Museum of Science
Museum of Science is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 7 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Science Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.2 miles off.
The story
The Museum of Science (MoS) is a nature and science museum and indoor zoological establishment located in Science Park, a plot of land in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts, spanning the Charles River. Along with over 700 interactive exhibits, the museum features a number of live and interactive presentations throughout the building each day, along with scheduled film showings at the Charles Hayden Planetarium and the Mugar Omni Theater (New England's only domed IMAX theater). The Museum is a member of the Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) (and President Tim Ritchie serves as Chair of the ASTC Board of Directors) and the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). Additionally, the Museum of Science is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), being home to over 100 animals.
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Dates from 1830.
Wikidata Q1139748, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 7 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.8 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.5 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 2 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 26 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Science Park: 0.0 mi
- Richard McKinnon State Park: 0.1 mi
- Viaduct Courts: 0.2 mi
- Nashua Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Lechmere Canal Park: 0.3 mi
- Tribute to the Washburns: 0.0 mi
- T. Rex: 0.1 mi
- Collective Ascension: 0.3 mi
- Five Beacons for the Lost Half Mile: 0.4 mi
- Zakim Down Under: 0.4 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 0.0 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 0.3 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 0.4 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 0.6 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.7 mi
- Ghost bike - Meng Jin: 0.1 mi
- Potato Shed Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Tip O'Neill plaque: 0.5 mi
- Charles Eliot Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Ed Walsh's Way: 0.6 mi
- Ether Dome: 0.3 mi
- The West End Museum: 0.4 mi
- Russell Museum of Medical History and Innovation: 0.4 mi
- The Sports Museum: 0.5 mi
- Otis House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.6 mi
- Copps Hill: 0.7 mi
- Breeds Hill: 0.8 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Benedict (historic): 1.5 mi
- Bergstrom Garden: 0.7 mi
- Fish Family Terrace: 0.7 mi
- Gruber Family Courtyard: 0.8 mi
- Tom White's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Saint Leonard's Peace Garden: 0.9 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Amory Woods: 2.6 mi
- Mystic River Reservation: 2.6 mi
- Buena Vista Urban Wild: 3.1 mi
- 140 Highland St: 3.1 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.4 mi
- Corinha Beach: 4.5 mi
- Short Beach: 4.9 mi
- Yirrel Beach: 5.2 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.4 mi
- Pererea Point: 4.9 mi
- Crag 1: 5.0 mi
- Winthrop Head: 5.3 mi
- Grovers Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Moon Head: 6.0 mi
- Pine Knoll: 4.3 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.4 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.5 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.3 mi
- Pinetops Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Boathouse: 9.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.6 mi
- Rainshed: 9.6 mi
- Boston Light: 9.6 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.6 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 22.7 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 22.7 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.0 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 11.0 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.7 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.4 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.1 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
- Haywardville: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Museum of Science. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 234° | 100 m | 5.2 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 250° | 98 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cairn Hill | N 352° | 92 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 220° | 91 m | 5.3 mi |
| Green Hill | SW 215° | 89 m | 5.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 242° | 86 m | 5.3 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 353° | 83 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 234° | 81 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
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 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Boston · 1 mi
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/North End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
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