SS Meteor
SS Meteor is an attraction in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard Bong WWII Heritage Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 4.2 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
1896 ship, whaleback freighter converted to a museum ship
Wikidata Q7394052, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1896
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the North Shore Scenic Drive, National
- 4.6 mi off the Skyline Parkway Scenic Byway
- 8.0 mi off the Veterans Evergreen Memorial Drive
- 23.2 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chester Park Trail Overlook · 6 mi
- Bagley Nature Area viewing platform · 7 mi
- Gazebo Point · 8 mi
- Rock Knob · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Barn Playground: 0.5 mi
- Gouge Park: 0.5 mi
- Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Park Point: 0.8 mi
- Hayes Court Complex Ball Fields: 0.9 mi
- Old Stockade Site: 0.9 mi
- Edgar A. Culbertson: 4.2 mi
- Lewis G. Castle: 4.2 mi
- Dedicated to Davis Helberg: 4.2 mi
- McDougall Patent Anchor: 4.2 mi
- Tug Bayfield: 4.2 mi
- Archery Course: 4.4 mi
- SS William A. Irvin: 4.4 mi
- Enger Tower: 4.7 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell: 4.7 mi
- Richard Bong WWII Heritage Center: 0.2 mi
- Fairlawn Mansion: 0.3 mi
- State of Wisconsin Fire & Police Hall of Fame: 1.5 mi
- The Old Firehouse & Police Museum: 1.5 mi
- A World of Accordions Museum: 1.7 mi
- Hearding Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Interstate Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi
- Pokegama Carnegie Wetlands State Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Hartley Nature Center: 8.1 mi
- Jay Cooke State Park: 13.8 mi
- Jay Cooke: 5.1 mi
- Leif Erikson: 5.2 mi
- Wild Rice Moon: 6.5 mi
- Sieur Jean du Luth: 6.7 mi
- Dadibajimoowinini: 6.7 mi
- Bardon Peak: 8.5 mi
- Elys Peak: 9.5 mi
- Moose Mountain: 10.5 mi
- Oldenburg Point: 14.4 mi
- Pikes Peak: 18.8 mi
- Lower Amnicon Falls: 11.2 mi
- Snake Pit Falls: 11.3 mi
- Now and Then Falls: 11.3 mi
- Upper Amnicon Falls: 11.3 mi
- Big Manitou Falls: 13.2 mi
- Lafayette Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Japanese Peace Bell and Garden: 4.7 mi
- Duluth Rose Garden: 5.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.5 mi
- BlueStone Roundabout: 6.6 mi
- Superior Rest Area 23: 5.0 mi
- Thompson Hill Rest Area: 6.8 mi
- Veterans Evergreen Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Knife River Wayside Rest: 20.2 mi
- US-53: Independence Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Wisconsin Point Lighthouse: 2.8 mi
- South Breakwater Inner Light: 4.1 mi
- Point of Rocks: 4.3 mi
- The Deeps: 8.7 mi
- Knife River Beach: 20.4 mi
- Harlis: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of SS Meteor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak | SSE 162° | 403 m | 18.8 mi |
| Sugar Camp Hill | ESE 108° | 370 m | 22.6 mi |
| Moose Mountain | NNE 20° | 350 m | 10.5 mi |
| Oldenburg Point | WSW 248° | 292 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:41 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 20:19 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 15:32 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 18 | 29 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 32 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74000081OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — METEOR (Whaleback carrier), reference 74000081, listed 09/09/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/48488502
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