Old Depot Museum
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Old Depot Museum is a museum in Kansas, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Fowler Hill stands 318 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ottawa Silhouette, a artwork 0.2 miles away. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Old Depot Museum is a history museum located in Ottawa, Kansas. The focus of the museum is primarily on the regional history of Franklin County, and the importance of trains to the development of small towns. It features history of local Native Americans, local industries, and has accurate recreations of historical rooms. The Old Depot Museum is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Dates from 1888.
Wikidata Q28448185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Goppert Kids Park: 0.2 mi
- Legacy Square Park: 0.2 mi
- Haley Park: 0.3 mi
- Freedom Park: 0.5 mi
- City Park: 0.7 mi
- Fmr. location of Missouri Pacific Depot: 0.3 mi
- Fmr. site of HU tower (Interlocking): 2.7 mi
- Pottawatomie Massacre Memorial: 16.0 mi
- John Brown Museum: 18.7 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 18.9 mi
- Palmyra Post Office: 11.8 mi
- Old Castle Museum: 11.8 mi
- Kibbee Cabin: 11.8 mi
- Lanesfield Historic Site: 19.0 mi
- Osawatomie Museum Foundation: 19.1 mi
- Ottawa Silhouette: 0.2 mi
- Onward Ottawa: 0.2 mi
- William H. Howe Butterfly Mural: 0.6 mi
- John Brown: 18.8 mi
- MacKomics Studio: 22.4 mi
- Roy and Eleanor Wall Woods: 13.3 mi
- Douglas State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area: 13.5 mi
- Breidenthal Biological Reserve: 13.6 mi
- Rice Woodland: 13.9 mi
- Hillsdale Recreation Area: 18.8 mi
- Fowler Hill: 7.3 mi
- Peine Mound: 18.1 mi
- Shank Hill: 18.6 mi
- Blue Mound: 20.2 mi
- Twin Mounds: 20.4 mi
- Midland Railway Baldwin City Depot: 11.3 mi
- Melvern Railroad Park: 21.4 mi
- ATSF Caboose: 23.7 mi
- Lawrence Arts Center: 24.0 mi
- Locomotive #1073: 24.4 mi
- Paola Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Monarch Watch Garden: 22.6 mi
- Lawrence Community Orchard: 23.5 mi
- Audio-Reader Sensory Garden: 23.8 mi
- Lawrence Community Garden: 24.0 mi
- Windsurfer Beach: 20.2 mi
- Bloomington Beach: 20.5 mi
- Miola Beach: 22.9 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 1: 22.3 mi
- Overlook Park Shelter 2: 22.4 mi
- Wakarusa River Falls: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Depot Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Hill | NE 39° | 318 m | 7.3 mi |
| Blue Mound | NNE 13° | 318 m | 20.2 mi |
| Twin Mounds | NW 324° | 316 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Oread | N 2° | 316 m | 23.6 mi |
| Peine Mound | SSE 159° | 308 m | 18.1 mi |
| Shank Hill | N 1° | 304 m | 18.6 mi |
| Sanders Mound | N 350° | 288 m | 22.0 mi |
| Observation Bluff | NNE 31° | 277 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:10 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:22 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 56 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ottawa, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/116674821
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