The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Big Cockroach Mound stands 7 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Planetarium, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS) runs past it. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature (formerly the South Florida Museum), located in Bradenton, Florida, is a natural history museum specializing in the history of Florida's gulf coast. It houses exhibits highlighting Florida's history from the prehistoric to the present. The Museum also features regularly changing exhibits in the East Gallery and in other small galleries throughout the first and second floors. The Bishop includes the Planetarium and the Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat, which housed Snooty, the oldest known manatee in the world at the time of his death. The Parker Manatee Rehabilitation Habitat is a founding member of the Manatee Rescue and Rehabilitation Partnership and has rehabilitated more than 40 manatees since 1998. The Planetarium, which was opened in the mid-1960s, has since been entirely remodeled and received a significant technical upgrade in 2020.
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Dates from 1946.
Wikidata Q7567242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the TAMIAMI TRAIL HWY (OBS)
- 4.0 mi off the PALMA SOLA HWY
- 8.0 mi off the BRADENTON BEACH HWY
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Mound · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bradenton Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.9 mi
- Palmetto Estuary Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- 28th Street Park: 1.3 mi
- Lewis Park: 1.3 mi
- Sound Dishes: 0.2 mi
- Big Eyes Big Ears: 0.3 mi
- Open Heart Icon: 0.6 mi
- Chrysalis Launcher: 0.6 mi
- Totally Tubular Lawyer: 4.6 mi
- Bishop Planetarium: 0.0 mi
- Hernando De Soto Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Manatee County Agricultural Museum: 1.3 mi
- Florida Maritime Museum: 7.0 mi
- Circus Museum & Store: 7.9 mi
- Emergency Services Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Braden Castle Ruins: 2.5 mi
- Sundial: 3.2 mi
- Daughters Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Memorial Cross: 4.6 mi
- Seven Pines: 5.9 mi
- Manatee County Beach: 8.7 mi
- Indian Beach: 9.3 mi
- East Beach: 12.1 mi
- East Beach: 12.3 mi
- Secret Garden: 7.9 mi
- Mabel Ringling's Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
- Drawf Garden: 8.0 mi
- Merchants Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Sarasota Garden Club: 10.9 mi
- Neal Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Quick Point Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Camp Bayou Nature Preserve: 15.7 mi
- Red Bug Slough Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Manatee County Fair: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park: 2.2 mi
- Linder Turf and Tractor: 4.1 mi
- Passage Key Dolphin Tours: 8.0 mi
- Public Beach Access Point: 9.2 mi
- 59th Street Boat Ramp picnic benches: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Bench: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion at Palma Sola Botanical Park: 5.5 mi
- Dude Lake Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
- Portavant Indian Mound: 4.0 mi
- Big Cockroach Mound: 13.2 mi
- Caloosa Indian Mound: 23.5 mi
- Gulf City: 15.8 mi
- Willow: 17.0 mi
- Weedon Island: 24.0 mi
- Manatee Mineral Spring: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Bluff: 4.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Cockroach Mound | NNE 13° | 7 m | 13.2 mi |
| Caloosa Indian Mound | SE 126° | 6 m | 23.5 mi |
| Portavant Indian Mound | NW 304° | 1 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:11 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:36 | 19:55 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:57 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 17:06 | 17:41 |
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 | 62 | 65 | 68 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 65 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bradenton 5 ESE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/498036409
Day trips start here
- Saint Petersburg · 20 mi
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