The Oakes Museum of Natural History, Mechanicsburg

Name: The Oakes Museum of Natural History
Address: 1 College Ave, Mechanicsburg, 17055-6805, United States
Telephone: (717) 691-6082

#4 among attractions in Mechanicsburg

Top attraction, Natural history museum, Children's museum, History museum, More...

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The Oakes Museum of Natural History (address: 1 College Ave) is a place located in Mechanicsburg (Pennsylvania state) and belongs to the category of top attraction, natural history museum, children's museum.

It is situated at an altitude of 479 feet, and its geographical coordinates are 40°9'28"N latitude and 76°59'14"W longitude.

Among other places and attractions worth visiting in the area are: Williams Grove Speedway (sport complex, 63 min walk), Liberty Forge (park, 86 min walk), Simpson Street School (romanesque architecture, 99 min walk).

Coordinates: 40°9'28"N, 76°59'14"W

Address

1 College AveUpper AllenMechanicsburg 17055-6805 United States

Contact

(717) 691-6082

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Day trips

The Oakes Museum of Natural History – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Capital City Mall, Williams Grove Speedway, Liberty Forge, Simpson Street School.

5.4 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Capital City Mall, Camp Hill
137 min walk • Capital City Mall is a 608,911-square-foot regional shopping mall located approximately 5 miles southwest of Harrisburg in Lower Allen Township, Pennsylvania. It is one of three enclosed malls in the immediate Harrisburg area, and is the only enclosed mall in Harrisburg's western suburbs.
2.5 miW
Sport complex, Racetrack, Historical place
Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg
63 min walk • Williams Grove Speedway is a half-mile automobile dirt racing track located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. The speedway opened on May 21, 1939, it has been owned by the Hughes family for over 50 years and has hosted many of the most notable national touring series and some of those most prestigious races in the country.
3.4 miE
Park
Liberty Forge, Mechanicsburg
86 min walk • Liberty Forge Arboretum is an arboretum on the grounds of a commercial golf course, located at 3804 Lisburn Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1798 the site was called the Liberty Forge Plantation, an iron forge and farm.
3.9 miN
Romanesque architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Simpson Street School, Mechanicsburg
99 min walk • Simpson Street School is a historic school complex located at Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The complex consists of a Romanesque Revival style building built in 1892, and two Late Gothic Revival style buildings added in the 1920s.
4 miN
Museum
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6.4 miNE
Neighbourhood
Camp Hill School District, Harrisburg
165 min walk • The Camp Hill School District is a diminutive, suburban public school district serving the Borough of Camp Hill in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
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Neighbourhood
Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District, Mechanicsburg
102 min walk • The Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 91 contributing buildings in the central business district of Mechanicsburg.
6.6 miNE
Bridge
Etters Bridge, Harrisburg
168 min walk • Etters Bridge, also known as Green Lane Bridge, is a historic Pratt truss bridge in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County and Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1889, and measures 131-foot-long and 18-foot-wide overall. The wrought iron bridge was designed and constructed by Dean & Westbrook.
5.3 miN
Church
Peace Church, Harrisburg
137 min walk • Peace Church, also known as Die Frieden Kirche, is an historic Reformed and Lutheran church located in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.