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Hoard Historical Museum

Hoard Historical Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is National Dairy Shrine Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

archive organization in Fort Atkinson, United States

Wikidata Q30289595, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
244 m

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.92353, -88.83529

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 33
  • Fort Koshkonong Historic Marker (1832): 0.3 mi
  • Patrolman McKee Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Governor Peck Boyhood Home: 3.8 mi
  • Lake Ripley: 10.1 mi
  • Azatlan State Park: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 27
Museums: 20
Gardens: 11
Springs: 10
  • Stute Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Minnehaha Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Indian Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Hotel Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Emerald Springs: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 9
  • Swimming Beach: 5.7 mi
  • Whitewater Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Palmyra Beach: 13.2 mi
  • Family Camp Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Troll Beach: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 8
Rest areas: 5
Peaks: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lapham HillENE 71°368 m23.6 mi
Liberty MoundWNW 291°326 m17.7 mi
Lone Tree BluffSE 138°320 m12.2 mi
Bald BluffESE 115°317 m12.8 mi
Mount ZionSSW 196°316 m15.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:08
June solstice05:1719:5520:38
September equinox06:4318:1718:55
December solstice07:2415:3816:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192334475868727063503726
Precip in1.51.42.03.64.15.04.03.93.32.82.21.7

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367811173

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