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Little Red Store

Little Red Store from directly overhead

Little Red Store is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Powder Hill stands 405 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Menomonee River Parkway, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1854

What to expect

Operated by
Wauwatosa Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.04929, -88.00916

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Idamel Wilmont Borchert Flamingo Exhibit: 1.8 mi
  • Herb & Nada Mahler Family Aviary: 1.9 mi
  • Taylor Family Humboldt Penguin Exhibit: 1.9 mi
  • Wong Family Pheasantry: 1.9 mi
  • Zoo Terrace: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Gardens: 39
Picnic sites: 32
  • Oak Leaf Trail Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Chestnut Street Commons: 0.4 mi
  • Bridge Picnic Area: 0.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 0.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.1 mi
Springs: 10
  • Silurian Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Nemahbin Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Parry Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Hillside Spring: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Mount Bayside: 10.6 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 19.4 mi
  • Holy Hill: 20.9 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 21.0 mi
  • Powder Hill: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Powder HillNW 320°405 m23.7 mi
Holy HillNW 310°376 m20.9 mi
Lapham HillW 267°368 m19.4 mi
Buena Park HillSSW 212°290 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1419:5220:36
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:2115:3416:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535465868737164513928
Precip in1.51.51.83.73.74.83.63.73.02.72.11.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Mary College, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/118563583

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