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Eagle River Depot Museum

Eagle River Depot Museum from directly overhead

Eagle River Depot Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 499 m. Military Hill stands 560 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is The Square, a park 0.1 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 8.4 miles off. 106 named places lie within 25 miles.

The story

city in and county seat of Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States

Wikidata Q1569567, matched on coordinates and name (482 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Eagle River Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates45.91596, -89.25254

106 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • The Square: 0.1 mi
  • Minnesota Street Park & Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Dyer Park: 0.9 mi
  • Rice Lake State Natural Area: 6.8 mi
  • Village Skate: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 19
Attractions: 15
  • Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist: 5.5 mi
  • World's Largest Penny: 21.6 mi
  • White-handed Gibbon: 23.5 mi
  • Siamang: 23.5 mi
  • Flamingos: 23.5 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
  • Three Lakes Cemetery: 9.3 mi
  • Snowmobile: 14.3 mi
  • Lac Vieux Desert: 15.0 mi
  • Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway: 15.6 mi
  • Wisconsin River Headwaters: 15.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Hodag Beach: 19.5 mi
  • Brandy Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Torpy Park Beach: 22.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Hodag: 19.4 mi
  • Chamber of Commerce Hodag: 21.3 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Military Hill: 13.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Northwoods Community Garden: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Military HillNE 39°560 m13.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3019:10
June solstice05:0720:0620:52
September equinox06:4518:1718:57
December solstice07:3615:2516:15

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F121525385262666456433018
Precip in1.31.11.62.83.54.14.03.23.63.61.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eagle RVR, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/268335646

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