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Richland County History Room

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Richland County History Room is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Maple Hill stands 424 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Strickland Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Lower Wisconsin River Road Scenic Byway passes 8.8 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Richland Center
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.33772, -90.38493

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Strickland Park: 0.2 mi
  • Miner Hill Trails Park: 0.4 mi
  • Story Field: 0.4 mi
  • West Side Park: 0.5 mi
  • Arboretum: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 40
  • Miner Hill: 0.3 mi
  • Pauls Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Cooper Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Cribben Hill: 4.8 mi
  • John Hill: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Historic sites: 14
  • Richland County Veterans' Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Boaz Mastodon: 6.0 mi
  • Rural Electification: 6.0 mi
  • Richard M Brewer Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
  • The Pursuit West: 10.8 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Attractions: 6
  • Steamboat Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Elephant Trunk Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Eagle Cave: 10.2 mi
  • M60A3: 11.1 mi
  • House on The Rock: 20.7 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
  • Big Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Spring House: 25.0 mi
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach @ Black Hawk Lake Recreation Area: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Richland County History Room. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maple HillE 80°424 m24.2 mi
Hill in Richland CountyNNW 329°390 m15.8 mi
SylvanWNW 296°383 m13.5 mi
Johnson HillNNW 344°372 m13.7 mi
Spring HillNNW 338°366 m8.7 mi
Red HillW 275°366 m10.7 mi
Eysnogel HillNNW 344°366 m13.0 mi
Dunbar HillSSE 151°366 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3619:14
June solstice05:2220:0320:46
September equinox06:4918:2319:01
December solstice07:3215:4316:29

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182133455767716961483524
Precip in1.31.12.04.14.76.05.04.93.93.02.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richland CTR, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/292186815

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