Michigan Iron Industry Museum
Michigan Iron Industry Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 406 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the south-southwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Carp River Gardens, a park 0.7 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum, a branch facility of the Michigan History Museum, is a community museum serving the heritage of the Marquette Iron Range on Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The museum is located in Negaunee, a town built atop the geological strata of the iron range near Marquette. Until recently, Negaunee was a one-industry town that centered on the mining of iron ore. The Negaunee region served as the center of U.S. iron ore production from about 1880 until approximately 1900, when this role was taken over by iron mines on Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range. The Michigan Iron Industry Museum opened in 1987 close to the Carp River Forge site on the Carp River where Michigan iron ore was first forged in 1848. Admission to the museum is free, and the museum is open year-round. The museum also serves as the focal point for the Iron Ore Heritage Trail, a 47-mile (76 km) bicycle and hiking trail that presents a look at some of the key sites of human and geological heritage on the Marquette Iron Range.
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Wikidata Q24192782, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 406 m
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Carp River Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Peter Waara Park: 1.0 mi
- Eastwood Playlot: 1.6 mi
- Kivela Road Recreation Area and Trail: 1.8 mi
- Miners Park: 1.9 mi
- Kona Hills: 4.3 mi
- Jasper Knob: 4.9 mi
- Wewe Hills: 5.0 mi
- Ragged Hills: 5.2 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.7 mi
- Morgan Meadows Falls: 4.1 mi
- Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 4.1 mi
- Lower Carp Falls: 5.8 mi
- Morgan Falls: 6.1 mi
- Warner Falls: 6.3 mi
- Negaunee Historical Society Museum: 2.3 mi
- U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame: 5.0 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum: 5.7 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Museum: 5.7 mi
- Marquette Regional History Center: 8.2 mi
- Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve: 3.9 mi
- Forestville Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
- Echo Lake Nature Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Forests for the Future #16 Reserve: 10.7 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 1.9 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 6.7 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 7.0 mi
- Bartlett King: 7.7 mi
- D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 8.4 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 2.4 mi
- Hidden Beach: 8.3 mi
- Dead River Beach: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 9.0 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 9.5 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 8.4 mi
- Fire Bell: 8.4 mi
- McClintock Annex: 8.6 mi
- Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76: 14.8 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 15.1 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 8.2 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 16.0 mi
- Last Bluff: 5.6 mi
- The Cut: 7.5 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Black Rocks: 10.1 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 8.2 mi
- Lakenenland: 19.7 mi
- Lakenenland: 19.8 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Breakwater Light: 9.7 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 9.7 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Michigan Iron Industry Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Mountain | SSW 212° | 571 m | 5.9 mi |
| Wewe Hills | SSE 154° | 493 m | 5.0 mi |
| Green Hills | SSW 206° | 467 m | 14.5 mi |
| Ives Hill | NNW 329° | 460 m | 24.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | WSW 251° | 457 m | 5.7 mi |
| Ragged Hills | SE 127° | 421 m | 5.2 mi |
| Kona Hills | SE 137° | 416 m | 4.3 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NNE 32° | 372 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:23 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 21:01 | 21:48 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 08:32 | 16:15 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marquette, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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