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Kenosha Public Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Kenosha Public Museum, a museum in WisconsinMichael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kenosha Public Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kenosha Public Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kenosha Public Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kenosha Public Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Richie Diesterheft from Chicago, IL, USA · CC BY 2.0
Kenosha Public Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Kenokewl of English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Kenosha Public Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Gander Mountain stands 283 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Harbor Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Kenosha Public Museum is a natural sciences and art museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1933 and opened to the public in 1936. The museum is located on Kenosha's lakefront and hosts collections, classes, workshops and community events.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1933.

Wikidata Q6391317, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

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Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.58619, -87.81294
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harbor Park: 0.1 mi
  • Southport Marina Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lake Front Park: 0.1 mi
  • Wolfenbüttel Park: 0.3 mi
  • Navy Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Christopher Columbus: 0.2 mi
  • D-Day Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 0.5 mi
  • Leonard Entryway: 2.7 mi
Attractions
  • Wisconsin Welcome Sign: 3.6 mi
  • Laser Tag: 7.4 mi
  • The Vault: 7.5 mi
  • Mars Cheese Castle: 7.5 mi
  • Ballocity: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves
Museums: 29
Gardens: 21
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 8.9 mi
  • Walden III Rain Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Racine Bicentennial Gardens: 9.8 mi
  • Walkabout Creek: 11.3 mi
  • Bowen Formal Garden: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 20
Picnic sites: 18
  • Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 6.1 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Ma Mère: 0.2 mi
  • Sphere: 0.2 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln: 0.5 mi
  • Jockey International Globe: 1.3 mi
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 9.4 mi
Peaks: 5
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Indian Spring: 5.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gander MountainWSW 252°283 m20.4 mi
Mount TomWNW 284°265 m19.7 mi
Mount MoriahW 259°257 m23.5 mi
Bald KnobSW 235°235 m24.4 mi
Leahy HillSSW 204°234 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:04
June solstice05:1419:5020:33
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1915:3616:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736455565727164524029
Precip in1.91.82.74.24.14.13.43.73.53.52.42.2

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/84722883

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