Attraction · Indiana
Lonely Red Caboose
Lonely Red Caboose is an attraction in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. The nearest named place is Wabash County Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.
The red caboose was last seen traveling the tracks during the early 1900's. Today this Caboose was saved by Judge Robert McCallen III and his father. donated it to the Museum in 2013.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wabash County Historical Museum
How to reach it
Coordinates40.79711, -85.82026
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- First Electrical City Waterfountain Park: 0.1 mi
- Spaces In-Between Park: 0.1 mi
- Paradise Spring Historical Park: 0.3 mi
- Wabash River Walk: 0.3 mi
- John Drook Memorial Bike and Skate Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana: 0.1 mi
- Vetran's Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Sentry Soilder: 0.2 mi
- Sailor: 0.2 mi
- Old Wabash Jr. High Site: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves: 12
- Mary Thornton Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Asherwood: 6.7 mi
- Eel River Wildlife Management Area: 10.2 mi
- Seven Pillars Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Walter H. and E. Marie Myers Nature Preserve on Flowers Creek: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 12
- Paw Paw: 9.5 mi
- Brownell: 11.5 mi
- Monument City: 12.2 mi
- Snow Hill: 12.4 mi
- Niconza: 12.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Wabash County Historical Museum: 0.0 mi
- International Circus Hall of Fame: 10.8 mi
- Miami County Museum: 13.4 mi
- Circus City Festival Museum: 13.4 mi
- North Manchester Center of History: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 7
- Mark Honeywell - Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Charley Creek Garden Maze: 0.6 mi
- Roann Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Stockdale Mill: 10.4 mi
- Grumman F-14B Tomcat: 18.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Butterfly Garden: 0.3 mi
- Garden of Valor: 1.8 mi
- The Gladdys Muir Peace Garden: 15.0 mi
- Peru Garden Club: 15.2 mi
- Friends of the Gardens: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- Key Way: 0.6 mi
- Turtle Sundae: 12.6 mi
- Yellow Chair: 17.6 mi
- Firefighter Garfield Statue: 24.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Charley Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
- Charley Creek Falls: 0.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cliffs of the Seven Double Pillars: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Lake Claire: 20.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:19 | 19:56 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:38 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 16:36 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wabash, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
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