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Mythos Museum of Oddities & Curiosities

Mythos Museum of Oddities & Curiosities from directly overhead

Mythos Museum of Oddities & Curiosities is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 280 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden River Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail runs past it. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Real or a myth? Mythos Museum presents a realm of wonder & wow to delight an odd & curious mind!

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates42.63672, -83.29100
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • The Buckley Fountain: 0.3 mi
  • Lakeside Park Turtle Statue: 1.7 mi
  • Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Webb Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Webb Memorial: 3.1 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • DAR Never Forget Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Pumpkin Patch: 4.0 mi
  • Farm Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Bog Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.1 mi
Attractions
  • (some steel object projecting out of the water): 1.2 mi
  • Reed Island Sandbar: 2.7 mi
  • Aquafina Rock: 3.1 mi
  • Kayak / Canoe Portage: 3.3 mi
  • Cass Lake East Sandbar: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • E.L. Johnson Nature Center: 3.0 mi
  • Hulbert Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.6 mi
  • Staff Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.7 mi
  • Amberwood Conservation Area: 4.8 mi
  • E. Dale Fisk Hawk Woods Nature Center: 4.9 mi
Artworks
Picnic sites: 33
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 3.2 mi
  • West Shelter: 8.3 mi
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 12.9 mi
Peaks: 24
Beaches: 22
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 5.1 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Aero View Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Westacres Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Russell Beach: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 12.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mythos Museum of Oddities & Curiosities. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNNE 26°388 m5.2 mi
Mount ChristieN 354°387 m17.2 mi
Grampian HillsNNE 20°375 m13.0 mi
Pine KnobNNW 332°367 m8.4 mi
Kerr HillNNW 344°367 m18.6 mi
Enders HillNW 323°366 m16.8 mi
Bald MountainNNE 32°351 m5.8 mi
Mount KanzerW 266°351 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3221:15
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0116:1717:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/775812921

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