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Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center from directly overhead

Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Hickey Hill stands 306 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alpena Shipwreck Tour Mural, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

Experience the rich history of the Great Lakes by exploring the exhibits at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center. Feel the power of a Lake Huron storm while you walk the deck of a life-size schooner or "swim" over a shipwreck in the dive tubes!

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates45.06868, -83.43476

129 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Trail: 0.1 mi
  • Rotary Island Mill Park: 0.1 mi
  • Riverside Skate Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lamare Park: 0.2 mi
  • Avery Park: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 8
Peaks: 3
Beaches: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hickey HillSSW 200°306 m17.3 mi
Mount MariaSSW 194°282 m22.5 mi
Manning HillW 268°280 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0719:46
June solstice05:4720:4021:25
September equinox07:2118:5419:33
December solstice08:1016:0616:55

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129405262686760483627
Precip in2.21.71.83.13.22.73.33.42.93.22.32.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpena Wwtp, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/468883750

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