The Lancaster Science Factory
The Lancaster Science Factory is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Triangle Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Dates from 1730.
Wikidata Q320514, matched on coordinates and name (979 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kilgore Falls · 25 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Triangle Park: 0.3 mi
- Musser Park: 0.4 mi
- Binns Park: 0.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.7 mi
- Art Park: 0.7 mi
- Lancaster Museum of Art: 0.4 mi
- Demuth Museum: 0.6 mi
- Phillips Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- North Museum of Nature and Science: 1.3 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society and James Buchanan's Wheatland: 1.7 mi
- Holly Pointe Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Spalding Conservancy: 2.1 mi
- Windolph Landing Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Landis Woods Park: 3.2 mi
- Shiprock Woods Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Thaddeus Stevens Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.7 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 0.7 mi
- Wall of Rememberance: 7.7 mi
- Pequea Magnetic Iron Mining Company: 8.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 8.0 mi
- Red Hill: 9.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 9.6 mi
- Stony Hill: 10.3 mi
- Trancending Flesh: 0.7 mi
- Lancaster Convention Center: 0.8 mi
- Carousel: 0.8 mi
- Bounce Kraze: 2.6 mi
- Turnpike: 4.3 mi
- Transcending Flesh: 0.7 mi
- Steinman Statue: 0.8 mi
- Kids With Balloons: 2.7 mi
- Reading At Pondside: 2.8 mi
- William Penn: 2.8 mi
- Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden: 4.6 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 5.6 mi
- Fern Island: 7.7 mi
- Safe Harbor Arboretum: 9.0 mi
- Psalm 23 Prayer Garden: 10.8 mi
- Indian Rock: 1.9 mi
- Trailside Wall: 10.5 mi
- Spectator Wall: 10.6 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 10.8 mi
- Chickies Rock: 12.1 mi
- Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 2.5 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 7.7 mi
- Leaman Place Junction: 10.2 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 11.9 mi
- Lititz Spring: 7.7 mi
- Donegal Spring: 14.7 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 15.9 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 17.2 mi
- Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 21.9 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Lancaster Science Factory. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | NNE 16° | 396 m | 21.0 mi |
| Governor Dick Hill | NNW 329° | 350 m | 16.2 mi |
| Spring Hill | NNW 336° | 331 m | 15.2 mi |
| Cushion Peak | NNE 33° | 320 m | 21.3 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | ENE 76° | 313 m | 20.1 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 355° | 306 m | 13.6 mi |
| Silver Hill | ENE 62° | 283 m | 19.7 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 300° | 281 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 2 NE Filt PLT, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/13293389540
Day trips start here
- Lancaster · 1 mi
- Lancaster County · 3 mi
- Strasburg · 8 mi
- Intercourse · 10 mi
- Wrightsville · 12 mi
- Honey Brook · 21 mi
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