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Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223

Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223 from directly overhead

Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223 is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Baldy stands 233 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinook Pier, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

preserved PM N-1 class 2-8-4 locomotive

Wikidata Q7167741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates43.06778, -86.23079

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Idema Explorers Camp: 0.7 mi
  • Camp Information Kiosk: 0.7 mi
  • Camp Trailhead: 0.8 mi
  • Day-use Trailhead: 1.2 mi
  • SS Milwaukee Clipper: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 38
Artworks: 33
Museums: 20
  • Tri-Cities Historical Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Midwest Miniatures Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Community Archive and Research Center: 3.1 mi
  • Gillette Visitor Center: 4.1 mi
  • James Jackson Museum of African American History: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 11
Rest areas: 3
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 6.9 mi
  • Muskegon Rest Area 501: 19.8 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 22.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Headwaters: 23.5 mi
  • Marl Springs: 23.9 mi
  • Shrew Springs: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fairchild Park: 11.8 mi
  • The Pines: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Peaks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pere Marquette Railroad Locomotive 1223. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BaldyS 176°233 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0620:4521:29
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1416:2717:14

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262634455767716963514031
Precip in2.82.02.33.73.83.53.63.13.43.73.12.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Haven Wwtp, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 00001490OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Pere Marquette Railway Locomotive #1223, reference 00001490, listed 12/07/00.

OpenStreetMap element node/3157019770

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