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TrainTastic from directly overhead

TrainTastic is a museum in Mississippi, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Great Sand Hill stands 1 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 66 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates30.38809, -89.06207

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Herbert Wilson Recreation Center: 0.7 mi
  • Gaston Hewes Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
  • Cowan Road Field: 2.2 mi
  • Jones Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • 28th Street Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites: 22
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Land Trust of Mississippi Coastal Plain Weeks Bayou Site: 14.7 mi
  • Cedar Point Site: 16.9 mi
  • Marine Education Center: 17.0 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Ship Island Excursions: 2.4 mi
  • World’s “Largest Rocker”: 6.4 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Butterfly Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Blossman Memorial: 14.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Clermont Harbor Beach: 22.9 mi
  • Lakeshore Beach: 23.7 mi
Peaks: 1
  • Great Sand Hill: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great Sand HillS 183°1 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3619:08
June solstice05:5619:2720:02
September equinox06:4518:2318:54
December solstice06:5016:2417:01

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525661687581838379706054
Precip in4.94.45.25.54.76.97.26.55.23.74.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gulfport - Biloxi AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/11042990319

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