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Douglas Union School

Douglas Union School, a historic site in Michigan
Douglas Union School, a historic site in MichiganTeemu08 · CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Coordinates42.64381, -86.20373

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Artworks: 33
Museums: 17
Beaches: 14
  • 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
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 4.6 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 9.7 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beach HillE 89°242 m14.0 mi
Mount BaldheadNNW 347°233 m1.2 mi
BaldyN 0°233 m6.9 mi
Pelican PeakN 360°221 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0820:4421:27
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1216:2917:15

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736475868727063524132
Precip in1.91.82.13.53.83.42.83.13.04.23.22.1

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9026254613

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