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Columbia Memorial Space Center

The Columbia Memorial Space Center is a science museum in the Los Angeles area, in , US. It is owned and operated by Downey, and open to the general public as a hands-on space museum and activity center.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: info@downeyspacecenter.org
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science Museum in Downey, California
  • Also known as: “columbiaspacescience.org” and “The Columbia Memorial Space Center”
  • Address: 12400 Columbia Way, Downey, CA 90242

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lakewood Boulevard station and Stonewood Center.

Railway station
Photo: METRO96, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a below-grade light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is situated in the median of Interstate 105, below Lakewood Boulevard, after which the station is named. is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Columbia Memorial Space Center.

Shopping center
, sometimes referred to as Stonewood Mall, is a shopping mall located in , which is one of the of Southeastern Los Angeles County. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Columbia Memorial Space Center.

Railway station
Photo: GTD Aquitaine, Public domain.
is a below-grade light rail station on the C Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located in the median of Interstate 105, below Interstate 605 in the city of , after which the station is named. is situated 1½ miles east of Columbia Memorial Space Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gateway Cities and Downey.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The largely suburban and industrial of in make up the southeastern portion of the county, lying between the City of Los Angeles proper and the border of the county with .

Photo: Rafajs77, Public domain.
is a city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States, 13 mi southeast of . It is considered part of the .

Town
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is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 53,733, down from 54,098 at the 2010 census. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Columbia Memorial Space Center.

Columbia Memorial Space Center

Latitude
33.91983° or 33° 55′ 11″ north
Longitude
-118.13364° or 118° 8′ 1″ west
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
Height
38 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
8553WV98+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 456600730
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q21014379
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In Other Languages

“Columbia Memorial Space Center” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مركز كولومبيا التذكاري للفضاء”
  • Arabic: “مركز_كولومبيا_التذكاري_للفضاء”

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Highlights include Apollo Boilerplate 12 and West Diamond.

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