Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum
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Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,372 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Nevadan, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Rose Highway passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, often known as The Discovery, is a science center and museum located in Reno, Nevada. The museum, a private non-profit, was founded in 2011 and is geared towards both children and adults. It showcases science, technology, engineering, art, and math permanent and special exhibits in its 67,000 square foot space.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q107473243, matched on coordinates and name (32 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 20.2 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 21.5 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 19 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nevadan: 0.0 mi
- BattleBorn: 0.0 mi
- Sonny: 0.1 mi
- Seeds of Change: 0.1 mi
- Poppy: 0.1 mi
- Powning Park: 0.2 mi
- Stewart Park: 0.3 mi
- City Plaza: 0.3 mi
- West Street Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Wingfield Park: 0.4 mi
- Cross Peak: 4.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Huffaker Hills: 5.2 mi
- Peavine Peak: 7.9 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Joe Robertson Native Plant Garden: 1.1 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 1.1 mi
- Honor Court: 1.1 mi
- Joe Robertson Native Plant Garden: 1.1 mi
- Joe Robertson Native Plant Garden: 1.1 mi
- Nevada Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- National Automobile Museum: 0.3 mi
- International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 1.1 mi
- Reno Sparks Cultural Resource Program: 1.3 mi
- Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 1.2 mi
- Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 1.2 mi
- The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 2.5 mi
- Old Reno Arch: 0.3 mi
- Reno Arch: 0.5 mi
- Tony Armstrong Amphitheater: 3.0 mi
- Historic Glendale School House: 3.0 mi
- Customs: 19.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.0 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 17.1 mi
- Summit Spring: 18.6 mi
- Mud Spring: 18.7 mi
- Horse Spring: 19.3 mi
- Rancho San Rafael: 2.6 mi
- Ballardini Open Space: 5.1 mi
- Mogul Open Space: 6.0 mi
- Truckee River Greenbelt: 8.3 mi
- Galena Terrace: 9.7 mi
- South Beach: 20.1 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 20.9 mi
- Incline Beach: 20.9 mi
- Hidden Beach: 21.7 mi
- Kings Beach: 22.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 3.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Giants Throne: 13.4 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Yellow Rock: 23.0 mi
- Poeville: 7.0 mi
- Peavine Ranch: 9.5 mi
- Galena: 11.9 mi
- Washoe City: 14.0 mi
- Sutro: 20.6 mi
- Jumbo Falls: 14.6 mi
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | SSW 205° | 3,285 m | 13.6 mi |
| Church Peak | SSW 207° | 3,235 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Houghton | SSW 208° | 3,195 m | 14.7 mi |
| Relay Peak | SSW 207° | 3,135 m | 16.1 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | SW 215° | 3,115 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | SSW 203° | 3,012 m | 15.3 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,936 m | 15.0 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | SSW 207° | 2,932 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reno AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/230472384
Day trips start here
- Reno · 0 mi
- Virginia City · 17 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 20 mi
- Incline Village · 21 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 23 mi
- Loyalton · 25 mi
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