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Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum

Thomas A. Greene Geological Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. The nearest named place is Lapham Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

The Thomas A. Greene Memorial Museum, also known as Greene Geological Museum or Greene Museum, is a mineral and fossil museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, administered by the Department of Geosciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

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Dates from 1905.

Wikidata Q7786877, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.07627, -87.88355

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Cambridge Woods Park: 0.4 mi
  • Newberry Boulevard Park: 0.5 mi
  • River Park: 0.5 mi
  • Menlo Boulevard Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hubbard Park: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 50
  • Downer Woods: 0.3 mi
  • Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 0.9 mi
  • Lakeshore State Park: 3.1 mi
  • Indian Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 31
  • Picnic Area 2: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Mount Bayside: 7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2619:04
June solstice05:1319:5220:35
September equinox06:3918:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3416:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636475969747265523928
Precip in2.22.12.53.74.35.03.74.33.73.12.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3928144247

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