Historic site · Michigan
Union Monument
Union Monument is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tyden Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- granite
- Inscription
- Dedicated to those who offered up their lives that the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, should not perish from the earth. To our nation's defenders, 1861-1865. The Union one and inseparable. Gettysburg. Vicksburg. Mission Ridge
How to reach it
Coordinates42.65169, -85.29099
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Tyden Park: 0.1 mi
- First Ward Park: 0.4 mi
- Thornapple Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Bob King Park: 0.6 mi
- Second Ward Park: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 46
- Lee School: 4.8 mi
- Hastings Township Halls: 4.8 mi
- Sixberry House: 4.8 mi
- Barber Shop: 4.8 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 28
- Leach Lake Public Access: 2.8 mi
- Edger Waterfowl Production Area: 4.8 mi
- Heath Road Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Gertrude McPharlin Bauer Nature Sanctuary: 7.0 mi
- Hidden Pond Preserve: 7.6 mi
Museums: 18
- Historic Bowens Mills: 11.5 mi
- Ionia County Genealogical Society: 12.2 mi
- Pere Marquette Train Depot: 12.2 mi
- The Freight House: 12.3 mi
- Bernard Historical Museum: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Dolan Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Gavin Hill Marker: 9.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Orangeville Veterans' Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Dyer Kiln: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 8
- Union Block Mural: 0.3 mi
- What's Next World?: 22.3 mi
- Compass Pole Monument: 23.4 mi
- Wind-Driven Rotating Mobile: 23.4 mi
- Friendship Park Stone Marker: 23.6 mi
Peaks: 4
- Graves Hill: 10.0 mi
- Baird Hill: 10.6 mi
- The Hogback: 13.2 mi
- Dias Hill: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 4
- Middleville Community Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Stargazer Gardens: 23.8 mi
- Memorial Tree Garden: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
- Fallasburg Covered Bridge: 22.8 mi
- Ada Covered Bridge: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Fishing Beach: 9.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Saranac Rest Area 532: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | WNW 299° | 311 m | 20.8 mi |
| Baird Hill | WSW 248° | 294 m | 10.6 mi |
| The Hogback | SSW 204° | 282 m | 13.2 mi |
| Graves Hill | WSW 258° | 280 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:03 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:25 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hastings, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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