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Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum

Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum from directly overhead

Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 186 m. Summit Peak stands 595 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Rose Island Landing, a park 0.1 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
186 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates46.87212, -89.31704

48 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 14
  • Rose Island Landing: 0.1 mi
  • Tousignant Park: 0.1 mi
  • James K Paul Park: 0.2 mi
  • Webber Park: 0.2 mi
  • Ontonagon Riverfront Park: 0.2 mi
Peaks: 11
Waterfalls: 7
  • Bonanza Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Gleason Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Cascade Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Nonesuch Falls: 16.5 mi
  • O Kun de Kun Falls: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Victoria Mine "New" Shaft No. 2 Hoist House: 12.6 mi
  • North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sand Dunes: 11.0 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit PeakWSW 248°595 m23.2 mi
Government PeakWSW 253°559 m20.5 mi
Cuyahoga PeakWSW 258°480 m19.3 mi
Cloud PeakWSW 258°459 m20.0 mi
Adventure MountainESE 122°447 m13.1 mi
Miscowawbic PeakWSW 256°438 m23.6 mi
C Shaft HillSE 143°422 m11.9 mi
LaFayette PeakWSW 255°404 m24.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox08:0119:3020:10
June solstice06:0321:0921:56
September equinox07:4519:1719:57
December solstice08:4016:2017:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171929415463676659473423
Precip in2.91.61.72.43.12.93.23.02.93.62.72.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ontonagon 6 SE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/360957517

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