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Logan Museum of Anthropology

Logan Museum of Anthropology, a museum in Wisconsin
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Logan Museum of Anthropology, a museum in Wisconsin
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Logan Museum of Anthropology, a museum in Wisconsin
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Logan Museum of Anthropology, a museum in Wisconsin
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Logan Museum of Anthropology, a museum in Wisconsin
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Logan Museum of Anthropology, a museum in Wisconsin
Sa magnuson33 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Logan Museum of Anthropology is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. High Point stands 362 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rasey House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Logan Museum of Anthropology is a museum of Beloit College, located in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1894 by Beloit trustee and patron of the arts Frank Granger Logan and contains about 300,000 archaeological and ethnological objects from around the world. Its collections and exhibitions relate to indigenous cultures of the Western Hemisphere, Oceania, and other parts of the world, including European and North African Paleolithic cultures. The Logan Museum was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1972 and again in 2007.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q16992154, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Beloit College
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.50177, -89.03031
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums: 29
Historic sites: 21
  • Route of Abraham Lincoln 1832 and 1859: 6.4 mi
  • Home of Governor Harvey: 6.7 mi
  • Shopiere Clock: 6.7 mi
  • Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 8.5 mi
  • First State Fair: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 13
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Olson Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Lions Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Standfield Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Assembly Park Beach: 23.1 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Lookout Point: 15.2 mi
  • Mount Zion: 15.4 mi
  • Turtle Mound: 16.0 mi
  • High Point: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • East Waterfall - O Taki: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Sandstone Wall: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointE 95°362 m24.2 mi
Mount ZionNNE 21°316 m15.4 mi
Turtle MoundS 191°218 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4116:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233455666706861493524
Precip in1.61.52.13.74.35.63.44.13.82.82.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beloit, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/654865073

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