Monticello Railway Museum
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Monticello Railway Museum is a museum in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 206 m. Blue Mound stands 228 m to the east-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Piatt County Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Monticello Railway Museum (initialized MRYM, reporting mark MRMZ) is a non-profit heritage railroad museum located in Monticello, Illinois, about 18 miles west of Champaign, Illinois. It is home to over 100 pieces of railroad equipment, including several restored diesel locomotives and cars.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1966.
Wikidata Q6905976, matched on coordinates and name (45 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 206 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Monticello Railway Museum
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Valentine Park: 0.7 mi
- Nick's Park: 2.1 mi
- Shady Rest Park: 3.1 mi
- Breezy Overlook: 5.9 mi
- Bement County Forest Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Red House Gallery: 2.2 mi
- Bear: 5.5 mi
- Gorilla: 5.7 mi
- Sea Maiden: 5.8 mi
- Girl with a Scarf: 5.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 5.8 mi
- Bowling Lawn: 5.8 mi
- Koi Pond: 5.8 mi
- Rose Terrrace: 5.8 mi
- Brick Wall Garden: 5.8 mi
- Historical Marker: Potawatomi Trail of Death: 12.6 mi
- Historical Marker: Early Settlers of Sadorus: 12.6 mi
- Tribute to Olympic and Paralympic Athletes: 15.7 mi
- Champaign County Worker's Memorial: 15.7 mi
- The American's Creed: 17.0 mi
- Lodge County Park: 1.1 mi
- Robert Allerton Park: 6.5 mi
- Oxbow Ridge at River Bend Forest Preserve: 10.6 mi
- River Bend Forest Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Friends Creek Conservation Area: 12.5 mi
- Piatt County Museum: 0.1 mi
- Robert Allerton Estate: 5.8 mi
- Sea History Museum: 12.9 mi
- Museum of the Grand Prairie: 13.5 mi
- Krannert Art Museum: 17.6 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Sergeant Myron G Deckard Memorial Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Illini Prairie Rest Area - Southbound: 15.9 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Westbound: 16.1 mi
- Farmland Rest Area - Eastbound: 16.3 mi
- Music Barn: 5.8 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 6.0 mi
- Experimental Round Barns: 17.9 mi
- American Football House: 18.5 mi
- Blue Mound: 5.5 mi
- The Oasis: 14.9 mi
- Kumler: 16.9 mi
- Old Faithful: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monticello Railway Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | ESE 107° | 228 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:50 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Champaign 9 SW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/782092386
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