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Middleton Historical Society Museum

Middleton Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Middleton Historical Society Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Blue Mounds stands 524 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is National Mustard Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

house in Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

Dates from 1868.

Wikidata Q55609970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.09538, -89.50882

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 41
Peaks: 28
Beaches: 25
Cliffs: 14
Springs: 9
  • Springs: 2.2 mi
  • Merrill Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Council Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Ho Nee Um Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Table and Gazebo: 6.8 mi
  • Tribal Council Picnic: 7.1 mi
  • Williams Knoll: 16.7 mi
  • MacKenzie Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Train Car: 7.2 mi
  • Poynette Rest Area 12: 22.8 mi
  • Portage Rest Area 11: 23.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Aerator: 7.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue MoundsWSW 255°524 m18.0 mi
Sauk PointNNW 342°449 m24.2 mi
Sauk HillNNW 329°445 m24.6 mi
Indian CastleW 267°354 m19.8 mi
Sugarloaf HillNW 326°346 m16.5 mi
Liberty Pole HillSSE 165°338 m19.0 mi
Pine KnobW 272°327 m19.8 mi
Liberty MoundESE 107°326 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:1919:5820:42
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2715:4016:27

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233465868727062503624
Precip in1.51.62.44.14.65.54.74.13.62.92.22.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charmany Farm, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/403540367

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