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Old Rugged Cross Museum

Old Rugged Cross Museum from directly overhead

Old Rugged Cross Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 326 m. Grove Hill stands 521 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Rambadt Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
326 m

What to expect

Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates43.88634, -85.51752

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks: 14
  • Eiffel Tower: 6.8 mi
  • Anna Howard Shaw: 13.4 mi
  • W.E.T.: 13.6 mi
  • Ferris Arch: 13.8 mi
  • Dimensional Learning: 13.8 mi
Museums: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • Big Rapids Rest Area 534: 16.3 mi
  • Tustin Rest Area 305: 16.5 mi
  • Cadillac Rest Area 306: 21.2 mi
Peaks: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Loda Lake National Wildflower Sanctuary: 23.1 mi
  • Adventure Island: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Clay Cliff: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Marlborough Cement Factory: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grove HillNNE 26°520.9 m19.4 mi
Skidder HillSW 227°301 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1619:54
June solstice06:0020:4521:29
September equinox07:3019:0319:41
December solstice08:1416:2117:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202231435565696759473626
Precip in2.42.02.64.03.83.43.54.23.03.83.12.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Rapids WTP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1005619968

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