Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
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Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 256 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sculpture Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, specializes in interactive exhibits with the goal of helping both children and adults discover the scientist within them by promoting science literacy through experimentation, exploration, and education. The museum is located in the historic Ann Arbor Central Fire Station, which was the main station of the Ann Arbor Fire Department from 1882 to 1978. The fire department constructed a new central station on the same block, and the Hands-On Museum constructed a large addition to the historic firehouse that serves as the majority of the museum's exhibit space.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1978.
Wikidata Q4766219, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Sculpture Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Liberty Plaza: 0.2 mi
- North Main Park: 0.3 mi
- Wheeler Park: 0.4 mi
- Ingalls Mall: 0.5 mi
- The Kerrytown Arch: 0.1 mi
- Sunday Morning in Deep Waters: 0.5 mi
- The Cube: 0.5 mi
- Book of Knowledge: 0.5 mi
- Rampant Unicorn: 0.5 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 0.4 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 1.1 mi
- Northwest Tower (Ross): 1.1 mi
- Southeast Tower: 1.1 mi
- Southwest Tower (Levine): 1.2 mi
- Hannah Park: 0.8 mi
- Bluffs Nature Area: 0.9 mi
- Sunset Brooks Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Miller Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Cedar Bend Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 0.2 mi
- Michigan League: 0.5 mi
- Michigan's First Jewish Cemetery Site: 0.5 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 0.5 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 4.4 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 0.5 mi
- Peony Garden: 1.1 mi
- Heathdale Collection: 1.2 mi
- Project Grow Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.8 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Museum On Main: 0.2 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 0.4 mi
- Argus Museum: 0.5 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 10.1 mi
- Peach Mountain: 12.4 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 12.5 mi
- Riley Hill: 17.2 mi
- Stofer Hill: 17.3 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 15.8 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 16.9 mi
- Martindale Beach: 17.8 mi
- Maple Beach: 18.3 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.0 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.1 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 24.8 mi
- Rawsonville: 11.0 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | N 350° | 405 m | 17.9 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 350° | 399 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 18° | 351 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 286° | 344 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | W 274° | 338 m | 23.7 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 290° | 328 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 283° | 327 m | 18.9 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 291° | 321 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 20:33 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:01 | 16:21 | 17:06 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor SE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Maybee · 23 mi
- Carleton · 24 mi
- Monroe County · 28 mi
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