, was president and director from 2012 to 2017.
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Wikidata Q6940890, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Mohawk Towpath Byway, National
- 0.2 mi off the Revolutionary Trail
- 10.7 mi off the Route 20 Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lock 7 Dam · 5 mi
- Mohawk River view · 9 mi
- Saratoga Sword Surrender Site Hudson River Overlook · 26 mi
- Eagle Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Landon Terrace Park: 0.1 mi
- Pulaski Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
- Jay Square: 0.4 mi
- South Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
- Pulaski: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Cristopher Columbus: 0.3 mi
- WWI Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- Woodlawn Preserve: 3.4 mi
- City of Schenectady: 3.4 mi
- Town of Niskayuna: 3.6 mi
- Stanford Park: 3.6 mi
- MHLC: 3.7 mi
- Glenville Hill: 7.2 mi
- Settles Hill: 8.6 mi
- Glenville Hill: 9.0 mi
- Swart Hill: 11.3 mi
- Patton Hill: 11.9 mi
- Schenectady History Museum: 0.9 mi
- Empire State Aerosciences Museum: 3.3 mi
- Niskayuna Railroad Station: 6.1 mi
- Mabee Farm Historic Site: 6.2 mi
- Frederick House Historical Site: 7.7 mi
- Octopus's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Octopus's Orchard: 0.3 mi
- Mrs. Perkin's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sycamore Collaborative Hulett Street Farm: 0.5 mi
- Stanley and Geraldine Levine Wildflower Garden: 0.5 mi
- First Falls: 4.5 mi
- Third Falls: 4.5 mi
- Second Falls: 4.5 mi
- Jacob's Ladder Falls: 4.9 mi
- Sergeant Falls: 5.3 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 0.3 mi
- William Seward: 0.3 mi
- Chester Arthur: 0.5 mi
- The U: 0.6 mi
- Boy Scouts of America 40th Anniversary Crusade to Strengthen the Arms of Liberty Statue of Liberty: 0.8 mi
- The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame: 0.4 mi
- President Chester Arthur Grave: 12.4 mi
- Stanford Mausoleum: 12.5 mi
- Daniel Manning Grave: 12.5 mi
- Stephen Van Rensselaer Grave: 12.5 mi
- Spring Avenue Spring: 14.5 mi
- Bathtub Spring: 17.2 mi
- Karista Spring: 17.7 mi
- Tallulah Spring: 17.8 mi
- non-carbonated water: 17.8 mi
- Cave Wall: 11.1 mi
- Lower Misery Wall: 11.1 mi
- Water Streak Wall: 11.2 mi
- Mahican Wall: 11.2 mi
- Fern Garden: 11.2 mi
- Collins Park Beach: 1.5 mi
- Thompsons Lake State Park Beach: 12.3 mi
- Brunswick Vanderheyden Reservoir Park Beach: 15.4 mi
- Brown's Beach: 15.4 mi
- Waterfront: 21.7 mi
- Clifton Park Rest Area: 9.1 mi
- Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.6 mi
- Schoharie Crossing Launch: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hill | SW 217° | 659 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cannady Hill | SW 228° | 645 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cotton Hill | SW 233° | 643 m | 21.1 mi |
| North Hill | SW 214° | 606 m | 22.3 mi |
| Cook Hill | SW 221° | 604 m | 22.2 mi |
| Unchachogue Creek | SW 219° | 597 m | 20.2 mi |
| Rundy Cup Mountain | SW 236° | 570 m | 20.3 mi |
| Filkins Hill | SSW 207° | 550 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:39 | 16:25 |
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 | 27 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 51 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Schenectady · 1 mi
- Clifton Park · 7 mi
- Cohoes · 12 mi
- Capital District · 13 mi
- Troy · 13 mi
- Watervliet · 13 mi
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