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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. 17 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

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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: 46
Picnic sites: 36
  • 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: 34
Museums: 32
Peaks: 17
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)NNW 348°405 m18.1 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NNW 349°399 m18.2 mi
Mount KanzerNNE 17°351 m24.5 mi
Cassidy KameWNW 286°344 m18.2 mi
Sackrider HillW 274°338 m24.2 mi
Big KameWNW 289°328 m18.9 mi
Sugarloaf HillWNW 282°327 m19.3 mi
Stofer HillWNW 291°321 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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