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Former Ferry Street School Ruins

Former Ferry Street School Ruins from directly overhead

Former Ferry Street School Ruins is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Troost Park, a park 0.1 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
brick

How to reach it

Coordinates41.83164, -86.25159

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves: 50
Museums: 41
Artworks: 30
  • Hybrid Form, Number 2: 0.4 mi
  • Labyrinth: 8.8 mi
  • The Word of Life Mural: 9.0 mi
  • Holy Family Statue: 9.0 mi
  • Knute Rockne: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Fort Saint Joseph Monument: 1.4 mi
  • Freedom Memorial: 5.1 mi
  • War Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Heron Monument: 8.2 mi
  • Clark Memorial Fountain: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Herb Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Butterfly Larva Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Nature Adventure Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Railway Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Arboretum: 5.3 mi
  • Bauer Terrace: 5.4 mi
  • South Vista: 5.4 mi
  • The Green: 5.4 mi
  • Moore Woodlot: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 10
Picnic sites: 4
  • Otahnagon Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Hardwoods: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Orchard Shore Shelters Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Pleasant Lake East Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Weko Beach: 18.7 mi
  • Lions Beach: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Builders Association-Elkhart,: 20.0 mi
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 22.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Former Ferry Street School Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillENE 69°334 m23.4 mi
Carlisle HillSW 228°280.4 m16.8 mi
Vargo HillSSW 194°270 m19.2 mi
Reeves HillSSW 196°264 m18.8 mi
Mount EdwardWNW 293°242 m18.4 mi
Mount RandallWNW 287°235 m18.4 mi
Tower HillWNW 286°233 m18.6 mi
Pikes PeakWNW 286°229 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2119:57
June solstice06:1120:4221:24
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1016:3317:18

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938496069727164534131
Precip in3.02.32.53.74.24.03.74.43.54.43.02.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Niles, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1282235468

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