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Allen Area Historical Society Museum

Allen Area Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Allen Area Historical Society Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. Kelso Ridge stands 387 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen Community Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 147 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

village in Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan

Dates from 1827.

Wikidata Q3316545, matched on coordinates and name (273 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Allen Area Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates41.95643, -84.77053

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Allen Community Park: 0.1 mi
  • Round Lake Public Access: 3.9 mi
  • Hemlock Lake Public Access: 4.2 mi
  • Hemlock Beach Park: 4.6 mi
  • Long Lake Public Access: 5.4 mi
Museums: 9
Peaks: 6
Springs: 3
  • Cold Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Cross Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Artesian Well: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • The Rock: 20.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allen Area Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kelso RidgeE 93°387 m17.0 mi
Bundy HillENE 67°381 m17.4 mi
Hatt HillNE 54°348 m23.7 mi
Dixon HallNW 307°332 m17.5 mi
Hell's PointSW 217°326 m20.8 mi
Stony Point HillNW 306°286 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1519:51
June solstice06:0520:3621:19
September equinox07:2719:0119:38
December solstice08:0416:2617:11

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534465868716962503929
Precip in2.82.22.43.74.63.93.63.93.63.43.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hillsdale, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/150395681

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