North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Edwards Mountain stands 203 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is North Carolina Museum of History, a museum 0.1 miles away. Colonial Heritage Byway passes 23 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) is a natural history museum in Raleigh, North Carolina. The museum is the oldest in the state, and the largest natural history museum in the Southeastern United States. The museum is made up of six facilities, divided between five campuses. The newest facility, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville, was announced in 2020 and opened to the public on September 18, 2021. NCMNS is a division of the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1879.
Wikidata Q2483656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 23.3 mi off the Colonial Heritage Byway
- 24.7 mi off the North Durham Country Byway
- 26.5 mi off the Football Road
- 26.5 mi off the Blue-Gray Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation: 0.1 mi
- Worth Bagley: 0.1 mi
- Charles Duncan McIver: 0.1 mi
- George Washington: 0.2 mi
- Charles Aycock: 0.2 mi
- Union Square: 0.1 mi
- Burke Square: 0.2 mi
- Nash Square: 0.4 mi
- PNC Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Moore Square: 0.4 mi
- Historic Allan Herschell Carousel: 1.0 mi
- Goodnights Comedy Club: 1.2 mi
- Carousel: 1.4 mi
- Walnut Creek Wetland Center: 1.7 mi
- North Raleigh Business Center: 4.0 mi
- Reid Wildflower Garden: 2.8 mi
- Prairie Ridge Ecostation: 4.7 mi
- Lake Wheeler: 7.4 mi
- Lake Benson: 7.7 mi
- Durant Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- North Carolina Veterans: 0.1 mi
- Raleigh Police Memorial: 0.3 mi
- North Carolina Fallen Firefighters: 0.4 mi
- St. Anges Hospital: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Belltower: 1.4 mi
- Sun Sprouts: 0.3 mi
- Sunflower Field: 1.4 mi
- SOL Garden: 2.2 mi
- Hunt Rain Garden: 2.3 mi
- Cary Senior Center Community Garden: 10.5 mi
- Hargett Room: 0.4 mi
- Blount Room: 0.4 mi
- Fountain Terrace: 1.4 mi
- Lake Johnson Shelter 4: 4.6 mi
- Youth camp tables, fire pit, wood storage: 9.0 mi
- Crosswinds Beach: 20.1 mi
- White Oak Beach: 21.3 mi
- Poplar Point Beach: 21.8 mi
- Ebenezer Church Beach: 22.3 mi
- Seaforth Beach: 22.4 mi
- Green Hill: 9.3 mi
- Adam Mountain: 11.7 mi
- High Hill: 23.1 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 23.5 mi
- Boothe Hill: 23.7 mi
- ledge off to drainage area: 12.2 mi
- Hollow Rock: 24.7 mi
- Little River Falls: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Mountain | W 281° | 203 m | 23.5 mi |
| Boothe Hill | W 278° | 183 m | 23.7 mi |
| Adam Mountain | N 357° | 145 m | 11.7 mi |
| High Hill | WNW 285° | 144 m | 23.1 mi |
| Green Hill | NNE 21° | 136 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:57 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raleigh State Univ, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/197842115
Day trips start here
- Raleigh · 3 mi
- Research Triangle · 11 mi
- Chapel Hill · 24 mi
Take the scenic way to North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.