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The History Museum at the Castle

The History Museum at the Castle, a museum in Wisconsin
The History Museum at the Castle, a museum in WisconsinMichael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
The History Museum at the Castle, a museum in Wisconsin
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
The History Museum at the Castle, a museum in Wisconsin
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
The History Museum at the Castle, a museum in Wisconsin
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
The History Museum at the Castle, a museum in Wisconsin
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
The History Museum at the Castle, a museum in Wisconsin
Benh3398 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The History Museum at the Castle is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Mosquito Hill stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lawrence University Arch, a attraction 0.1 miles away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The History Museum at the Castle is a local history museum located in downtown Appleton, Wisconsin across College Avenue from Lawrence University. Owned and operated by the Outagamie County Historical Society (OCHS), the museum has previously operated under the names The Outagamie Museum and The Houdini Historic Center. The building was earlier known as Masonic Temple. The museum was a recipient of the 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the highest honor given to a museum or library in the United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1985.

Wikidata Q7739769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates44.26215, -88.40143
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Park: 0.2 mi
  • Houdini Plaza: 0.3 mi
  • Jones Park: 0.4 mi
  • Island Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ellen Kort Peace Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Lawrence University Arch: 0.1 mi
  • Building for Kids: 0.3 mi
  • Harry Houdini Childhood Home: 0.3 mi
  • CN Appleton Swing Bridge: 0.6 mi
  • Rock Island 17177 Caboose: 1.7 mi
Historic sites: 52
Nature reserves: 24
Museums: 22
Artworks: 21
Gardens: 17
  • Sustainable Lawrence University Garden (SLUG): 0.3 mi
  • Courtyard: 1.6 mi
  • Marilyn Spieth Communitty Garden and Classroom: 2.0 mi
  • Gardens of the Fox Cities: 2.1 mi
  • Community Gardens: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Jennerjohn Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Gopher Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Turney Hill: 16.9 mi
  • Mosquito Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Sledding Hill: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
  • Niagara Excarpment: 8.8 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 8.9 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 8.9 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.0 mi
  • Niagara Escarpment: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Sunset Beach: 2.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mosquito HillWNW 299°296 m17.1 mi
Turney HillNW 308°280 m16.9 mi
Scray HillENE 62°269 m22.6 mi
Gopher HillNE 46°223 m14.5 mi
Platten HillNE 36°219 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2819:06
June solstice05:1119:5720:42
September equinox06:4118:1518:53
December solstice07:2715:3016:18

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182031445767717061493624
Precip in1.41.11.93.23.64.63.83.63.22.82.11.8

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/143672450

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