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Boathouse

Boathouse from directly overhead

Boathouse is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Beach Hill stands 242 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Francis Metallic Surfboat, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2011

What to expect

Operated by
Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.64417, -86.20342

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beery Field: 0.2 mi
  • Union Street Launching Site: 0.3 mi
  • Wade's Bayou Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Coghlin Park: 0.7 mi
  • Jones Park: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 33
Museums: 16
Beaches: 14
  • Douglas Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Oval Beach: 1.5 mi
  • Ridgewood Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Macatawa Park Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Ottawa Beach: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 11
Attractions: 10
Gardens: 6
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 4.6 mi
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 9.7 mi
  • Zeeland Rest Area 528: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beach HillE 89°242 m14.0 mi
Mount BaldheadNNW 346°233 m1.2 mi
BaldyN 0°233 m6.9 mi
Pelican PeakN 359°221 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0820:4421:27
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1216:2917:15

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736475868727063524132
Precip in1.91.82.13.53.83.42.83.13.04.23.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Holland Tulip City AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 15000156OpenStreetMapOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Francis Metallic Surfboat, reference 15000156, listed 04/20/15.

OpenStreetMap element way/975383627

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