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Racine Heritage Museum

Racine Heritage Museum from directly overhead

Racine Heritage Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Buena Park Hill stands 290 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is The Legacy Museum and Veterans Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Carnegie library in Racine, Wisconsin, United States

Dates from 1903.

Wikidata Q131743525, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Racine County Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates42.72577, -87.78229

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Dr. Laurel Blair Salton Clark Memorial Fountain: 0.1 mi
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. statue: 0.7 mi
  • Gilbert Knapp Monument: 1.1 mi
  • Karel Jonas statue: 1.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.3 mi
Parks
  • Pershing Park: 0.2 mi
  • Paul P Harris Rotary Park: 0.2 mi
  • Azarian Park: 0.2 mi
  • West Park: 0.3 mi
  • Crosswalk Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
  • Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Chatham Street Neighborhood Wall: 0.7 mi
  • Mythos: 1.5 mi
  • Sphere: 9.6 mi
  • Ma Mère: 9.6 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 47
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 4.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 4.8 mi
Museums: 33
Gardens: 32
  • Racine Bicentennial Gardens: 0.3 mi
  • Walden III Rain Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Walkabout Creek: 1.6 mi
  • Sturtevant Community Gardens: 5.9 mi
  • Growing South Milwaukee: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 12
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 3
  • Mount Tom: 21.2 mi
  • Leahy Hill: 21.8 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Indian Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Hygeia Spring: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buena Park HillWNW 282°290 m23.2 mi
Mount TomWSW 257°265 m21.2 mi
Leahy HillSSW 198°234 m21.8 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/350408472

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