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Governor Moses Wisner House

Governor Moses Wisner House from directly overhead

Governor Moses Wisner House is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 292 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Oakland History Center at Pine Grove, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 1.0 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

house in Pontiac, United States of America

Wikidata Q55316744, matched on coordinates and name (31 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Oakland County Pioneer Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.64806, -83.30480
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Oakland History Center at Pine Grove: 0.0 mi
  • Madge Burt Tot Lot: 0.4 mi
  • Art Heaton Park: 0.4 mi
  • Baldwin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lakeside Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Lakeside Park Turtle Statue: 0.7 mi
  • The Buckley Fountain: 0.7 mi
  • Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Major Oliver Williams Farm Site: 2.9 mi
  • Webb Memorial: 3.1 mi
Attractions
  • (some steel object projecting out of the water): 1.7 mi
  • Reed Island Sandbar: 2.5 mi
  • Kayak / Canoe Portage: 3.1 mi
  • Aquafina Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Cass Lake East Sandbar: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • Hulbert Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
  • Staff Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
  • Amberwood Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
  • E.L. Johnson Nature Center: 3.9 mi
  • E. Dale Fisk Hawk Woods Nature Center: 4.8 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 57
  • DAR Never Forget Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 5.0 mi
  • Farm Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Bog Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.2 mi
Museums: 57
Picnic sites: 33
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 3.3 mi
  • West Shelter: 7.4 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 13.9 mi
Peaks: 24
Beaches: 24
  • Lone Pine Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Russell Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 11.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNE 37°388 m4.9 mi
Mount ChristieN 356°387 m16.4 mi
Grampian HillsNNE 24°375 m12.5 mi
Pine KnobNNW 334°367 m7.4 mi
Kerr HillNNW 346°367 m17.7 mi
Enders HillNW 324°366 m15.8 mi
Bald MountainNE 42°351 m5.7 mi
Mount KanzerW 263°351 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:46
June solstice05:5620:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0116:1717:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1075930174

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