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East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum

East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum from directly overhead

East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Village Square Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78864, -88.40460

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 49
Attractions: 32
Artworks: 29
Museums: 20
Gardens: 17
  • Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Waterford Rain Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Whitewater Community Garden: 15.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Ora Rice Arboretum: 16.0 mi
Springs: 12
  • Minnehaha Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Stute Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Scuppernong Springs: 10.4 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 10.5 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Pet Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 8: 21.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 21.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 7: 21.1 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Buena Park Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Bald Bluff: 10.9 mi
  • Lone Tree Bluff: 13.6 mi
  • Mount Tom: 14.3 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Family Camp Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Palmyra Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Riviera Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Whitewater Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Swimming beach: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 7

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillN 2°368 m16.8 mi
High PointSSW 200°362 m23.3 mi
Lone Tree BluffW 271°320 m13.6 mi
Bald BluffWNW 291°317 m10.9 mi
Buena Park HillE 88°290 m8.8 mi
Gander MountainSSE 152°283 m23.1 mi
Hill FifteenSSE 166°276 m23.4 mi
Mount TomSE 130°265 m14.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1619:5320:36
September equinox06:4218:1518:53
December solstice07:2215:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202334455767716962503726
Precip in1.71.72.13.84.04.73.83.83.62.92.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester Wwtp, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2670170196

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