Northern Waters Museum
Northern Waters Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 520 m. Military Hill stands 560 m to the southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gateway Roadside Park, a rest area 1.3 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 17 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Heritage Drive
74 named places within 25 miles
- Duck Lake Public Access: 2.7 mi
- Lac Vieux Desert Public Access: 5.2 mi
- Community Park: 7.7 mi
- Thousand Island Lake Public Access: 9.3 mi
- Waverly Park: 9.6 mi
- Sylvania Wilderness: 5.3 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Muskrat Creek Unit: 6.1 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Pioneer Creek Unit: 8.1 mi
- Vilas County Forest- White Squaw Unit: 8.9 mi
- Upper Bucktabon Springs State Natural Area: 9.9 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 16.3 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 16.4 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 16.4 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 16.4 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 16.4 mi
- Phelps Historical Museum: 9.3 mi
- Eagle River Depot Museum: 16.9 mi
- Northwoods Childrens Museum & Discovery Store: 16.9 mi
- Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame: 17.2 mi
- Eagle River Historical Museum Campus: 17.3 mi
- Wisconsin River Headwaters: 1.6 mi
- Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway: 1.7 mi
- Lac Vieux Desert: 4.4 mi
- Summerwind Mansion: 9.7 mi
- Snowmobile: 18.9 mi
- Military Hill: 9.5 mi
- Big Rock: 14.2 mi
- Alligator Eye: 24.5 mi
- Clark Lake Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Langford Lake Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Paulding Light: 13.3 mi
- Burnt Rollways Boat Hoist: 18.7 mi
- Gateway Roadside Park: 1.3 mi
- The Bluff: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northern Waters Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Hill | SE 132° | 560 m | 9.5 mi |
| Alligator Eye | NW 320° | 481 m | 24.5 mi |
| Big Rock | N 9° | 448 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:06 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 15:24 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 12 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paulding, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4149654521
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