Peshtigo Fire Museum
Peshtigo Fire Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 187 m. Mount Tom stands 306 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Peshtigo Fire Cemetery, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Door County Coastal Byway passes 21 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Peshtigo Fire Museum preserves the heritage of the Peshtigo Fire, which destroyed the city of Peshtigo, Wisconsin and surrounding area on October 8, 1871, killing over 2,000 people. It hosts storytelling, exhibits of artifacts from the fire, displays of the lifestyle at the time of the disaster, and a cemetery to memorialize those who died. The museum is adjacent to the Peshtigo Fire Cemetery, where the charred remains of over 350 people were buried in a mass grave. The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The memorial at the cemetery was the first official state historical marker authorized by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Wikidata Q7171399, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 187 m
What to expect
- Fee
- donation
- Step-free access
- No
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.2 mi off the Door County Coastal Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Badger Park Campground and Playground: 0.4 mi
- East Side Ball Parks: 0.8 mi
- Harmony Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Peshtigo Harbor State Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Charles D Pedersen Ball Park: 5.9 mi
- Peshtigo Fire Cemetery: 0.1 mi
- Peshtigo Fire Plaque: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
- 45th parallel: 9.3 mi
- Tank: 12.6 mi
- Bloch Oxbow & Pines Primeval State Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Seagull Bar State Natural Area: 8.4 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 19.9 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Bay Shore Blufflands Nature Preserve: 20.4 mi
- Marinette County Museum: 6.8 mi
- Menominee County Heritage Museum: 7.7 mi
- Beyer Home Museum: 12.5 mi
- Beyer Home Museum: 12.5 mi
- Beyer Home Museum: 12.5 mi
- Indian Mound: 5.9 mi
- Mount LeBett: 19.3 mi
- 709: 20.7 mi
- Bear Mountain: 21.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 22.2 mi
- Tourist Park: 8.2 mi
- Left Foot Lake Beach: 15.9 mi
- Beach @ Potawatomi State Park: 21.4 mi
- @Beach Harbor Resort: 22.4 mi
- Egg Harbor Beach: 22.9 mi
- Menominee North Pier Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.3 mi
- Sherwood Point Lighthouse: 19.3 mi
- Sherwood Point Cottage: 19.3 mi
- Oil House: 19.3 mi
- Hamony Demonstration Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Demonstration Prairie: 3.7 mi
- The Garden Door: 23.8 mi
- Fisherman Statue: 8.0 mi
- Bear Statue: 8.1 mi
- Mini golf: 13.0 mi
- Renard's Cheese & Deli: 22.7 mi
- East Side Beach: 22.9 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peshtigo Fire Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | NW 320° | 306 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mount LeBett | W 270° | 296 m | 19.3 mi |
| Brussels Hill | SSE 159° | 259 m | 22.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | NNW 348° | 238 m | 22.2 mi |
| Mount Lowe | SE 125° | 226 m | 22.6 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 347° | 225 m | 21.2 mi |
| 709 | SE 130° | 216 m | 20.7 mi |
| Indian Mound | NE 51° | 189 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:24 | 16:13 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Peshtigo, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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