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The Historic Railpark and Train Museum

The Historic Railpark and Train Museum, a museum in Kentucky
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The Historic Railpark and Train Museum, a museum in Kentucky
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The Historic Railpark and Train Museum, a museum in Kentucky
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The Historic Railpark and Train Museum is a museum in Kentucky, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. The WKU Hilltop stands 521 m to the southwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Roland Bland Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 236 miles off. 115 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.

About

The story

Bowling Green station is a former railroad station in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Opened in 1925, the standing depot is the third Louisville & Nashville Railroad depot that served Bowling Green.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7739754, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.00011, -86.43831

Overlooks nearby

Around it

115 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 43
  • Reservoir Hill: 0.7 mi
  • The WKU Hilltop: 1.1 mi
  • Briggs Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Billy Goat Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Snowbirds Point: 8.7 mi
Parks: 37
  • Roland Bland Park: 0.1 mi
  • Circus Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • RiverWalk: 0.4 mi
  • Fountain Square Park: 0.5 mi
  • Reservoir Hill Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 8
  • Lost River Cave Entrance: 3.7 mi
  • Blue Hole 3: 3.8 mi
  • Butterfly House: 3.8 mi
  • Lost River Cave: 3.8 mi
  • Blue Hole 2: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 5
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 2
  • Brass Dancer: 1.1 mi
  • Tango Statue: 1.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Drakes Creek: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Baker Arboretum: 4.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WKU HilltopSW 222°521 m1.1 mi
Brushy KnobENE 72°287 m24.6 mi
Pilot KnobE 80°285 m14.9 mi
Pilot KnobSW 227°282 m17.9 mi
Cox KnobENE 72°272 m24.1 mi
Shipley KnobNNE 20°257 m16.4 mi
Crumps KnobNE 43°256 m18.4 mi
Buzzard KnobWSW 239°256 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:2719:3120:09
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
December solstice06:5615:5316:33

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149596876807971604841
Precip in3.64.14.54.85.04.54.33.93.63.63.74.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bowling Green Warren CO AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/320900874

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