Herbert Van Oort Boathouse
Herbert Van Oort Boathouse is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 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. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Michigan Maritime Museum
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stanley Johnson Park: 0.1 mi
- Dyckman Park: 0.3 mi
- Packard Park: 0.3 mi
- Ellen Avery Park: 0.4 mi
- Baer Park: 0.4 mi
- Pilgrim Haven Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Porter Legacy Dunes: 4.0 mi
- Wintergreen Woods: 6.8 mi
- Eastman Creek Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Winterberry Woods: 7.0 mi
- USCG South Haven Outbuilding: 0.0 mi
- Padnos Boat Shed: 0.0 mi
- Michigan Maritime Museum: 0.0 mi
- Jensen Annex #2: 0.0 mi
- Jensen Annex #1: 0.0 mi
- Dyckman Beach: 0.3 mi
- Woodman Beach: 0.3 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 0.5 mi
- North Beach: 0.5 mi
- South Beach: 0.7 mi
- South Haven Lighthouse: 0.8 mi
- Hudson Heritage Farm: 12.9 mi
- Lawrence Veterans Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Douglas Union School: 16.8 mi
- Dr. Asa Goodrich House: 16.8 mi
- A Moment of Joy: 0.2 mi
- Farmers Market Mural: 0.2 mi
- Faust: 0.3 mi
- Saugatuck Totem Pole: 16.8 mi
- Canary in a Coal Mine: 17.7 mi
- Beach and natural area: 3.9 mi
- Hartford Speedway: 14.3 mi
- Star of Saugatuck: 17.9 mi
- Saugatuck Dune Rides: 19.4 mi
- Jumping Pillow: 22.8 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Mount Baldhead: 17.9 mi
- Pelican Peak: 19.6 mi
- Baldy: 23.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 24.3 mi
- Pride Celebration Garden: 16.8 mi
- Back-In-Time Garden: 16.8 mi
- Saugatuck Center for the Arts Rain Garden: 17.6 mi
- Rose Garden: 17.6 mi
- Glenn Rest Area 726: 7.3 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 21.3 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 23.0 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 23.0 mi
- Artesian Flow: 17.8 mi
- Singapore: 19.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | SE 126° | 244 m | 24.3 mi |
| Beach Hill | NE 46° | 242 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Baldhead | N 11° | 233 m | 17.9 mi |
| Baldy | N 9° | 233 m | 23.6 mi |
| Pelican Peak | N 10° | 221 m | 19.6 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | SSW 200° | 213 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:44 | 21:26 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:30 | 17:16 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Haven, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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