Locomotive 950
Locomotive 950 is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Mount Whittlesey stands 571 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Locomotive Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Ashland
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
- 29.3 mi off the Great Divide Highway
131 named places within 25 miles
- Locomotive Park: 0.0 mi
- West Second Street Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Ashland County Courthouse Lawn: 0.1 mi
- Central Railyard Park: 0.1 mi
- Howard Pearson Plaza Park: 0.3 mi
- The Ashland Oredock: 0.1 mi
- Ventaglio (Fan): 0.8 mi
- Young Elephant: 0.8 mi
- Exercises: 0.8 mi
- Into the Sun: 0.8 mi
- Morgan Falls: 16.8 mi
- Brownstone Falls: 18.9 mi
- Copper Falls: 18.9 mi
- Cascades: 19.0 mi
- Lower Potato River Falls: 19.0 mi
- Ashland Historical Society Museum: 0.1 mi
- Washburn Area Historical Society Museum: 5.8 mi
- Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum: 10.6 mi
- Mason Depot Museum: 13.6 mi
- Madeline Island Museum: 14.0 mi
- Washburn School Forest and Environmental Education Center: 7.1 mi
- South Shore Road Park: 12.6 mi
- Forest Park: 14.3 mi
- Big Ravine Nature Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Fire Hill: 17.0 mi
- Northland College: 0.8 mi
- Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy: 1.3 mi
- Radisson - Grosseilliers Fort: 1.7 mi
- The Edmund Fitzgerald: 5.5 mi
- Finn Settlement: 9.6 mi
- Mount Valhalla: 11.8 mi
- Mount Ashwabay: 13.3 mi
- Saint Peters Dome: 16.4 mi
- Bob Rock: 21.0 mi
- Eagles Peak: 23.4 mi
- Zen Garden: 0.7 mi
- Medicine Garden: 0.8 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.6 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Garden: 14.1 mi
- Inga Klinger Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
- Ashland County Fairgrounds: 11.9 mi
- Artesian Well: 13.6 mi
- Tsuga Lumps: 13.7 mi
- Twilite: 24.7 mi
- Fish Creek Spring: 5.0 mi
- Sajdak Springs: 18.6 mi
- Broad Street Beach: 15.4 mi
- Buffalo Bay Beach: 18.9 mi
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light: 2.8 mi
- Juniper Rock: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Locomotive 950. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whittlesey | SSE 147° | 571 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mount Whittlesey | SSE 147° | 571 m | 23.6 mi |
| Eagles Peak | SSE 149° | 507 m | 23.4 mi |
| Saint Peters Dome | S 182° | 452 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Valhalla | NW 318° | 412 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Ashwabay | N 354° | 400 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:14 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:28 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 27 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland 3S, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8583020175
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