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Great Lakes Indian Museum

Great Lakes Indian Museum from directly overhead

Great Lakes Indian Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Wayne, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 3.4 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1906

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29859, -83.09789

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Fort Wayne: 0.0 mi
  • Geodesic Dome House: 2.1 mi
  • Grill Grove: 2.2 mi
  • The Glade: 2.3 mi
  • Rosa Parks Entrance: 2.3 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Delray Boat Launch: 0.3 mi
  • Harvey-Junction Park: 0.5 mi
  • Military-Regular Park: 1.0 mi
  • Boyer Playfield: 1.3 mi
  • McKee Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
  • The Path of Life: 1.3 mi
  • Composition with Five Elements: 1.5 mi
  • Jesuit Missionaries Cross: 1.5 mi
  • Triceratops: 1.6 mi
  • Tiger Business: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 60
  • Hennepin Marsh Gateway: 8.8 mi
  • Hennepin Marsh Preserve: 8.9 mi
  • The Wildlife Sanctuary: 9.6 mi
  • Stout Woods Open Space: 10.9 mi
  • Island Ave Woods: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Cadillac Urban Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Plum Street Market Garden: 3.2 mi
  • North Cass Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Frontier Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Art Center Community Garden: 4.7 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • PlayVenture picnic site: 12.6 mi
  • Main picnic site: 12.6 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 12.6 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 12.7 mi
  • Wolverine picnic site: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 8
  • Belle Isle Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Hipster Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Crescent Sail Club Beach (Private): 13.0 mi
  • Little Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Accretion Beach: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Mt Tom: 18.6 mi
  • Halsted Hill: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 22.0 mi
  • Belleville Rest Area: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Halsted HillNW 311°297 m21.7 mi
Mt TomNNW 327°257 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5720:3121:13
September equinox07:2018:5519:32
December solstice07:5916:1817:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837485969747265534131
Precip in2.12.12.53.23.73.73.43.53.02.82.62.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dearborn #2, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000425OpenStreetMap
  • National Register of Historic Places — Fort Wayne, Commanding Officer's House, reference 71000425, listed 11/01/19.

OpenStreetMap element way/106414535

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