National Toy Train Museum
National Toy Train Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Li'l Country Store and, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 20 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Toy and model train museum in Pennsylvania, USA
Dates from 1977.
Wikidata Q6978958, matched on coordinates and name (12 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Train Collectors Association
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 20.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 22.1 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 25.3 mi off the Exton Bypass
Overlooks nearby
- Kilgore Falls · 25 mi
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cherry Crest Adventure Farm: 1.2 mi
- Basktetball: 2.1 mi
- Paradise Community Park: 2.4 mi
- Denlinger Pond: 2.5 mi
- Intercourse Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Strasburg Community Park: 2.2 mi
- Homewood Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Shiprock Woods Nature Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Holly Pointe Nature Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Trout Run: 8.7 mi
- Amish Experience: 3.6 mi
- Barry's Car Barn: 4.1 mi
- Biblical Tabernacle: 4.7 mi
- Visitors Center: 4.7 mi
- Mennonite Life: 4.7 mi
- Thaddeus Stevens Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Groff Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 8.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 8.8 mi
- ELANCO Veterans Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.6 mi
- Stony Hill: 4.1 mi
- Dry Hill: 6.5 mi
- Gap Hill: 7.9 mi
- The Li'l Country Store and: 0.3 mi
- Choo Choo Barn: 0.8 mi
- Herr's Mill covered bridge: 1.6 mi
- The Amish Village: 2.3 mi
- Eshleman's Mill covered bridge: 2.9 mi
- Jakes Country Trading Post: 1.8 mi
- Missles Into Plowshares: 6.5 mi
- Parallel Bar Carving: 6.5 mi
- Parallel Bar Carving: 6.5 mi
- William Penn: 6.7 mi
- Indian Rock: 7.4 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 12.2 mi
- ZP16: 13.6 mi
- ZP34: 13.8 mi
- ZP37: 13.9 mi
- Psalm 23 Prayer Garden: 9.9 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 10.5 mi
- Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden: 10.7 mi
- Safe Harbor Arboretum: 12.8 mi
- The Courtyard: 13.9 mi
- Leaman Place Junction: 2.4 mi
- Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 11.1 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 14.4 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 14.4 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 19.1 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 8.7 mi
- Lititz Spring: 14.4 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 17.5 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 22.2 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 22.5 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 3.6 mi
- Milford Mills: 23.0 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of National Toy Train Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | N 356° | 396 m | 24.3 mi |
| Governor Dick Hill | NW 318° | 350 m | 24.0 mi |
| Spring Hill | NW 322° | 331 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cushion Peak | N 11° | 320 m | 22.2 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | NE 53° | 313 m | 14.9 mi |
| Eagle Rock | NNW 334° | 306 m | 19.7 mi |
| Williams Hill | NE 50° | 306 m | 23.3 mi |
| Thomas Hill | NE 55° | 295 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Holland 2 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/238462989
Day trips start here
- Strasburg · 2 mi
- Intercourse · 4 mi
- Lancaster County · 6 mi
- Lancaster · 9 mi
- Honey Brook · 15 mi
- Oxford · 17 mi
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