Michigan Maritime Museum
Michigan Maritime Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Prospect Hill stands 244 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Herbert Van Oort Boathouse, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Michigan Maritime Museum is a museum and research library located in South Haven in the U.S. state of Michigan. The museum is located next to the Dyckman Avenue bascule bridge on the Black River just in from Lake Michigan, the second-largest by volume of the five Great Lakes. The museum specializes in the maritime history of the state of Michigan and the lake of the same name.
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Wikidata Q48977033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
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
- Riverfront Park: 0.4 mi
- Pilgrim Haven Natural Area: 3.8 mi
- Porter Legacy Dunes: 4.0 mi
- Wintergreen Woods: 6.9 mi
- Eastman Creek Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Winterberry Woods: 7.0 mi
- Herbert Van Oort Boathouse: 0.0 mi
- USCG South Haven Outbuilding: 0.0 mi
- Padnos Boat Shed: 0.0 mi
- Jensen Annex #2: 0.1 mi
- Jensen Annex #1: 0.1 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: 0.3 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 Michigan Maritime Museum. 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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