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Engine House

Engine House from directly overhead

Engine House is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Racine Bicentennial Gardens, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Racine Fire Department

How to reach it

Coordinates42.72637, -87.78844

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Paul P. Harris Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Azarian Park: 0.2 mi
  • West Park: 0.3 mi
  • Crosswalk Park: 0.4 mi
  • Franklin Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Dr. Laurel Blair Salton Clark Memorial Fountain: 0.4 mi
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. statue: 0.4 mi
  • Gilbert Knapp Monument: 1.1 mi
  • Karel Jonas statue: 1.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
Artworks
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Chatham Street Neighborhood Wall: 0.7 mi
  • Mythos: 1.5 mi
  • Sphere: 9.6 mi
  • Ma Mère: 9.6 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 50
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.6 mi
Museums: 35
Gardens: 32
  • Racine Bicentennial Gardens: 0.0 mi
  • Walden III Rain Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Walkabout Creek: 1.5 mi
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Growing South Milwaukee: 13.4 mi
Beaches: 12
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Tom: 20.9 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 21.7 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillWNW 282°290 m22.9 mi
Mount TomWSW 256°265 m20.9 mi
Leahy HillSSW 197°234 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:04
June solstice05:1419:5120:34
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1915:3516:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222534445464717063513928
Precip in2.01.92.43.94.34.43.33.73.33.12.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Racine Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/372264733

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