Wayne County Historical Museum
Wayne County Historical Museum is a museum in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 300 m. Hills of Judea stands 328 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Model T Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
- 3.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 13.7 mi off the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway, National
- 19.7 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Equestrian Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Starr Park: 0.3 mi
- Jack Elstro Plaza: 0.4 mi
- 10th Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Swicker Park(7th street park): 0.7 mi
- Whitewater Valley Land Trust: 5.9 mi
- Steve Swoveland Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Hornbeam Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Modoc Wildlife Management Area: 18.0 mi
- Friends of Fort Jefferson: 18.1 mi
- Seal of the County Commissioners: 0.6 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 2.0 mi
- Ohio: 4.5 mi
- Tecumseh Statue: 22.5 mi
- Jim Buchy Bench: 23.2 mi
- Model T Museum: 0.3 mi
- Richmond Art Museum: 0.9 mi
- Joseph Moore Museum: 1.4 mi
- Clay Township Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Historic Connersville Museum: 18.7 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 0.8 mi
- I Am Old Glory Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Hoosier Hill: 11.9 mi
- Fort Jefferson: 18.2 mi
- Old Fairfield: 22.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
- Japanese Peace Garden: 1.5 mi
- Old Observatory Garden Area: 1.5 mi
- Old Thyme Garden: 22.4 mi
- Wildflower Seed Library: 23.2 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Eastbound): 6.7 mi
- Preble Welcome Center (Eastbound): 6.7 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 6.8 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 6.8 mi
- Centerville Welcome Center (Westbound): 7.6 mi
- Hills of Judea: 16.2 mi
- Devils Backbone: 18.3 mi
- Mount Auburn: 18.6 mi
- The Mounds: 24.4 mi
- Garr Hill: 24.9 mi
- Today’s Harvest Corn Maze: 5.1 mi
- Fish Cleaning Station: 15.8 mi
- Hueston Woods Sugar House: 19.3 mi
- Darke County Fairgrounds: 21.9 mi
- Crawfordsville: 10.0 mi
- Hagerstown: 15.8 mi
- Corwin: 21.3 mi
- Thistlethwaite Falls: 1.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wayne County Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills of Judea | NE 43° | 328 m | 16.2 mi |
| The Mounds | SSW 193° | 301 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mount Auburn | SE 139° | 290 m | 18.6 mi |
| Devils Backbone | SE 140° | 288 m | 18.3 mi |
| Garr Hill | S 189° | 288 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:16 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:31 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:03 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:36 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Richmond WTR WKS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/230412847
Day trips start here
- Richmond · 0 mi
- Connersville · 18 mi
- Greenville · 23 mi
- Oxford · 23 mi
- New Castle · 27 mi
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