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Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site

Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site from directly overhead

Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Felch Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
Michigan Historic Site: Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site At this site the first Jewish cemetery in Michigan was established in 1848-49. .... In 1900 the remains of those buried here were reinterred in Ann Arbor's Forest Hill Cemetery. ....
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.28117, -83.73736
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Felch Park: 0.0 mi
  • Ingalls Mall: 0.1 mi
  • The Diag: 0.3 mi
  • Liberty Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Broadway Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 39
Picnic sites: 35
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 4.0 mi
  • Pineview Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
  • Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 32
Museums: 32
Peaks: 16
Beaches: 9
  • Orchard - View Colony Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.0 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Maple Beach: 18.2 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.1 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Chelsea Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Grass Lake Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NNW405 m18.1 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW399 m18.2 mi
Mount KanzerNNE351 m24.5 mi
Cassidy KameWNW344 m18.2 mi
Sackrider HillW338 m24.2 mi
Big KameWNW328 m18.9 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW327 m19.3 mi
Stofer HillWNW321 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5920:3321:16
September equinox07:2318:5719:34
December solstice08:0116:2117:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465868727062513929
Precip in2.82.42.83.33.84.23.93.33.02.92.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor SE, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5584735863

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