Mellen Area Museum
Mellen Area Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 385 m. Mount Whittlesey stands 571 m to the southeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Tannerytown Memorial Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Great Divide Highway passes 12 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
city in Ashland County, Wisconsin, United States
Wikidata Q1569383, matched on coordinates and name (326 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 385 m
How to reach it
- 11.9 mi off the Great Divide Highway
- 22.9 mi off the Wisconsin Lake Superior Scenic Byway, National
- 30.0 mi off the Black River Scenic Byway
110 named places within 25 miles
- Tannerytown Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Copper Falls State Natural Area: 4.1 mi
- Chequamegon Hardwoods State Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- Caroline Lake State Natural Area: 6.7 mi
- Great Divide Wayside Park: 9.9 mi
- Red Granite Falls: 1.4 mi
- Copper Falls: 3.3 mi
- Cascades: 3.5 mi
- Brownstone Falls: 3.5 mi
- Wren Falls: 8.8 mi
- Upcountry: 20.1 mi
- Encompassed: 20.2 mi
- Deliberate: 20.2 mi
- The Couple: 20.2 mi
- Sabrina in Orange: 20.2 mi
- Eagles Peak: 2.4 mi
- Mount Whittlesey: 2.7 mi
- Mount Whittlesey: 2.7 mi
- Saint Peters Dome: 11.5 mi
- Pleasant Lake Lookout: 15.7 mi
- Great Divide: 9.9 mi
- Swedish Settlement: 15.6 mi
- The Apostle Islands: 16.4 mi
- Northland College: 20.2 mi
- Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy: 21.3 mi
- Artesian Well: 7.9 mi
- Ashland County Fairgrounds: 9.9 mi
- Plummer Mine Headframe Interpretive Park: 18.4 mi
- Locomotive 950: 21.0 mi
- Moka’aangiizisiban Tribal Museum: 18.8 mi
- Mason Depot Museum: 20.6 mi
- Ashland Historical Society Museum: 21.1 mi
- Iron County Historical Museum: 24.2 mi
- Medicine Garden: 20.3 mi
- Zen Garden: 20.4 mi
- Flower Garden: 23.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 23.1 mi
- Caroline Lake State Natural Area: 6.5 mi
- Island Lake Hemlocks State Natural Area: 17.2 mi
- Moose Lake State Natural Area: 23.1 mi
- Hurley Rest Area 103: 24.1 mi
- Ironwood Welcome Center: 24.4 mi
- Juniper Rock: 16.2 mi
- Garmisch Beach: 22.3 mi
- Fish Creek Spring: 22.9 mi
- Ashland Harbor Breakwater Light: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mellen Area Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Whittlesey | SE 132° | 571 m | 2.7 mi |
| Mount Whittlesey | SE 131° | 571 m | 2.7 mi |
| Pleasant Lake Lookout | ESE 111° | 570 m | 15.7 mi |
| Eagles Peak | SSE 146° | 507 m | 2.4 mi |
| Saint Peters Dome | W 279° | 452 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 43° | 399 m | 22.6 mi |
| Point Mountain | NE 44° | 381 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:12 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:29 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 11 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 52 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mellen 4 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367811174
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