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Sheboygan County Museum

Sheboygan County Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Sheboygan County Museum, a museum in WisconsinMrschimpf · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sheboygan County Museum, a museum in Wisconsin
Mrschimpf · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sheboygan County Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Dundee Mountain stands 366 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Sheboygan County Historical Museum is located on the grounds of Taylor Park in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on the city's west side. The park, in addition to a park and a county-owned radio transmitter for county radio operations and non-commercial use by translators of WVCY-FM and WLDB from Milwaukee, contains the Taylor Park Reservoir which serves as water storage for the Sheboygan Water Utility, and the Sheboygan County Veterans Memorial. The museum complex includes the historical David Taylor House, the 1864 Weinhold Family Homestead, the 1890s Schuchardt Barn with rural agricultural displays and the 1867 Bodenstab Cheese Factory with early commercial cheese making implements. The museum also features seasonal displays, temporary exhibits, classroom and the museum store. Changing exhibits include Native American history, ice harvesting, maritime, circus, local sports, and early agricultural.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1923.

Wikidata Q20710153, matched on coordinates and name (114 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
217 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.75349, -87.74906
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 11
Beaches: 6
Peaks: 5
Artworks: 4
  • Acuity Insurance Flagpole: 1.7 mi
  • Farm Crest Auto & Storage Bull: 9.6 mi
  • Antoinette: 11.6 mi
  • Pledge of Allegiance: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Tables: 22.2 mi
  • Pet Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
Gardens: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dundee MountainWSW 252°366 m21.8 mi
Conner HillWSW 257°356 m19.6 mi
Johnson HillWSW 258°351 m19.0 mi
McMullen HillWSW 256°341 m20.2 mi
Garriety HillWSW 257°337 m20.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1019:5320:37
September equinox06:3918:1218:50
December solstice07:2215:3016:17

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534445565727164513929
Precip in2.11.72.13.53.74.03.24.02.73.22.42.1

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367811182

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