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USS LST-393

USS LST-393 from directly overhead

USS LST-393 is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. The nearest named place is USS LST 393 Veterans Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

USS LST 393 is an LST-1-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. She is one of only two LSTs to survive in original configuration; 1,051 were built. She is now a museum ship in Muskegon, Michigan.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q7870958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1942

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.23470, -86.25902

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Heritage Memorial Garden: 0.2 mi
  • The Monet Garden of Muskegon: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Landing: 0.2 mi
  • Hackley Park: 0.3 mi
  • Downtown Volleyball Courts: 0.4 mi
Attractions
  • SS Milwaukee Clipper: 2.1 mi
  • USS Drum: 3.7 mi
  • Trail access: 3.8 mi
  • Sugar Bowl Dunes: 4.2 mi
  • Thunderbolt: 7.4 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Historic sites: 18
  • Soldier’s Monument: 0.3 mi
  • Hedgehog: 3.7 mi
  • Airforce: 3.7 mi
  • Coast Guard: 3.7 mi
  • Navy: 3.7 mi
Museums: 16
Beaches: 10
  • Harbour Towne Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Duck Lake State Park Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Lakeside Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Sylvan Beach Kids Beach: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Sails: 11.9 mi
  • Butterfly Statue: 11.9 mi
  • Sailboats/Trees: 13.1 mi
  • Opus in 3 Movements: 13.4 mi
  • North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train: 14.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Headwaters: 11.9 mi
  • Marl Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Shrew Springs: 13.2 mi
  • Eagle Springs: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Fairchild Park: 3.1 mi
  • The Pines: 3.2 mi
  • Leader's Patio: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Muskegon Rest Area 501: 8.2 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 12.7 mi
  • Rothbury Rest Area 529: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 1
  • OSR Indian Hilltop Fort - 1994: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0620:4621:29
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1516:2717:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836475867727164524132
Precip in2.42.12.43.53.43.12.73.13.33.82.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muskegon CO AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1096158487

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