- Elevation, modelled
- 118 m
- Tallest summit within 18.8 miles
- Virgil Mountain643 m · 18.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cayuga Lake Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 42.4497, -76.5043
Sciencenter is a museum in New York, at a modelled 118 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ithaca Falls, a waterfall 0.7 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway runs past it.
science museum in Ithaca, New York
Dates from 1983.
Wikidata Q7433718, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Sciencenter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Mountain | E 81° | 643 m | 18.8 mi |
| Connecticut Hill | WSW 243° | 638 m | 9.5 mi |
| Greek Peak | E 80° | 637 m | 18.4 mi |
| South Hill | ENE 79° | 635 m | 18.2 mi |
| Star Stanton Hill | E 91° | 612 m | 11.1 mi |
| Irish Hill | SSW 212° | 599 m | 14.5 mi |
| Hammond Hill | E 96° | 598 m | 10.7 mi |
| Doll Hill | SW 224° | 596 m | 10.3 mi |
- On the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 13.7 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 1 mi
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Comstock Knoll: 1.6 mi
- Hungerford Hill: 3.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 4.2 mi
- Bean Hill: 4.9 mi
- Snyder Hill: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Ithaca Falls: 0.7 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Falls: 1.0 mi
- Triphammer Falls: 1.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 17
- The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 2.1 mi
- Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 3.6 mi
- Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 4.4 mi
- Rt 96 Self Storage: 5.0 mi
- Incodema: 5.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Tompkins Center for History & Culture: 0.8 mi
- Museum of the Earth: 2.0 mi
- Cayuga Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Field School House: 6.1 mi
- Ulysses Historical Society: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Monument of Ezra Cornell: 1.0 mi
- Andrew Dickson White Statue: 1.0 mi
- Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- Peter Wheeler historic marker: 7.4 mi
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Glenwood Beach: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:51 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Ithaca · 1 mi
- Trumansburg · 10 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 15 mi
- Watkins Glen · 19 mi
- Cortland · 20 mi
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