Old Victoria Historic Townsite
Old Victoria Historic Townsite is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 284 m. Government Peak stands 559 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House, a historic site 0.3 miles away. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 284 m
How to reach it
58 named places within 25 miles
- Military Hills Roadside Park: 3.3 mi
- Stannard Township Park: 11.8 mi
- Jilek Park: 11.8 mi
- River Road RV Park & Campground: 11.9 mi
- Ewen Pines Roadside Park: 12.1 mi
- North Military Hill: 2.4 mi
- C Shaft Hill: 3.6 mi
- South Military Hill: 4.0 mi
- Adventure Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Silver Mountain: 23.3 mi
- Konteka Falls: 5.1 mi
- O Kun de Kun Falls: 5.1 mi
- Gleason Falls: 5.6 mi
- Cascade Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
- Agate Falls: 16.7 mi
- Oak Bluff: 2.6 mi
- South Bluff: 3.1 mi
- The Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Ontonagon Township Park Beach: 13.0 mi
- Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 23.5 mi
- Santa Monica Beach: 24.3 mi
- Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 0.3 mi
- North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 8.0 mi
- Childhood Cottage Museum: 3.4 mi
- Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum: 12.4 mi
- Ontonagon Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Ontonagon Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
- Courtney Lake Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Bob Lake Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Sand Dunes: 17.4 mi
- Paulding Light: 24.6 mi
- Union Spring: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Victoria Historic Townsite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Peak | WNW 283° | 559 m | 24.4 mi |
| Alligator Eye | SW 220° | 481 m | 24.5 mi |
| Cuyahoga Peak | WNW 288° | 480 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cloud Peak | WNW 288° | 459 m | 24.9 mi |
| Big Rock | S 174° | 448 m | 23.6 mi |
| Adventure Mountain | NE 56° | 447 m | 8.3 mi |
| C Shaft Hill | NE 54° | 422 m | 3.6 mi |
| Silver Mountain | E 96° | 398 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:30 | 20:10 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 21:08 | 21:55 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:57 |
| December solstice | 08:39 | 16:21 | 17:12 |
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 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 54 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ontonagon 6 SE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMap- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1622585 — Old Victoria Historic Townsite, Ontonagon County, Michigan.
OpenStreetMap element node/153476299
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