Argus Museum
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Argus Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 251 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Waterworks Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Monroe Street (M125) passes 29 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Argus Museum, located on the second floor of 525 West William, Ann Arbor, Michigan, features products manufactured by the Argus camera company and tells the stories of the company, the people involved and showcases unique collections connected to Argus. The museum is housed in the Argus I Building, which was one of the facilities where Argus products were manufactured. The mission of the Argus Museum is to collect and preserve Argus Camera Incorporated products (including those manufactured under its prior names), publications and history of the company and its employees, to research the products and the people who were involved in the development and manufacturing of these products, to insure these collections are available for others to research, and to interpret and display the collections for public viewing to promote knowledge and appreciation of Argus.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1987.
Wikidata Q14716063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 29.0 mi off the Monroe Street (M125)
Named places within 25 miles
- Waterworks Park: 0.3 mi
- Wurster Park: 0.4 mi
- West Park: 0.4 mi
- Liberty Plaza: 0.5 mi
- Maryfield Wildwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Hannah Park: 0.5 mi
- Eberwhite Woods: 0.8 mi
- Fair Glen Commons Private Park: 0.8 mi
- Miller Nature Area: 1.0 mi
- Pioneer Woods Nature Area: 1.2 mi
- Nickels Arcade: 0.7 mi
- Northwest Tower (Ross): 0.8 mi
- Northeast Tower (Tisch): 0.9 mi
- Southwest Tower (Levine): 0.9 mi
- Southeast Tower: 0.9 mi
- Ann Arbor, Michigan Global Position: 0.4 mi
- Native American Land Gift: 0.8 mi
- Michigan League: 0.9 mi
- Professors’ Monument: 0.9 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 4.9 mi
- Pineview Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Activity Center Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
- Oak Meadows Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Eula D. Marcks Garden: 0.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.4 mi
- Community Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Edible Garden: 1.4 mi
- Dicken Elementary PLANT Garden: 1.5 mi
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum: 0.5 mi
- Kempf House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Museum On Main: 0.6 mi
- Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: 0.7 mi
- University of Michigan Museum of Art: 0.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 9.9 mi
- Peach Mountain: 12.3 mi
- Peach Mountain Peak (1040 Feet): 12.4 mi
- Riley Hill: 16.9 mi
- Stofer Hill: 17.1 mi
- Orchard - View Colony Beach: 16.2 mi
- Pine Creek Ridge Lodge Beach: 17.1 mi
- Martindale Beach: 18.2 mi
- Maple Beach: 18.7 mi
- Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 22.5 mi
- Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 5.4 mi
- Chelsea Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Belleville Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Grass Lake Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Howell Rest Area 812: 24.8 mi
- Rawsonville: 11.2 mi
- The Bluffs: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Argus Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) | N 351° | 405 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North) | N 352° | 399 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Kanzer | NNE 19° | 351 m | 25.0 mi |
| Cassidy Kame | WNW 287° | 344 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sackrider Hill | W 274° | 338 m | 23.3 mi |
| Big Kame | WNW 291° | 328 m | 18.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | WNW 284° | 327 m | 18.5 mi |
| Stofer Hill | WNW 293° | 321 m | 17.1 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–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ANN Arbor Muni AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/4811828091
Day trips start here
- Maybee · 23 mi
- Carleton · 24 mi
- Monroe County · 28 mi
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