Douglas Union School
Douglas Union School is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Beach Hill stands 242 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Saugatuck-Douglas History Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Park in Allegan County, Michigan, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49484021, matched on coordinates and name (24 m apart).
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- In 1866, faced with the growth of what were then the separate villages of Douglas and Dudleyville, Saugatauk Township Districts No. 3 and 4 merged forming Union District No. 3....
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Beery Field: 0.2 mi
- Union Street Launching Site: 0.3 mi
- Wade's Bayou Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Coghlin Park: 0.7 mi
- Jones Park: 0.7 mi
- Saugatuck Totem Pole: 0.0 mi
- Sunning Bear: 1.0 mi
- Canary in a Coal Mine: 1.0 mi
- Perro de Sol V: 11.0 mi
- Wizard of Oz / Fighting Tree and Flying Monkey: 11.0 mi
- Saugatuck-Douglas History Center: 0.0 mi
- Boathouse: 0.0 mi
- Saugatuck-Douglas History Museum at Mount Baldhead Park: 1.2 mi
- Roan & Black: 1.3 mi
- The Cappon House: 10.9 mi
- Douglas Beach: 1.2 mi
- Oval Beach: 1.5 mi
- Ridgewood Beach: 2.5 mi
- Macatawa Park Beach: 8.6 mi
- Ottawa Beach: 9.1 mi
- Dr. Asa Goodrich House: 0.0 mi
- Wade’s Bayou: 0.3 mi
- Hudson Heritage Farm: 4.2 mi
- Albertus C. Van Raalte: 11.1 mi
- Kumaji Kimura Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Star of Saugatuck: 1.1 mi
- Saugatuck Dune Rides: 2.6 mi
- Organ House: 12.0 mi
- De Zwaan Windmill: 12.0 mi
- 1929 Antique Dutch Carousel: 12.0 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 0.0 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 0.0 mi
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 0.8 mi
- Early Morning Garden: 23.3 mi
- Gardens Commonway: 23.3 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 1.2 mi
- Pelican Peak: 2.9 mi
- Baldy: 6.9 mi
- Beach Hill: 14.0 mi
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 4.6 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 9.7 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 18.7 mi
- Singapore: 2.4 mi
- Holland Harbor Light: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Douglas Union School. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Hill | E 89° | 242 m | 14.0 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | NNW 347° | 233 m | 1.2 mi |
| Baldy | N 0° | 233 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pelican Peak | N 360° | 221 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:44 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:29 | 17:15 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9026254613
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