Nevada Northern Railway Museum
Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,947 m. North Schell Peak stands 3,614 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is White Pine Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 0.5 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada, owned by the State of Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Museum activities include restoration and operation of historic railroad equipment and various hands on experiences and a variety of special events including seasonal trains for Halloween and Santa-themed trains for Christmas. This is one of the few places in the world where visitors can actually operate a steam locomotive, but this experience requires some advanced planning.
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Wikidata Q1689518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
- 22.3 mi off the Highway 93
Named places within 25 miles
- Ragsdale Spring: 4.7 mi
- Shallenberger Spring: 5.4 mi
- Riepe Spring: 5.6 mi
- Ice Plant Spring: 5.9 mi
- Fish Pond Springs: 6.0 mi
- Murry Peak: 1.4 mi
- Murry Point: 1.6 mi
- Garnet Hill: 2.8 mi
- Saxton Peak: 3.3 mi
- Elijah Hill: 4.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Ely Renaissance Society Sculpture Park: 1.4 mi
- Broadbent Park: 1.7 mi
- Bianche Park: 2.2 mi
- Ward Mountain Recreation Area: 6.2 mi
- White Pine Museum: 0.7 mi
- McGill Drugstore Museum: 11.1 mi
- Ely Renaissance Village: 1.4 mi
- Natural Arch: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Schell Peak | NE 53° | 3,614 m | 17.9 mi |
| South Schell Peak | ENE 70° | 3,574 m | 15.3 mi |
| Taft Peak | ENE 67° | 3,564 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cleve Creek Baldy | E 90° | 3,324 m | 12.0 mi |
| Ward Mountain | SSW 194° | 3,322 m | 11.3 mi |
| Black Mountain | E 86° | 3,302 m | 16.7 mi |
| Cave Mountain | ESE 116° | 3,275 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hamels Peak | S 190° | 3,164 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:30 | 20:10 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 15:38 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ELY AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 93000693OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — NNRy Locomotive #40, reference 93000693, listed 07/29/93.
OpenStreetMap element way/436515059
Day trips start here
- Ely · 1 mi
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