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Canton Historical Museum

Canton Historical Museum from directly overhead

Canton Historical Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South) stands 405 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Marine Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 21 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29982, -83.48732

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Attractions
  • Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 1.4 mi
  • MTB Skinny: 1.5 mi
  • Plymouth Orchards and Cider Mill: 4.5 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 6.1 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 6.8 mi
Artworks
  • Triangle Stack: 2.4 mi
  • Homage To Davinci And Ironwork: 2.4 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 7.7 mi
  • Hello: 8.7 mi
  • Boy With Plaid Scarf: 8.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Gardens
Picnic sites: 45
  • Picnic Grove: 9.0 mi
  • Peter S. Fuss Pavilion: 11.7 mi
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
  • Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 17
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 17.1 mi
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Martindale Beach: 17.5 mi
  • Maple Beach: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 13
  • Halsted Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Mt Tom: 18.2 mi
  • Mont Beau: 22.1 mi
  • Mount Kanzer: 22.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 5.8 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 13.9 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)NW 315°405 m23.2 mi
Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)NW 316°399 m23.3 mi
Mount KanzerNNW 346°351 m22.8 mi
Mount OmichNNW 348°347 m23.3 mi
Teeple HillN 352°336 m23.2 mi
Peak 1083N 352°330 m23.2 mi
Haven HillN 351°323 m23.9 mi
Peach MountainWNW 288°313 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3221:15
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0016:2017:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506171757366544232
Precip in1.71.42.13.13.33.03.03.13.02.52.21.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Willow RUN AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/384268522

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