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Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome

Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome, a museum in Florida
Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome, a museum in FloridaEbyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome, a museum in Florida
Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome, a museum in Florida
Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome, a museum in Florida
Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome, a museum in Florida
Ebyabe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome, a museum in Florida
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Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Sugarloaf Mountain stands 94 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Tails Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. GREEN MOUNTAIN BYWAY passes 13 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Orlando Science Center (OSC) is a private science museum located in Orlando, Florida. Its purposes are to provide experience-based opportunities for learning about science and technology and to promote public understanding of science. The Orlando Science Center is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) and is a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC). The Orlando Science Center is member supported and sponsored in part by United Arts of Central Florida, Inc., the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Arts Council.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1955.

Wikidata Q7103184, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates28.57220, -81.36837

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Orlando Cultural Park: 0.1 mi
  • Healing Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Lake Estelle Park: 0.2 mi
  • Gaston Edwards Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lake Highland Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
  • Miracles of Jesus 1: 0.3 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 2: 0.3 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 3: 0.3 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 4: 0.3 mi
  • Miracles of Jesus 5: 0.3 mi
Attractions
Springs: 47
  • Sanlando Springs: 8.2 mi
  • Palm Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Ginger Ale Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Starbuck Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Miami Springs: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 37
Museums: 33
Nature reserves: 32
Gardens: 29
  • Miracle Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Virginia S Nelson Rose Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Lake Davis Greenwood Community Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Jim Houser Azalea Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Reiter Park Butterfly Garden: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 14
  • Big Thunder Mountain: 16.8 mi
  • Mount Mayday: 17.3 mi
  • Hillard Island: 17.5 mi
  • Mount Gushmore: 19.8 mi
  • Mount Everest: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 7
  • Lake Baldwin Park Beach: 2.6 mi
  • The Sandbox: 14.8 mi
  • Conrad Beach: 14.8 mi
  • South Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Howling Dog Beach: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Silver Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Central Florida Bible Camp: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Orlando Science Center and Dr Phillips Cinedome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sugarloaf MountainWNW 284°94 m22.8 mi
Mount EverestSW 222°60 m19.8 mi
Mount GushmoreSW 220°57 m19.8 mi
Big Thunder MountainSW 231°32 m16.8 mi
Mount MaydaySW 215°29 m17.3 mi
Hillard IslandS 169°23.7 m17.5 mi
Dick IslandS 178°19.8 m22.8 mi
Buck Point MoundENE 75°3 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0619:37
June solstice06:2919:5220:27
September equinox07:1518:5219:23
December solstice07:1516:5817:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F626468737882848482766964
Precip in2.62.12.72.73.78.28.17.76.63.21.72.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orlando Executive AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/308386066

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