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Science & Discovery Center of Northwest Florida
Science & Discovery Center of Northwest Florida is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 14 m. The nearest named place is Oliver Stadium, a park 0.7 miles away. SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A passes 22 miles off.
The story
children's museum in Panama City, Florida
Dates from 1981.
Wikidata Q16773745, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates30.17980, -85.66409
- 21.7 mi off the SCENIC HIGHWAY 30-A, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Oliver Stadium: 0.7 mi
- Bay Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Kenneth R. Hammons Park: 1.2 mi
- Asbell Park: 1.6 mi
- Oakland Terrace Park: 1.7 mi
Springs: 35
- Bluff Springs: 18.3 mi
- Gainer Spring 4: 18.3 mi
- Gainer Spring 5: 18.4 mi
- Gainer Spring 2: 18.4 mi
- Gainer Spring 1: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Panama City Flame: 1.9 mi
- Panama City 9/11 Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Tyndall Air Field Gunnery School: 8.8 mi
- Panama City Beach Veteran's Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 6
- Delwood Beach: 4.1 mi
- Panama City Beaches: 12.5 mi
- Little Oyster Bar Point: 12.8 mi
- Murray Point: 15.1 mi
- Eastern Green Beach: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Sea Screamer: 5.6 mi
- Zoom Flume: 9.8 mi
- Celebration Tower: 12.8 mi
- Wild Thang Airboat Tours: 14.0 mi
Museums: 3
- Native Spirit Museum and Gallery: 2.4 mi
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!: 8.1 mi
- Man in the Sea Museum: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bay Harbor: 3.9 mi
- Vicksburg: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Shell Island: 7.1 mi
- Pine Log State Forest: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Asbell Park: 1.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Howell Bluff: 23.7 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:23 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:13 | 19:48 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:36 | 16:11 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 57 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Panama City BAY CO AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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