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Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park Complex

Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park Complex from directly overhead

Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park Complex is a museum in Colorado, at a modelled elevation of 1,636 m. Cedar Point stands 1,825 m to the northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 17 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

The story

railway station in Limon, the United States of America

Dates from 1889.

Wikidata Q6549835, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.26089, -103.68563

17 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 5
  • Cedar Point: 9.8 mi
  • Matheson Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Cheyenne Lookout: 13.3 mi
  • Rocky Peak: 19.5 mi
  • Flat Top: 22.3 mi
Parks: 4
  • Railroad Park: 0.2 mi
  • Genoa Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
  • Walks Camp Park: 13.1 mi
  • Arriba Town Park: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 2
  • State Trooper MIchael James: 1.6 mi
  • Frontier City Historical Marker: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 1
  • Arriba Town Hall and Museum: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cedar PointNW 321°1,825 m9.8 mi
Rocky PeakW 279°1,825 m19.5 mi
Matheson HillWSW 242°1,819 m12.1 mi
Cheyenne LookoutNNW 333°1,758 m13.3 mi
Flat TopNNE 12°1,648 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:2919:4520:25
September equinox06:4318:1818:53
December solstice07:1215:5316:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272837445464706960473526
Precip in0.30.40.81.42.22.22.52.71.00.80.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Limon, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/484105051

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