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Wapakoneta Historical Museum

Wapakoneta Historical Museum from directly overhead

Wapakoneta Historical Museum is a museum in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Anstine Hill stands 337 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lengerich Garden, a park 0.2 miles away. Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway passes 8.5 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city and the county seat of Auglaize County, Ohio, United States

Dates from 1782.

Wikidata Q492796, matched on coordinates and name (233 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Auglaize County Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates40.56984, -84.19678

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lengerich Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Belcher Park: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
  • Roots and Shoots Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Breakfast Optimist Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 4
  • Nickel Plate 779: 12.9 mi
  • Haunted Town Hall: 18.5 mi
  • VanDemark Farm: 22.3 mi
  • The Lost Land Corn Maze: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Auglaize Interstate 75 SB: 2.9 mi
  • Auglaize Interstate 75 NB: 2.9 mi
Peaks: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Fox Island Beach: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Anstine HillE 85°337 m18.9 mi
Mount LookoutENE 78°318 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:0720:3021:12
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
December solstice07:5816:3017:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938506170737266544232
Precip in2.82.53.04.04.44.34.43.83.22.93.12.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lima Wwtp, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/548791881

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