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Arab American National Museum

Arab American National Museum, a museum in Michigan
Arab American National Museum, a museum in MichiganRmhermen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arab American National Museum, a museum in Michigan
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Arab American National Museum, a museum in Michigan
42-BRT · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arab American National Museum, a museum in Michigan
Rmhermen · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Arab American National Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dearborn Peace Park East, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 6.2 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Arab American National Museum (AANM, Arabic: المتحف الوطني العربي الأمريكي) is a museum in Dearborn, Michigan, highlighting the history, experiences, and contributions of Arab Americans. Established in 2005, it is the first, and largest, museum in the world devoted to Arab American history and culture. It is a division of the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS), and a Smithsonian Affiliate.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2005.

Wikidata Q3330679, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.32227, -83.17665
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dearborn Peace Park East: 0.1 mi
  • Argyle-Williamson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Alber-Bingham Park: 0.7 mi
  • Geer Park: 0.8 mi
  • Hemlock Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • Organic Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Cadillac Urban Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Pardee Secret Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Frontier Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Grandmont Rosedale Community Garden: 5.7 mi
Attractions
  • Five Replica Homes of Great Americans: 3.2 mi
  • Rouge Park cannon: 3.9 mi
  • Fort Wayne: 4.4 mi
  • Geodesic Dome House: 5.0 mi
  • The Yard - Graffiti Museum: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Horsetail Woods: 9.8 mi
  • Bauervic Woods Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
  • Golfview Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
  • Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 10.0 mi
  • Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Wolverine picnic site: 10.7 mi
  • Pierson Lake picnic site: 10.7 mi
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 10.7 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 10.8 mi
  • Main picnic site: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Belle Isle Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 15.8 mi
  • Little Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Mt Tom: 15.2 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Belleville Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Halsted HillNW 316°297 m17.7 mi
Mt TomNNW 336°257 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5720:3121:14
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice07:5916:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485969747265534131
Precip in2.12.12.53.23.73.73.43.53.02.82.62.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn #2, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/653282257

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