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Iron County Historical Museum

Iron County Historical Museum from directly overhead

Iron County Historical Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 448 m. Sheridan Hill stands 560 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoover Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 20 miles off. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
448 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Limited
Seasonal
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.06799, -88.62656

41 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
Historic sites: 3
  • Hoover Park Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque: 14.1 mi
  • St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque: 14.3 mi
Peaks: 3
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheridan HillSW 234°560 m4.7 mi
Military HillW 270°560 m21.7 mi
Michigamme MountainENE 73°476 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5819:2820:07
June solstice06:0421:0321:50
September equinox07:4219:1519:54
December solstice08:3516:2217:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111323375160646254422917
Precip in1.11.01.52.63.24.04.23.13.53.31.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stambaugh 2sse, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367816329

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