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Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a museum in Wisconsin, at a recorded elevation of 180 m. Cherneyville Hill stands 308 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Cobia, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in the Lake Michigan port and shipbuilding city of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It preserves and teaches about the maritime history of the Great Lakes and Wisconsin.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1968.

Wikidata Q8027233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
180 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.09273, -87.65593

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Park: 0.1 mi
  • Burger Boat Company Park: 0.1 mi
  • Mariner's Landing Park: 0.2 mi
  • Union Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lakeview Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • propeller: 0.1 mi
  • Anchor: 0.1 mi
  • Shipbuilder Badger: 0.2 mi
  • Cannon: 0.4 mi
  • Anchor: 0.4 mi
Museums: 14
Gardens: 11
  • South 14th Street Community Garden: 1.7 mi
  • 9. The Formal Garden: 1.8 mi
  • 8. The Mae West Garden: 1.8 mi
  • 7. The Path Garden: 1.8 mi
  • 6. The Red and White Garden: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Cherneyville Hill: 23.3 mi
  • Montpelier Hills: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Tables: 3.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cherneyville HillN 351°308 m23.3 mi
Montpelier HillsN 353°289 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2519:03
June solstice05:0819:5420:38
September equinox06:3818:1218:50
December solstice07:2315:2816:16

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202332425363696861493726
Precip in1.81.21.73.33.44.03.53.42.42.92.01.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Manitowoc, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/187161892

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