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Lake Superior Railroad Museum

Lake Superior Railroad Museum, a museum in Minnesota
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Lake Superior Railroad Museum, a museum in Minnesota
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Lake Superior Railroad Museum, a museum in Minnesota
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Lake Superior Railroad Museum, a museum in Minnesota
James St. John · CC BY 2.0
Lake Superior Railroad Museum, a museum in Minnesota
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Lake Superior Railroad Museum, a museum in Minnesota
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Lake Superior Railroad Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Pikes Peak stands 403 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Louis County Historical Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. North Shore Scenic Drive passes 0.5 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Lake Superior Railroad Museum (reporting mark LSRX) is a railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Opened in 1973, the museum focuses on railroading in the Lake Superior region. It is housed in the restored St. Louis County Depot. The museum also operates the North Shore Scenic Railroad, which runs excursion trains from Memorial Day through mid-October using historic rail equipment from the museum collection. The collection includes the William Crooks, which became the first locomotive to operate in the state of Minnesota in 1861, and Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Number 227, a 2-8-8-4 "Yellowstone" locomotive that was among the largest steam engines to operate. Several museum spaces are available for rent as an event venue.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1973.

Wikidata Q6477892, matched on coordinates and name (16 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Height
8 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lake Superior Railroad Museum

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.78129, -92.10377

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 11
Artworks: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Lower Amnicon Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Snake Pit Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Now and Then Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Upper Amnicon Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Big Manitou Falls: 17.0 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 5
Peaks: 5
  • Moose Mountain: 8.0 mi
  • Bardon Peak: 8.9 mi
  • Elys Peak: 10.0 mi
  • Oldenburg Point: 14.8 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Knife River Beach: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pikes PeakSSE 160°403 m23.2 mi
Moose MountainNE 43°350 m8.0 mi
Oldenburg PointSW 231°292 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1520:2021:07
September equinox06:5618:2819:08
December solstice07:5115:3216:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131727384858666759453220

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Duluth Harbor STN, 1 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1245663009

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