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R|A|M Racine Art Museum

R|A|M Racine Art Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul P Harris Rotary Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Racine Art Museum (RAM) and RAM's Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts are located in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. The museum holds the largest and most significant contemporary craft collection in North America, with more than 9,500 objects from nationally and internationally recognized artists. The Racine Art Museum's mission is to exhibit, collect, preserve, and educate in the contemporary visual arts. Its goal is to elevate the stature of craft to fine arts by presenting contemporary crafts alongside paintings and sculptures.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1941-11-16.

Wikidata Q7279653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.72830, -87.78251

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Paul P Harris Rotary Park: 0.1 mi
  • Crosswalk Park: 0.1 mi
  • Azarian Park: 0.1 mi
  • Pershing Park: 0.3 mi
  • Paul P. Harris Plaza: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Dr. Laurel Blair Salton Clark Memorial Fountain: 0.1 mi
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. statue: 0.6 mi
  • Gilbert Knapp Monument: 1.0 mi
  • Karel Jonas statue: 1.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 0.5 mi
  • Chatham Street Neighborhood Wall: 0.5 mi
  • Mythos: 1.4 mi
  • Sphere: 9.8 mi
  • Ma Mère: 9.8 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 48
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.9 mi
Museums: 34
Gardens: 32
  • Racine Bicentennial Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Walden III Rain Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Walkabout Creek: 1.4 mi
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 5.9 mi
  • Growing South Milwaukee: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 12
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Tom: 21.3 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 21.9 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of R|A|M Racine Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillW 281°290 m23.2 mi
Mount TomWSW 256°265 m21.3 mi
Leahy HillSSW 197°234 m21.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1419:5020:34
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1915:3516:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222534445464717063513928
Precip in2.01.92.43.94.34.43.33.73.33.12.52.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Racine Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/350408465

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