Colfax Railroad Museum
Colfax Railroad Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Otteson Bluff stands 383 m to the west-southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Iverson Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Colfax Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Colfax, Wisconsin housed in the 1914 Sandstone Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Depot.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q5144745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Iverson Park: 0.2 mi
- Colfax Town Park: 0.3 mi
- 18 Mile Creek Park: 0.3 mi
- Prince Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Fellan Park: 0.9 mi
- Hanke Hill: 4.2 mi
- Mount Fuji: 4.2 mi
- Panther Hill: 6.1 mi
- Elk Mound: 8.4 mi
- Otteson Bluff: 9.2 mi
- Dobb's Landing: 1.0 mi
- Lake Menomin Fishery Area: 9.2 mi
- Muddy Creek Sedge Meadow State Natural Area: 9.8 mi
- Devil's Punchbowl: 15.0 mi
- Menomonie Town Forest: 15.3 mi
- World War I Historic Marker: 10.8 mi
- Chippewa Valley White Pine Historic Marker: 10.8 mi
- Dunn County Veterans Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Bell Monument: 13.0 mi
- Eau Claire County Old Orchard Cemetery: 14.8 mi
- Russell J. Rassbach Heritage Museum: 11.4 mi
- Dunn County Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- Wilson Place Museum: 12.7 mi
- Chippewa Valley Historical Museum: 16.4 mi
- Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum: 16.4 mi
- Gnome of the steps: 12.9 mi
- What You See Is What You Get: 13.0 mi
- Gateway: 13.0 mi
- Portal: 13.0 mi
- Borderline: 13.0 mi
- Dunn County Jail Garden: 10.7 mi
- UW-Sprout: 12.9 mi
- 9/11 memorial: 13.1 mi
- Friendship Garden: 15.5 mi
- Forest Street Garden: 16.4 mi
- brewery nønic: 13.1 mi
- United States Army Tribute Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge: 16.9 mi
- POO Corners: 18.2 mi
- Skydive Wissota: 22.6 mi
- Porter's Mills: 17.5 mi
- Old Tyrone: 20.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 23.2 mi
- Welch Point: 24.7 mi
- Nelsonville: 24.9 mi
- Menomonie Westbound Rest Area 62: 10.8 mi
- Menomonie Eastbound Rest Area 61: 10.8 mi
- New Auburn Rest Area 33: 17.9 mi
- Chetek Rest Area 34: 20.2 mi
- Echo Rock: 12.5 mi
- Old Maids Bluff: 13.7 mi
- 3rd Street Cliffs: 15.4 mi
- Wakanda Beach: 11.6 mi
- City Beach: 22.2 mi
- Tripp Falls: 14.6 mi
- Beckey Spring: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colfax Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otteson Bluff | WSW 257° | 383 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 46° | 380 m | 22.9 mi |
| Elk Mound | SSE 167° | 368 m | 8.4 mi |
| Panther Hill | S 177° | 350 m | 6.1 mi |
| Waubeek Mound | SSW 208° | 349 m | 24.5 mi |
| Hanke Hill | SW 231° | 341 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SW 223° | 341 m | 16.4 mi |
| Mount Tom | SE 136° | 309 m | 17.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:41 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:13 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:40 | 16:29 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 66 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Menomonie, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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