Marquette Regional History Center
Marquette Regional History Center is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 197 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Peninsula Children's Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
The story
nonprofit organization in Marquette, United States
Dates from 1918.
Wikidata Q30265642, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
136 named places within 25 miles
- Lakeside Park: 0.1 mi
- Downtown Pocket Park: 0.2 mi
- Founder's Landing: 0.3 mi
- Spring Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Ellwood A Mattson Lower Harbor Park: 0.4 mi
- Morgan Falls: 3.2 mi
- Lower Carp Falls: 3.5 mi
- Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 4.2 mi
- Morgan Meadows Falls: 4.2 mi
- Warner Falls: 12.2 mi
- Mount Marquette: 2.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Ragged Hills: 6.0 mi
- Hogback Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Kona Hills: 6.8 mi
- Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Forestville Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve: 4.8 mi
- Echo Lake Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Forests for the Future #16 Reserve: 16.6 mi
- Upper Peninsula Children's Museum: 0.1 mi
- Marquette Maritime Museum: 0.8 mi
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum: 8.2 mi
- Negaunee Historical Society Museum: 10.3 mi
- U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame: 13.1 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 0.2 mi
- Fire Bell: 0.2 mi
- McClintock Annex: 0.4 mi
- Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76: 13.6 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 13.7 mi
- D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 0.3 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 1.5 mi
- Bartlett King: 5.2 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 7.5 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 1.0 mi
- Dead River Beach: 2.3 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 3.1 mi
- Hidden Beach: 6.5 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 10.5 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 1.5 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 3.0 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 14.6 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Black Rocks: 3.6 mi
- The Cut: 5.4 mi
- Last Bluff: 13.7 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 0.1 mi
- Lakenenland: 12.1 mi
- Lakenenland: 12.1 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 1.0 mi
- Breakwater Light: 2.5 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 3.0 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marquette Regional History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Mountain | WSW 241° | 571 m | 12.8 mi |
| Wewe Hills | SW 225° | 493 m | 8.3 mi |
| Green Hills | SW 225° | 467 m | 20.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 256° | 457 m | 13.8 mi |
| Ragged Hills | SW 221° | 421 m | 6.0 mi |
| Kona Hills | SW 229° | 416 m | 6.8 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 314° | 372 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Marquette | S 186° | 337 m | 2.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:22 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 21:00 | 21:47 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 08:31 | 16:14 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marquette, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/341606421
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