Sciencenter
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Sciencenter is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Conley Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Sciencenter is a hands-on science museum in Ithaca, New York. It was founded on February 28, 1983 as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization. The Sciencenter grew out of the volunteer-run hands-on science program run for 15 years at several elementary schools in the Ithaca City School District. The community-based tradition continued as the museum grew to be nationally known, despite not having a paid staff until the 1990s. The Sciencenter is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), and is a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) and Association of Children's Museums.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1983.
Wikidata Q7433718, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 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
- Conley Park: 0.1 mi
- Auburn Park: 0.2 mi
- Conway Park: 0.4 mi
- Thompson Park: 0.4 mi
- Markels Flats: 0.5 mi
- 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
- Cascadilla Gorge: 1.0 mi
- South Hill Natural Area West: 2.1 mi
- Pine Tree Wildlife Preserve: 2.7 mi
- East Ithaca Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Reynolds Game Farm: 3.0 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ithaca Children's Garden: 0.5 mi
- Alpha Phi Alpha memorial garden: 1.0 mi
- Farrand Garden: 1.2 mi
- Rockwell Azalea Garden: 1.2 mi
- Minn's Garden: 1.4 mi
- 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
- Pinnacle Rock: 2.8 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 11.5 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 19.9 mi
- Castle Point: 22.7 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 3.3 mi
- Glenwood Beach: 24.9 mi
- Black Lives Matter: 0.7 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 10.1 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ithaca Cornell Univ, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/907063502
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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