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Marinette County Museum

Marinette County Museum from directly overhead

Marinette County Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mount Tom stands 306 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 17 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in and county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States

Dates from 1887.

Wikidata Q1013700, matched on coordinates and name (217 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Marinette County Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.10188, -87.62981

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • River Park Campground: 0.5 mi
  • Higley Field Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
  • Marinette City Park: 0.9 mi
  • Teacher College Park: 0.9 mi
  • Charles D Pedersen Ball Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites: 26
Museums: 18
Peaks: 12
  • Indian Mound: 1.5 mi
  • 591: 18.1 mi
  • 595: 18.2 mi
  • 595: 18.4 mi
  • 709: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 11
Gardens: 3
  • Demonstration Prairie: 8.1 mi
  • Hamony Demonstration Gardens: 8.2 mi
  • The Garden Door: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Mini golf: 19.1 mi
  • Renard's Cheese & Deli: 23.3 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNW 305°306 m24.8 mi
Brussels HillS 175°259 m24.3 mi
Oak HillNNW 330°238 m21.4 mi
Buck HillNNW 336°234 m24.8 mi
Mount LoweSE 142°226 m20.4 mi
Bear MountainNNW 328°225 m20.6 mi
709SSE 149°216 m19.1 mi
Indian MoundWNW 290°189 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2419:03
June solstice05:0419:5720:42
September equinox06:3818:1118:50
December solstice07:2715:2316:12

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182130425465706961483624
Precip in1.71.21.93.03.53.93.93.33.33.32.31.8

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/444183507

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