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Woodstock Manual Labor Institute

Woodstock Manual Labor Institute from directly overhead

Woodstock Manual Labor Institute is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the southwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Lake Public Access, a park 2.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 166 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

cemetery in Lenawee County, Michigan, United States

Wikidata Q117498865, matched on coordinates and name (125 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Prior Foster, an Ohio Negro, began this school “in the woods” in 1844 and four years later it was incorporated. Designed to serve “colored people and others,” the institute taught a full range of subjects and was one...

How to reach it

Coordinates42.00363, -84.34518

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Devils Lake Public Access: 2.4 mi
  • Jack Tibbs Park: 3.3 mi
  • Somerset State Game Area: 3.6 mi
  • McCourtie Park: 4.7 mi
  • Village of Cement City Park: 4.8 mi
Museums: 10
Artworks: 8
  • Reality T.V.: 15.0 mi
  • Beverley Simmons Bunny: 15.1 mi
  • Summer Night Tree: 17.1 mi
  • Defense of the Flag: 17.2 mi
  • Have A Nice Day: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • Tripp's Mill: 13.0 mi
  • Historical monuments, war veterans: 17.8 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 17.8 mi
  • McNaughton Family Plot: 18.8 mi
  • White Deer of Tecumseh: 21.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Artesian Well: 3.1 mi
  • Cross Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star: 18.3 mi
  • Fitz Overshot Waterwheel: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodstock Manual Labor Institute. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kelso RidgeSW 229°387 m6.5 mi
Bundy HillWNW 301°381 m6.8 mi
Prospect HillENE 66°372 m4.9 mi
Hatt HillNNW 347°348 m10.8 mi
Irish HillE 79°344 m4.3 mi
Sackrider HillNNE 19°338 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice06:0320:3521:17
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
December solstice08:0316:2417:10

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534465767716963503828
Precip in2.41.92.43.24.03.83.43.33.12.72.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tipton 2wnw, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6039771718

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