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Amasa Historical Museum

Amasa Historical Museum from directly overhead

Amasa Historical Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 439 m. Sheridan Hill stands 560 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

The story

census-designated place in Iron County, Michigan, United States

Wikidata Q22085884, matched on coordinates and name (51 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
439 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.23258, -88.44921

42 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Joe Mechon Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Chrissie Joy Odlund Johnston Field: 0.2 mi
  • Sunset Lake Park: 9.7 mi
  • Larson Roadside Park: 9.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 11.2 mi
Peaks: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque: 0.1 mi
  • Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque: 0.2 mi
  • Hoover Park Memorial: 13.6 mi
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Tioga Park Falls: 24.2 mi
  • Tibbets Falls: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheridan HillSW 221°560 m18.8 mi
Michigamme MountainESE 112°476 m13.5 mi
Haystack MountainNW 314°441 m24.0 mi
Mount KallioNNW 338°397 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:2720:06
June solstice06:0321:0321:50
September equinox07:4119:1419:53
December solstice08:3416:2017:11

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111324375160656255423018
Precip in1.31.11.72.83.03.63.93.23.63.32.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amasa 1W, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367816325

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