Grand Rapids Model Railroad Historical Society
Grand Rapids Model Railroad Historical Society is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Dias Hill stands 311 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dwight Lydell Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1914
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Dwight Lydell Park: 0.1 mi
- Lamoreaux Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Westgate Neighborhood Park: 1.1 mi
- Grotto Park: 1.3 mi
- Donald J. Lamoreaux Park: 1.6 mi
- Grand Rapids Project X: 4.0 mi
- The Big Apple: 4.0 mi
- Fish Ladder Sculpture: 4.3 mi
- Virgin Mary: 4.4 mi
- River Edge Trail Mural: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Nature Trail: 1.6 mi
- Brian Dyk Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Knapp Corner Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Hopewell Indian Mounds Park: 7.6 mi
- Buiten Wildlife Sanctuary: 8.6 mi
- Hyser Rivers Museum: 4.4 mi
- Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum: 4.7 mi
- Grand Rapids Art Museum: 5.0 mi
- Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives: 5.0 mi
- Grand Rapids Children's Museum: 5.0 mi
- Gerald R. Ford and Betty B. Ford Burial Site: 4.7 mi
- Rosa Parks: 4.9 mi
- Kent County Civil War Monument: 5.1 mi
- Bust of A. Lincoln: 5.2 mi
- The Hiker: 5.3 mi
- Michigan State University Cooperative Extension: 4.6 mi
- Hillcrest Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Winchester Garden: 5.7 mi
- Zen-Style Garden: 5.8 mi
- Bonsai Garden: 5.8 mi
- Hilltop Stop: 6.4 mi
- Boulder Jump: 6.4 mi
- Sawtooth Drop: 6.5 mi
- Wynalda Flow Trails Hub: 6.8 mi
- Caboose Museum Exhibit: 9.3 mi
- Buena Vista Hill: 6.5 mi
- Bettes Tower Hill: 8.9 mi
- Dias Hill: 16.6 mi
- Cheney Hills: 17.0 mi
- Maple Hill: 24.8 mi
- Rockford Rest Area 525: 8.1 mi
- Zeeland Rest Area 528: 19.6 mi
- Fruitport Rest Area 502: 21.9 mi
- Millennium Park Beach: 8.0 mi
- Fishing Beach: 24.9 mi
- Ada Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Fallasburg Covered Bridge: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Charleston: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Grand Rapids Model Railroad Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dias Hill | S 176° | 311 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cheney Hills | NNE 30° | 291 m | 17.0 mi |
| Maple Hill | NNE 23° | 273 m | 24.8 mi |
| Bettes Tower Hill | NNW 339° | 260 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:47 | 19:18 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:43 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:04 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:25 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Grand Rapids, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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