Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum

Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Navin Hill stands 277 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is North Judson Town Park, a park 0.6 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 13 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum (reporting mark HVRM) is a railroad museum located in North Judson, Indiana. It owns a variety of historic railroad equipment and operates seasonal excursions from North Judson to LaCrosse, Indiana.
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Wikidata Q5898627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
88 named places within 25 miles
- North Judson Town Park: 0.6 mi
- Kaukakee State Fish and Wildlife Area: 4.7 mi
- Vermar Park: 8.8 mi
- Sandy Acres Park: 9.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 9.4 mi
- Jasper-Pulaski Nursery: 7.9 mi
- Knox Community High School Nature Center: 8.7 mi
- Knox Community High School Woods: 8.8 mi
- Berns-Meyer Nature Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Luhr County Park: 23.2 mi
- Kersting's Cycle Center & Museum: 4.3 mi
- Starke County History Center: 9.0 mi
- Porter County Jail: 22.6 mi
- Porter County Museum: 22.6 mi
- Walkerton Heritage Museum: 22.7 mi
- Pigeon Roost Hill: 8.8 mi
- Gull Point: 9.8 mi
- Cranberry Point: 10.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 13.4 mi
- Navin Hill: 19.6 mi
- Monterey Community Park Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Monterey Military Memorial: 15.7 mi
- The Winged Messenger: 19.2 mi
- Chief Menominee Statue: 22.0 mi
- Scipio Township School: 24.5 mi
- Indian Head Gateway: 14.9 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 22.7 mi
- Cedar Point: 9.4 mi
- Bass Lake State Beach: 10.1 mi
- Founders Rock: 22.2 mi
- TreeSong Music Garden: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navin Hill | ENE 72° | 277.4 m | 19.6 mi |
| Pigeon Roost Hill | ESE 111° | 223 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SE 127° | 220 m | 13.4 mi |
| Gull Point | E 90° | 218 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cranberry Point | E 86° | 218 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:42 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Knox).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Knox Wwtp, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/389796532
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