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Blackbird Museum

Blackbird Museum from directly overhead

Blackbird Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 179 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Ephraim Shay Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.43051, -84.98470

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
  • West Wequetonsing Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Naas, Mauger, Raunecker Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Leslie Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • Naas, Mauger, Raunecker Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • Black Forest Hall Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Graham Benchmark: 3.4 mi
  • Emmet Heights: 3.8 mi
  • Pintail Peak: 4.5 mi
  • Tower Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Nub's Knob: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Steep Climb: 4.3 mi
  • Overlook Cliff: 4.3 mi
  • Scenic Waterfall: 4.3 mi
  • Highpoint Corner: 4.3 mi
  • Steep Climb: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Ignatius Petoskey: 4.0 mi
  • Peace Pole: 4.0 mi
  • Hemingway Statue: 4.1 mi
  • Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 4.2 mi
  • Foundation of Old Walloon Hotel Barn: 9.0 mi
Museums: 8
  • Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Little Traverse Historical Society: 4.0 mi
  • Bay View Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Pellston Historical Society Museum: 12.9 mi
  • Railroad Depot Museum: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Beaches: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Rose Garden Veranda: 4.0 mi
  • Monarch Waystation: 4.4 mi
  • Harris Gardens: 5.0 mi
  • Mesochosm Area: 17.4 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Topinabee Rest Area 407: 18.6 mi
  • Hebron Rest Area 408: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsSSE 147°438 m23.6 mi
Graham BenchmarkNNE 30°405 m3.4 mi
Nub's KnobENE 58°398 m4.7 mi
Emmet HeightsNNE 23°395 m3.8 mi
Tower HillENE 61°393 m4.7 mi
Chandler HillsSSE 147°382 m17.1 mi
Chandler HillSE 139°372 m16.4 mi
Pintail PeakENE 63°368 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1319:52
June solstice05:5220:4721:33
September equinox07:2819:0019:39
December solstice08:1816:1117:00

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212128405262676760493828
Precip in2.41.71.92.93.12.92.53.23.54.53.02.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Petoskey, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367816248

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