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Woodson History Center

Woodson History Center from directly overhead

Woodson History Center is a museum in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Rib Mountain stands 586 m to the southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Yawkey House Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Marathon County Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates44.96433, -89.62570

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Yawkey Park: 0.1 mi
  • Andrew Warren Historic District: 0.1 mi
  • City Hall Park: 0.2 mi
  • Barker-Stewart Island Park: 0.4 mi
  • Courthouse Square: 0.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 10
Peaks: 9
  • Rib Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Mosinee Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Hardwood Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Snow Hill: 15.6 mi
  • Blackberry Hill: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Margaret Woodson Fisher Sculpture Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Monk Botanical Gardens: 1.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Wausau Wings ii: 0.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • M60A3: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rib MountainSW 228°586 m4.5 mi
Mosinee HillSSW 193°484 m5.4 mi
Ninemile HillNNW 338°454 m21.2 mi
Snow HillNNW 331°452 m15.6 mi
Blackberry HillSSE 162°408 m18.7 mi
Maple HillSW 214°368 m18.9 mi
Haumschild HillSSW 206°354 m22.0 mi
Smoky HillSW 219°351 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3219:11
June solstice05:1320:0420:49
September equinox06:4618:1918:58
December solstice07:3415:3216:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151930435665706759463321
Precip in1.21.11.83.13.84.73.94.13.83.11.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wausau Asos, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/497759623

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