Iron County Historical Museum
Iron County Historical Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 469 m. Mount Whittlesey stands 571 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Veterans War Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Black River Scenic Byway passes 6.5 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
The story
Hurley, Wisconsin, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Iron County, Wisconsin
Wikidata Q54952999, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
94 named places within 25 miles
- Granite-Copper Triangle: 0.2 mi
- Memorial Field: 0.6 mi
- Downtown City Square: 0.7 mi
- Longyear Park: 0.8 mi
- Kuitunen Park: 0.8 mi
- Interstate Falls: 2.0 mi
- Saxon Falls Road: 11.1 mi
- Upson Falls: 12.1 mi
- Algonquin Falls: 12.8 mi
- Foster Falls: 13.2 mi
- Mount Zion: 2.2 mi
- Big Powderhorn Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Point Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Bald Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Copper Peak: 11.4 mi
- Forests for the Future #8 Conservation Reserve: 7.4 mi
- Island Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area: 12.8 mi
- Moose Lake State Natural Area: 16.4 mi
- Mercer Station: 20.1 mi
- Caroline Lake State Natural Area: 21.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- The City of Montreal: Site of the World's Deepest Iron Mine: 2.6 mi
- The Apostle Islands: 12.1 mi
- Marenisco Veterans Memorial: 23.8 mi
- Hiawatha, World's Largest Indian Statue: 1.0 mi
- Big Powderhorn Welcome Sign: 5.3 mi
- Nee-gaw-nee-gaw-bow: 11.7 mi
- Ironwood Welcome Center: 1.1 mi
- Hurley Rest Area 103: 1.2 mi
- Memory Lane Roadside Park: 7.8 mi
- Bessemer Area Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Wakefield Historical Society: 11.7 mi
- Mellen Area Museum: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iron County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whittlesey | WSW 244° | 571 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Whittlesey | WSW 244° | 571 m | 23.1 mi |
| Pleasant Lake Lookout | SSW 210° | 570 m | 16.3 mi |
| Wolf Mountain | E 91° | 553 m | 19.6 mi |
| Porcupine Peak | NE 43° | 530 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Zion | NNE 20° | 525 m | 2.2 mi |
| Eagles Peak | WSW 244° | 507 m | 23.8 mi |
| Copper Peak | NNE 23° | 472 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:11 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:21 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:26 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hurley, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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