Michigan Tech War Memorial Wall
Michigan Tech War Memorial Wall is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wadsworth Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Copper Country Trail passes 1.2 miles off. 147 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In memory of the men and women who served our country in war and in peace and later died as a result of their service. We honor and remember their sacrifice.
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Copper Country Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Keweenaw Waterway Lookout · 2 mi
147 named places within 25 miles
- Garnet Street Park: 0.2 mi
- College Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
- Prince's Point: 0.5 mi
- East Houghton Waterfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Mason Nature Area: 0.7 mi
- Quincy Smelter: 0.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Remains of Company Community of Lower Pewabic: 1.6 mi
- Quincy #4 Hoist House: 1.7 mi
- Quincy #7 Boiler House: 1.7 mi
- Seaman Mineral Museum: 0.6 mi
- Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw: 0.9 mi
- Quincy Mine: 1.7 mi
- Copper Range Historical Museum: 5.5 mi
- Chassell Heritage Center: 6.2 mi
- Boston Pond Nature Area: 3.7 mi
- Hungarian Falls Nature Area: 6.0 mi
- Marsin Nature Area: 6.1 mi
- Lily Creek: 6.5 mi
- Houghton Douglass Falls Scenic Site: 8.4 mi
- Bayside Bike Park: 1.4 mi
- Skills Zone: 1.4 mi
- Creekside Bike Park: 3.5 mi
- Chassell Mountain Bike Skills Park: 6.1 mi
- Cathedral Pines: 8.5 mi
- Breakers Beach: 8.6 mi
- Stamp Sand: 10.1 mi
- Calumet Waterworks Beach: 10.8 mi
- Agate Beach: 18.5 mi
- Rock Beach Point: 19.0 mi
- Upper Hungarian Falls: 6.0 mi
- Middle Hungarian Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lower Hungarian Falls: 6.0 mi
- Houghton-Douglass Falls: 8.3 mi
- Tobacco Falls: 20.3 mi
- Arcadian Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rubber Mountain: 6.1 mi
- South Range: 8.2 mi
- Tolonen Hill: 9.0 mi
- Pikes Peak: 22.4 mi
- The Miner: 0.6 mi
- The Love Wall: 1.0 mi
- Aurora Borealis Mural: 1.1 mi
- Gregoryville: 8.7 mi
- Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Clifton: 21.1 mi
- Wadsworth Garden: 0.2 mi
- Pewabic Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Louis Hill: 10.2 mi
- Keweenaw Lower Entrance Light: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Michigan Tech War Memorial Wall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horace Greeley | NE 45° | 470 m | 24.8 mi |
| Tolonen Hill | SW 230° | 455 m | 9.0 mi |
| South Range | SW 233° | 433 m | 8.2 mi |
| Arcadian Hill | NNE 29° | 372 m | 2.3 mi |
| Pikes Peak | SSE 153° | 346 m | 22.4 mi |
| Limestone Mountain | SSW 199° | 339 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:27 | 20:07 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 21:06 | 21:54 |
| September equinox | 07:42 | 19:14 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 16:16 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 17 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock Houghton CO AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4911239092
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