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Fox Lake Depot Museum

Fox Lake Depot Museum from directly overhead

Fox Lake Depot Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 271 m. Observatory Hill stands 328 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Horsehead Meadows Park, a park 0.4 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

railway station in Fox Lake, the United States of America

Wikidata Q55757476, matched on coordinates and name (63 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
271 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.56082, -88.90928

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Horsehead Meadows Park: 0.4 mi
  • Firemans Park: 0.4 mi
  • Clausen Park: 0.6 mi
  • Town Park: 2.7 mi
  • Derge County Park: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Peaks: 10
  • Shaw Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Juniper Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Mill Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Grays Rocks: 16.5 mi
  • Scott Hill: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 8
Museums: 8
Historic sites: 7
  • Frederick Douglass: 8.0 mi
  • Auto Race: Green Bay to Madison: 10.3 mi
  • Horicon Marsh: 14.1 mi
  • Raube Road Historic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial: 15.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Crystal Lake Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Artesian Well: 16.0 mi
  • Artesian Well: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Educational Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Caboose: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Friendship Beach: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory HillWNW 295°328 m23.9 mi
Scott HillNNE 19°309 m17.5 mi
Spaulding HillN 3°299 m18.6 mi
Rock HillNW 313°284 m17.7 mi
Mount TomNNW 343°281 m23.0 mi
Mill HillSSW 210°276 m13.8 mi
Shaw HillSSE 150°269 m9.4 mi
Juniper HillENE 59°267 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1519:5720:41
September equinox06:4418:1718:55
December solstice07:2615:3616:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172032455767716961493523
Precip in1.61.72.43.84.45.04.13.83.63.12.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Town OF Westford, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367811281

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