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North Museum of Nature and Science

North Museum of Nature and Science, a museum in Pennsylvania
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North Museum of Nature and Science, a museum in Pennsylvania
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North Museum of Nature and Science is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillips Museum of Art, a museum 0.3 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

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The North Museum of Nature and Science is a museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, specialising in natural history, formerly part of Franklin & Marshall College.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q111982315, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.04350, -76.32015

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Hartman Green: 0.3 mi
  • Mayor Janice C Stork Corridor Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mayor Janice C Stork Corridor Park: 0.5 mi
  • Crystal Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mayor Janice C Stork Corridor Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Artworks: 37
  • Transcending Flesh: 0.6 mi
  • Steinman Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Kids With Balloons: 4.0 mi
  • Reading At Pondside: 4.0 mi
  • William Penn: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 36
Peaks: 35
  • Chestnut Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Red Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Oak Hill: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 15
Picnic sites: 11
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 1.5 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 7.9 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 7.9 mi
  • Leaman Place Junction: 11.3 mi
  • Penryn Church Grove: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
Springs: 9
  • Lititz Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 21.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Museum of Nature and Science. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakNNE 19°396 m21.6 mi
Governor Dick HillNNW 333°350 m15.7 mi
Spring HillNNW 340°331 m14.9 mi
Cushion PeakNE 36°320 m22.2 mi
Welsh MountainENE 76°313 m21.4 mi
Eagle RockN 0°306 m13.8 mi
Silver HillENE 63°283 m20.9 mi
Round TopWNW 302°281 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:17
June solstice05:3719:5820:38
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2516:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341536271767467554436
Precip in3.02.53.53.53.64.14.53.64.84.23.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 2 NE Filt PLT, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/33405985

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