National Railroad Museum
National Railroad Museum is a museum in North Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Ingram Mountain stands 166 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamlet City Fair Grounds, a park 0.2 miles away. Indian Heritage Trail passes 13 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
The National Railroad Museum and Hall of Fame is a transportation museum in Hamlet, North Carolina. It opened in 1976 and is adjacent to the restored 1900 passenger station. The museum features an 1898 map of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad that lights up key routes. Other exhibits demonstrate how rail wheels have changed over time and explain various jobs on the railroads. The museum has had visitors from all 50 states and more than 30 countries.
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Wikidata Q16982431, matched on coordinates and name (11 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Hamlet
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Indian Heritage Trail
- 14.4 mi off the Grassy Island Crossing
- 28.2 mi off the Pottery Road
73 named places within 25 miles
- Hamlet City Fair Grounds: 0.2 mi
- Main Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Hamlet City Lake: 0.4 mi
- City of Hamlet Baseball Complex: 0.6 mi
- East Side Park: 0.7 mi
- Wrc Hinson Gameland: 4.7 mi
- Wrc Hinson Gameland: 4.7 mi
- Wrc Hinson Gameland: 4.8 mi
- Wrc Grassy Island Access Area: 15.7 mi
- Big Shoe Heel Creek Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Rankin Museum of American Heritage: 13.6 mi
- Cheraw Lyceum Museum: 16.8 mi
- Marlboro County Historical Museum: 18.5 mi
- Union Station Railroad Museum: 22.8 mi
- Museum: 23.6 mi
- Coggins Hill: 10.3 mi
- Clark Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Ingram Mountain: 17.0 mi
- Beattie Hill: 18.0 mi
- Sandstone Hill: 23.1 mi
- Duty Honor Country: 0.3 mi
- Imperial Memoerial: 0.5 mi
- Riverdale and Ingram Plantation: 17.9 mi
- Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site: 24.6 mi
- The Highlander: 15.5 mi
- Pepsi-Cola: 16.8 mi
- Old St. David's Episcopal Church: 16.7 mi
- Aberdeen & Rockfish R.R. Co.: 22.8 mi
- Ellerbe Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Gardners Bluff: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingram Mountain | NW 304° | 166 m | 17.0 mi |
| Sandstone Hill | ENE 60° | 161 m | 23.1 mi |
| Clark Mountain | WNW 298° | 145 m | 14.8 mi |
| Luther Mountain | NNW 341° | 134 m | 24.0 mi |
| Coggins Hill | NW 316° | 116 m | 10.3 mi |
| Beattie Hill | SSW 197° | 24 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:59 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:44 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 16:33 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamlet, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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