New Buffalo Railroad Museum
New Buffalo Railroad Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot, a museum 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
city in Berrien County, Michigan, United States
Wikidata Q748747, matched on coordinates and name (890 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- donation
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Turtle Pond Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Nokmes Creek RCR: 0.7 mi
- East Nature Study Trails: 0.7 mi
- Turtle Creek Preserve: 0.9 mi
- West Nature Study Trails: 0.9 mi
- New Buffalo Marina Park: 0.9 mi
- New Buffalo City Park: 1.0 mi
- New Buffalo City Park: 1.0 mi
- Watkins Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
- Chamberlain Path: 6.8 mi
- Bismarck Hill: 9.0 mi
- Crescent Dune: 10.5 mi
- Mount Fuller: 10.6 mi
- Pikes Peak: 10.8 mi
- Tower Hill: 10.9 mi
- Notre Dame Elementary School: 5.7 mi
- Lake Clare: 6.6 mi
- Friendship Botanic Gardens: 7.9 mi
- Blue Chip Hotel: 9.1 mi
- Zebras: 9.2 mi
- Warren Nelson Plaque: 9.1 mi
- Rotary Centennial Monument: 9.2 mi
- Civil War Monument: 9.3 mi
- Greenwood Memorial Chapel: 9.4 mi
- Rawson Memorial Stone Plaque: 9.4 mi
- New Buffalo Public Beach: 1.1 mi
- Stop 7 Beach: 8.3 mi
- Stop 2 Beach: 8.7 mi
- Washington Park Beach: 9.3 mi
- Crescent Dune Beach: 10.7 mi
- New Buffalo Pere Marquette Depot: 0.1 mi
- Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum: 3.7 mi
- Hesston Steam Museum: 3.8 mi
- The Region of Three Oaks Museum: 6.7 mi
- Three Oaks Township Library and Museum: 6.7 mi
- Three Oaks Community Garden: 6.9 mi
- Dickinson Memorial Flower Garden: 9.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 9.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 9.6 mi
- Jackson Street Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Duet: 9.2 mi
- La Porte History Mural: 12.1 mi
- Potawatomi Warrior: 12.1 mi
- The Globe: 22.9 mi
- Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 23.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Otahnagon Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 14.9 mi
- Hardwoods: 14.9 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 9.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.6 mi
- Tool Shed: 9.6 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 9.7 mi
- Breakwater Light: 9.8 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 1.4 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 4.4 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 16.7 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 15.9 mi
- Tremont: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of New Buffalo Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Hill | ESE 123° | 280.4 m | 15.1 mi |
| Reeves Hill | SE 127° | 264 m | 25.0 mi |
| Mount Edward | NE 39° | 242 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Randall | NE 42° | 235 m | 11.4 mi |
| Tower Hill | NE 41° | 233 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pikes Peak | NE 41° | 229 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Fuller | NE 40° | 227 m | 10.6 mi |
| Great Warren Dune | NE 40° | 225 m | 12.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:35 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/340015481
Day trips start here
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 21 mi
- Portage · 27 mi
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