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Elm Pointe Historical Museum

Elm Pointe Historical Museum from directly overhead

Elm Pointe Historical Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Slough Family Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.16167, -85.15056

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Slough Family Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Jordan River Sedge Marsh Nature Preserve: 1.2 mi
  • Dressel Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • Bill and Mary Glenna Malpass Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Joseph & Ingeborg Marchio Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
Parks
Peaks: 23
Attractions: 21
  • Browns Creek Pathway: 1.9 mi
  • The Summit (hub): 9.0 mi
  • Avalance Bay Indoor Waterpark: 10.7 mi
  • Interpretive Display: 11.0 mi
  • Dune Overlook: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 15
Beaches: 13
  • Peninsula Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Lake Michigan Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Richardi Park Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Public Access: 19.8 mi
  • Zorn Park Beach: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Block M Rock: 10.5 mi
  • Children Playing: 15.7 mi
  • Ring of Bright Water II: 23.4 mi
  • 4-Season Mural: 24.8 mi
  • Greeting from Gaylord Mural: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Watson HillsE 93°438 m20.9 mi
Graham BenchmarkNNE 24°405 m23.7 mi
Nub's KnobNNE 30°398 m24.3 mi
Emmet HeightsNNE 23°395 m24.0 mi
Deadmans HillSE 128°393 m13.1 mi
Tower HillNNE 30°393 m24.1 mi
Chandler HillsENE 76°382 m18.0 mi
Chandler HillENE 72°372 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1419:53
June solstice05:5420:4721:32
September equinox07:2819:0119:40
December solstice08:1716:1317:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432445665696761493829
Precip in2.01.31.52.53.03.22.93.33.74.42.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Jordan, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367816262

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