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Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive Number 5

Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive Number 5 from directly overhead

Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive Number 5 is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. The nearest named place is Nahma Township Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 66 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

preserved American 2-6-2 locomotive

Dates from 1912-12.

Wikidata Q6959298, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates45.84080, -86.66444

66 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
Historic sites: 14
  • Hay Barn Site: 8.4 mi
  • Boarding House Site: 8.4 mi
  • Old School Site: 8.4 mi
  • Company Store: 8.5 mi
  • Butcher Shop: 8.5 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Slag Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Escanaba Public Beach: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Flowing Well: 6.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Garden Corners Rest Area: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Haymeadow Falls: 15.7 mi
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Peninsula Point Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Community Garden: 21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2019:59
June solstice05:5720:5521:41
September equinox07:3419:0719:46
December solstice08:2616:1517:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171725385161666356453423
Precip in1.81.51.93.13.23.43.53.23.73.53.02.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Garden Corners, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 06001327OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Nahma and Northern Railway Locomotive #5, reference 06001327, listed 01/30/07.

OpenStreetMap element node/4766071122

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