Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Medley Landfill stands 81 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Maurice A. Ferré Park, a park 0.1 miles away. BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY passes 14 miles off.
The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science is a science museum.
The story
The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, formerly known as the Miami Science Museum or Miami Science Museum and Space Transit Planetarium, is a science museum, planetarium, and aquarium located in Miami, Florida, United States. The museum originally opened its Coconut Grove location across from Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in 1960. It relocated to Maurice A. Ferré Park in the downtown area adjacent to the Perez Art Museum Miami in 2017 after the closing of the Coconut Grove location in 2015.
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Dates from 1949.
Wikidata Q3307880, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the BROWARD CO A1A SCENIC HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Jungle Queen Riverboat · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Maurice A. Ferré Park: 0.1 mi
- Dan Paul Park: 0.3 mi
- Margaret Pace Park: 0.6 mi
- Watson Park: 0.7 mi
- Dorsey Park: 0.7 mi
- "Flora" The Gatherer of Dreams: 0.2 mi
- Dwyane Wade: 0.3 mi
- Port of Miami: 0.4 mi
- Miami Bull: 0.5 mi
- The Light Tower: 0.7 mi
- Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College: 0.4 mi
- Street Art: 0.5 mi
- Tour Boat Boarding: 0.5 mi
- Street Art: 0.5 mi
- Thriller Miami Speedboat Adventures: 0.5 mi
- Spanish Navy Plaza: 0.2 mi
- The Torch of Friendship: 0.5 mi
- Simon Bolivar: 0.5 mi
- Section of the Berlin Wall: 0.6 mi
- Julia Deforest Tuttle: 0.6 mi
- Pérez Art Museum Miami: 0.1 mi
- Miami Children's Museum: 0.7 mi
- HistoryMiami Museum: 0.9 mi
- Historic Black Police Precinct Courthouse and Museum: 0.9 mi
- PARADOX Museum Miami: 1.1 mi
- Hobie Island Beach: 2.8 mi
- Hobie Island Beach Park: 2.8 mi
- Miami Beach: 3.7 mi
- Sandy's Beach: 3.7 mi
- South Pointe Beach: 3.7 mi
- Bill Sadowski Critical Wildlife Area: 3.1 mi
- R Hardy Matheson County Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Biscayne Bay-Card Sound Spiny Lobster Sanctuary: 13.6 mi
- Miramar Pineland Natural Area: 13.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.8 mi
- The Kampong: 6.2 mi
- Honor Garden: 6.5 mi
- Palmetum: 7.0 mi
- Surfside Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Fort Dallas: 1.0 mi
- Aladdin City: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Table: 18.5 mi
- Picnic Table: 18.6 mi
- Medley Landfill: 11.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medley Landfill | WNW 297° | 81 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 19:42 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:48 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 17:01 | 17:35 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 67 | 69 | 71 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 70 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miami Beach, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/319426548
Day trips start here
- Miami Beach/South Beach · 3 mi
- Miami · 5 mi
- Biscayne National Park · 11 mi
- Greater Miami · 16 mi
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