Calumet Union Building
Calumet Union Building is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Mount Horace Greeley stands 470 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Paige Wiard, a museum 0.1 miles away. Copper Country Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 160 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
village in Houghton County, Michigan, United States
Dates from 1864.
Wikidata Q2645447, matched on coordinates and name (308 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- NPS
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Copper Country Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Keweenaw Waterway Lookout · 10 mi
160 named places within 25 miles
- Agassiz Park: 0.1 mi
- Daniell Park: 0.8 mi
- George Gipp Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- George Gipp Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Calumet Waterworks Park: 4.2 mi
- Alexander Agassiz Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Float Copper: 0.3 mi
- Italian Hall Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Ruth Ann Miller Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Ahmeek Stamp Mill Ruins: 5.3 mi
- Paige Wiard: 0.1 mi
- Coppertown USA Mining Museum: 0.1 mi
- Upper Peninsula Firefighters Museum: 0.3 mi
- Houghton County Historical Museum: 4.3 mi
- Quincy Mine: 9.4 mi
- Houghton Douglass Falls Scenic Site: 2.8 mi
- Hungarian Falls Nature Area: 4.9 mi
- Conglomerate Falls Natural Area: 5.9 mi
- Boston Pond Nature Area: 6.0 mi
- Dore Woods Natural Area: 6.6 mi
- Old Homestead: 2.2 mi
- WPA Stone Boat: 2.3 mi
- Cathedral Pines: 2.4 mi
- Prospector's Paradise - Rock Shop: 3.3 mi
- Bayside Bike Park: 9.1 mi
- Houghton-Douglass Falls: 2.8 mi
- Upper Hungarian Falls: 4.8 mi
- Middle Hungarian Falls: 5.0 mi
- Lower Hungarian Falls: 5.0 mi
- Ten Foot Falls: 13.2 mi
- Arcadian Hill: 7.5 mi
- Rubber Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Mount Horace Greeley: 15.8 mi
- South Range: 17.5 mi
- Tolonen Hill: 18.4 mi
- Calumet Waterworks Beach: 4.2 mi
- Breakers Beach: 8.8 mi
- Eagle River Beach: 13.9 mi
- Stamp Sand: 15.3 mi
- Stamp Sand: 16.4 mi
- Gregoryville: 4.9 mi
- Cliff: 11.0 mi
- Clifton: 11.5 mi
- Mandan: 24.0 mi
- The Miner: 9.9 mi
- The Love Wall: 10.1 mi
- Aurora Borealis Mural: 10.1 mi
- Wadsworth Garden: 9.8 mi
- Pewabic Street Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Louis Hill: 2.7 mi
- Keweenaw Lower Entrance Light: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calumet Union Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horace Greeley | ENE 56° | 470 m | 15.8 mi |
| Tolonen Hill | SW 219° | 455 m | 18.4 mi |
| Gratiot Mountain | ENE 59° | 453 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mount Bohemia | ENE 63° | 438 m | 23.0 mi |
| South Range | SW 219° | 433 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Lookout | NE 49° | 402 m | 21.6 mi |
| Arcadian Hill | SSW 207° | 372 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:58 | 19:26 | 20:06 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 21:06 | 21:54 |
| September equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:54 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 16:14 | 17:07 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hancock Houghton CO AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/216497025
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