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Mid-Continent Railway Museum

Mid-Continent Railway Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Mid-Continent Railway Museum, a museum in WisconsinSean Lamb ( User:Slambo ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mid-Continent Railway Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
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Mid-Continent Railway Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
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Mid-Continent Railway Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Slambo at en.Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mid-Continent Railway Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
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Mid-Continent Railway Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
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Mid-Continent Railway Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Happy Hill stands 451 m to the south, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Depot Display Area, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Mid-Continent Railway Museum (reporting mark MCRY) is a railroad museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin, United States. The museum consists of static displays as well as a 7-mile (11 km) round trip ride aboard preserved railroad cars.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6840689, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
exhibits no;train ride yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.46130, -89.87413
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • North Freedom Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rock Springs Firemen's Park: 2.4 mi
  • Judy Kay Busser Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Giese Park: 3.2 mi
  • Wiedman Memorial Park: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions: 50
  • Depot Display Area: 0.0 mi
  • Shay #9: 0.0 mi
  • Water Tower Display Area: 0.1 mi
  • Copper Range #29: 0.1 mi
  • Van Hise Rock: 2.8 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Devils Chair: 1.4 mi
  • Diamond Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Maple Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Happy Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Hogback Hill: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Van Hise Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Ringling Brothers Circus: 5.4 mi
  • Ring of Honor: 6.9 mi
  • Claude House: 7.4 mi
  • Ringling Bungalow Foundation: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 28
Museums: 16
Beaches: 6
Artworks: 5
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Secret Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Knot Garden: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Skillet Falls: 5.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Happy HillS 173°451 m4.8 mi
Sauk PointESE 102°449 m11.0 mi
Sauk HillSE 125°445 m7.1 mi
Maple HillSSW 202°424 m4.8 mi
Daylight HillNW 318°396 m24.5 mi
Cascade MountainE 83°388 m18.0 mi
Potato HillNW 325°384 m18.0 mi
Townhall HillE 85°380 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:1920:0120:45
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:3015:4016:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234475867716962503624

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs 3 SW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9900685025

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