Museum · Wisconsin
Old Depot
Old Depot is a museum in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 251 m. Lapham Hill stands 368 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Birge Fountain Park, a park 0.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 251 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Whitewater
How to reach it
Coordinates42.83180, -88.73294
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Birge Fountain Park: 0.3 mi
- Big Brick Park: 0.3 mi
- Brewery Hill Park: 0.4 mi
- Salisbury Arboretum: 0.6 mi
- Starin Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 39
Historic sites: 31
- Governor Peck Boyhood Home: 4.7 mi
- Pioneer Lime Kiln: 6.5 mi
- Fort Koshkonong Historic Marker (1832): 8.2 mi
- Patrolman McKee Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Stute Farmhouse: 10.3 mi
Museums: 18
- National Dairy Shrine Museum: 8.2 mi
- Hoard Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
- Milton House Museum: 11.0 mi
- East Troy Electric Railroad Depot & Museum: 16.9 mi
- East Troy Area Historical Society: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 10
- Sundial: 0.6 mi
- the Flame of Friendship: 8.1 mi
- NIS Train: 11.4 mi
- Giraffe Statue: 14.4 mi
- Romeo the Elephant: 14.4 mi
Gardens: 10
- Campus Organic Garden: 0.7 mi
- Whitewater Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Community Garden: 11.1 mi
- Rock River Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Ora Rice Arboretum: 13.9 mi
Springs: 10
- Stute Spring: 10.4 mi
- Minnehaha Spring: 12.9 mi
- Indian Springs: 15.1 mi
- Hotel Springs: 15.2 mi
- Emerald Springs: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 8
- Whitewater Beach: 4.7 mi
- Palmyra Beach: 8.3 mi
- Swimming Beach: 9.1 mi
- Family Camp Beach: 11.2 mi
- Assembly Park Beach: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 8
- Science Education Center: 11.1 mi
- Old World Wisconsin: 12.6 mi
- Bessie the Cow: 15.3 mi
- Five Points: 18.5 mi
- Ice Castles: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Janesville Rest Area 17: 14.5 mi
- Rest Area #17 Janesville: 14.6 mi
- East Troy Rest Area 36 (southbound): 15.4 mi
- Elkhorn Rest Area 35 (northbound): 15.6 mi
- Johnson Creek Rest Area 14: 18.2 mi
Peaks: 4
- Lone Tree Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Bald Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Mount Zion: 12.8 mi
- Lapham Hill: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Mayhews: 13.2 mi
- Army Lake: 18.2 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 24.3 mi
- Fellows: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- DJ Mackie Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapham Hill | NE 51° | 368 m | 22.1 mi |
| Lone Tree Bluff | SE 131° | 320 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bald Bluff | E 82° | 317 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mount Zion | SW 228° | 316 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:55 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:38 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 23 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whitewater Wwtp, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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