Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
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Museum of Natural History and Planetarium is a museum in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Central Landfill stands 210 m to the west-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Fighting Gladiator, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
Roger Williams Park Museum of Natural History and Planetarium is a natural history museum and planetarium within Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1896.
Wikidata Q7359135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 2.0 mi off the Veteran's Memorial Parkway
- 7.8 mi off the Route 114 and High Street
- 8.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 3 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 3 mi
- Lookout Point · 16 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Fighting Gladiator: 0.0 mi
- The Union Soldier: 0.1 mi
- Haitian Independence Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Roger Williams Statue: 0.2 mi
- Marconi Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.1 mi
- General Pulaski: 0.1 mi
- Brown R. Church: 0.2 mi
- Sea Lion sculpture: 0.2 mi
- The Pancratiast: 0.2 mi
- Betsey Williams Cottage: 0.2 mi
- Temple to Music: 0.4 mi
- Culinary Archive and Museum;Johnson & Wales University Culinary Arts Museum: 1.0 mi
- Providence Children's Museum: 2.1 mi
- Pawtuxet Rangers Armory: 2.1 mi
- Roger Williams Park: 0.3 mi
- Joseph Williams Field: 0.4 mi
- Amos Earley Park: 0.5 mi
- Sackett Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Washington Park Square: 0.6 mi
- Boyden Heights Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Annawamscutt Brook: 4.2 mi
- Annawamscutt Brook: 4.2 mi
- Annawamscutt Brook: 4.2 mi
- Annawamscutt Brook: 4.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.3 mi
- Sockanosset Hill: 2.9 mi
- The summit: 3.2 mi
- Neutaconkanut Hill: 3.3 mi
- Soaring Eagle Zip Ride: 0.1 mi
- Woodlands Express! Train Ride (Seasonal): 0.1 mi
- Naturescape: 0.2 mi
- Treehouse For All: 0.2 mi
- Hasbro's Our Big Backyard: 0.2 mi
- Edgewood Beach: 1.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.7 mi
- Longmeadow Beach: 6.4 mi
- Twin Rivers Beach East: 6.4 mi
- Buttonwoods Beach: 7.0 mi
- Roger Williams Park Garden: 0.4 mi
- Janes Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Brown University Student Garden: 2.7 mi
- Radeke Garden: 2.8 mi
- The Frank Kellerman Memorial Garden: 2.9 mi
- Site #36: 8.3 mi
- Little Beach: 12.5 mi
- Big Beach: 12.7 mi
- 4: 15.5 mi
- 3: 15.5 mi
- Tree Point Rocks: 7.7 mi
- Mack's Traverse: 7.7 mi
- Tomato Boulder: 7.7 mi
- Warm Up Cave: 7.7 mi
- Iron Cross Boulder: 7.7 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 8.8 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (West Bound): 9.1 mi
- Rest Area I-195 (East Bound): 9.2 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 10.7 mi
- Payne's Pond Falls: 9.4 mi
- East Greenwich Falls: 9.6 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 10.2 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 13.4 mi
- The Falls: 18.7 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 3.0 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 9.9 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 17.7 mi
- Beavertail Light: 23.3 mi
- 1755 Lighthouse Foundation: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Museum of Natural History and Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Landfill | WNW 284° | 210 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | WNW 288° | 174 m | 7.6 mi |
| Peck Hill | W 278° | 167 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 262° | 161 m | 7.4 mi |
| Horn Hill | W 269° | 154 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wolf Hill | NW 320° | 144 m | 9.2 mi |
| Snake Hill | WNW 302° | 144 m | 10.3 mi |
| Lawton Hill | W 270° | 141 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:21 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:42 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:34 | 16:19 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/231819203
Day trips start here
- Providence/South Providence · 1 mi
- Cranston · 2 mi
- Providence/Downtown · 2 mi
- Providence/Federal Hill · 2 mi
- Providence/Fox Point · 2 mi
- East Providence · 3 mi
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