Museum of the Earth
Museum of the Earth is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Connecticut Hill stands 638 m to the southwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly), a attraction 0.2 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.
The story
The Museum of the Earth is a natural history museum located in Ithaca, New York. The museum was opened in 2003 as part of the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI), an independent organization pursuing research and education in the history of the Earth and its life. Both PRI and the Museum of the Earth are formally affiliated with Cornell University. The Museum of the Earth is home to Earth science exhibits and science-related art displays with a focus on the concurrent evolution of the Earth and life.
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Dates from 2003.
Wikidata Q6941080, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 1 mi
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Allan H. Treman State Marine Park: 1.0 mi
- Cass Park: 1.5 mi
- East Shore Park: 1.7 mi
- McDaniels Park: 2.0 mi
- Conley Park: 2.0 mi
- Comstock Knoll: 3.4 mi
- Bean Hill: 4.6 mi
- Hungerford Hill: 5.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 6.0 mi
- Jersey Hill: 6.8 mi
- Cascadilla Gorge: 3.0 mi
- South Hill Natural Area West: 3.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls State Park: 4.3 mi
- Pine Tree Wildlife Preserve: 4.7 mi
- East Ithaca Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Ithaca Falls: 2.4 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Falls: 2.8 mi
- Triphammer Falls: 3.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 3.6 mi
- The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 0.2 mi
- Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 1.6 mi
- Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 2.5 mi
- Rt 96 Self Storage: 3.1 mi
- Tree Service: 6.3 mi
- Sciencenter: 2.0 mi
- Tompkins Center for History & Culture: 2.7 mi
- Cayuga Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Field School House: 5.2 mi
- Ulysses Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Ithaca Children's Garden: 1.8 mi
- Alpha Phi Alpha memorial garden: 2.9 mi
- Farrand Garden: 3.0 mi
- Rockwell Azalea Garden: 3.1 mi
- Deans Garden: 3.2 mi
- Monument of Ezra Cornell: 2.8 mi
- Andrew Dickson White Statue: 2.9 mi
- Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion: 5.2 mi
- Peter Wheeler historic marker: 6.0 mi
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 19.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 4.0 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 12.8 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 18.7 mi
- Castle Point: 20.8 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 4.0 mi
- Glenwood Beach: 23.8 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 2.5 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Museum of the Earth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Hill | SW 231° | 638 m | 8.8 mi |
| Greek Peak | E 84° | 637 m | 19.8 mi |
| South Hill | E 83° | 635 m | 19.6 mi |
| Star Stanton Hill | E 96° | 612 m | 12.8 mi |
| Irish Hill | SSW 205° | 599 m | 14.7 mi |
| Hammond Hill | E 100° | 598 m | 12.5 mi |
| Doll Hill | SSW 213° | 596 m | 10.2 mi |
| Buck Hill | WSW 238° | 594 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:05 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ithaca Cornell Univ, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Ithaca · 2 mi
- Trumansburg · 8 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 13 mi
- Watkins Glen · 18 mi
- Cortland · 20 mi
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