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The National New York Central Railroad Museum

The National New York Central Railroad Museum from directly overhead

The National New York Central Railroad Museum is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Division Street Community Garden, a park 0.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway runs past it. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

railway station in Elkhart, the United States of America

Wikidata Q6974578, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68042, -85.97035

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Division Street Community Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Kardzhali Park: 0.5 mi
  • Town Green: 0.6 mi
  • Lundquist Bicentennial Park: 0.7 mi
  • American Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 33
  • Midwest Museum of American Art: 0.2 mi
  • Ruthmere Historical Museum: 0.9 mi
  • Ruthmere-Havilah Beardsley House: 0.9 mi
  • Elkhart Environmental Center: 1.7 mi
  • Hall of Heroes Superhero Museum: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 29
  • Quilt Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Wellfield Botanic Gardens: 1.2 mi
  • Sensory Garden at Cobus Park: 4.8 mi
  • Courtyard: 7.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 28
Historic sites: 19
  • Elkhart Police&Fire Department Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Time Capsule 2027: 0.7 mi
  • Havilah Beardsley Monument: 1.0 mi
  • Heron Monument: 11.1 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Monument: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Confluence of The Little Elkhart and St. Joseph Rivers: 0.8 mi
  • St. Joseph County Fairgrounds: 13.6 mi
  • Birthday Chair: 15.0 mi
  • Amish Acres: 16.4 mi
  • Arboretum: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
Peaks: 7
Rest areas: 2
  • Builders Association-Elkhart,: 2.5 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pleasant Lake East Beach: 10.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The National New York Central Railroad Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillNNE 22°334 m20.1 mi
Mount MiseryNNE 28°317 m21.4 mi
Buzzard HillSSE 152°300 m16.8 mi
Mt. PumpkinESE 115°287 m10.5 mi
Sugar HillSE 134°273 m19.3 mi
Vargo HillWSW 247°270 m21.0 mi
Reeves HillWSW 249°264 m21.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4819:2019:56
June solstice06:1020:4021:23
September equinox07:3219:0619:43
December solstice08:0816:3217:17

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838506170737165534130
Precip in2.82.32.43.84.34.14.04.13.33.33.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Goshen 3SW, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/776130449

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