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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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.22025, -86.77331

88 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 58
  • 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
Nature reserves: 7
Museums: 6
  • 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
Peaks: 6
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Founders Rock: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Navin HillENE 72°277.4 m19.6 mi
Pigeon Roost HillESE 111°223 m8.8 mi
Bunker HillSE 127°220 m13.4 mi
Gull PointE 90°218 m9.8 mi
Cranberry PointE 86°218 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1519:4220:24
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1015:3816:22

Local time (America/Indiana/Knox).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242738496069727063524030
Precip in2.72.42.53.84.54.64.34.53.53.63.22.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/389796532

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