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Herbert Van Oort Boathouse

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Elevation, modelled
177 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Prospect Hill244 m · 24.3 mi
Sunset, June solstice
21:26local time
Coordinates
42.4065, -86.2740

Herbert Van Oort Boathouse is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled 177 m. Prospect Hill stands 244 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is USCG South Haven Outbuilding, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

Among the finest collections of wooden rescue boats used by the U.S. Lifesaving Service and Coast Guard. The museum is home to four fully restored rescue boats ranging from the Merryman, an 1881 rescue boat, to a 1950s 36ft. motor lifeboat.

Operated by
Michigan Maritime Museum

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herbert Van Oort Boathouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSE 126°244 m24.3 mi
Beach HillNE 46°242 m24.3 mi
Mount BaldheadN 11°233 m17.9 mi
BaldyN 9°233 m23.6 mi
Pelican PeakN 10°221 m19.6 mi
Thunder MountainSSW 200°213 m11.1 mi

53 named places within 25 miles

Beaches: 9
Peaks: 6
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0920:4421:26
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1216:3017:16

Local time (America/Detroit).

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