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1885 Train Depot Museum

1885 Train Depot Museum is a museum in Florida, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Chinsegut Hill stands 82 m to the north-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Russell Street Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. SUNCOAST SCENIC PKWY passes 5.7 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Brooksville 1885 Train Depot is one of three museums operated by the Hernando Historical Museum Association. The museum is located just south of downtown Brooksville, Florida, on Russell Street. It was originally built by the Florida Southern Railway. The museum is dedicated to the railroad, and local history of Brooksville, Hernando County, and Florida.

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Wikidata Q16847334, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates28.54902, -82.38555

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Russell Street Park: 0.0 mi
  • Hernando Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bud Mckethan Park: 0.9 mi
  • Wever Recreation Park: 3.6 mi
  • Fickett Hammock Preserve: 6.7 mi
Springs
  • Weeki Wachee Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Little Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Buford Springs: 13.7 mi
  • Beauford Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Salt Spring: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Peaks: 11
  • Munden Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Chinsegut Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Kirk Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Tucker Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Bailey Hill: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 10
  • Boyette Citrus and Attaction: 6.1 mi
  • Wilderness River Cruise: 11.6 mi
  • Mermaid Lagoon: 11.7 mi
  • Giraffe Ranch: 14.4 mi
  • Spring Hill Pink Dinosaur: 14.6 mi
Museums: 5
  • May-Stringer House: 0.6 mi
  • Floral City Heritage Museum: 14.9 mi
  • Dade City Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Dade City Heritage and Cultural Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Old Courthouse Heritage Museum: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Old Glory Plaque: 0.8 mi
  • Dade Battlefield Historic State Park: 17.1 mi
  • Log Breast Works: 17.3 mi
  • F1RST Rubble Pile 1: 17.8 mi
  • F1RST Rubble Pile 2: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gardens Park Picnic Table: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Pink Elephant: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 1885 Train Depot Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chinsegut HillNNE 15°82 m5.0 mi
Munden HillE 94°80 m4.9 mi
Nursery HillSE 145°74 m19.6 mi
LeHeup HillSE 145°74 m19.8 mi
Hickory HillESE 124°73 m8.2 mi
Greer HillSE 146°68 m21.2 mi
Kirk HillENE 63°65 m5.4 mi
Bailey HillWNW 303°64 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:1019:41
June solstice06:3319:5620:31
September equinox07:1918:5619:28
December solstice07:1917:0317:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F606267727780828280756762
Precip in3.02.93.42.73.28.18.67.66.02.51.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brooksville Chin Hill, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/942767137

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