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Pere Marquette Train Depot

Pere Marquette Train Depot from directly overhead

Pere Marquette Train Depot is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Freight House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Lake Odessa Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates42.78704, -85.13521

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Lake Odessa Village Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Odessa Municipal Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Jordan Lake Public Access: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 19
Attractions: 18
  • Equestrian Confidence Course: 10.8 mi
  • Sawmill: 12.1 mi
  • Upjohn House: 12.2 mi
  • Bristol Inn: 12.2 mi
  • Carpenter Shop: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 14
Museums: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Saranac Rest Area 532: 6.4 mi
  • Portland Rest Area 531: 14.8 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 21.3 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Peaks: 2
  • Graves Hill: 21.0 mi
  • Baird Hill: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Fishing Beach: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pere Marquette Train Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baird HillSW 233°294 m22.2 mi
Graves HillWSW 237°280 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1619:53
June solstice06:0320:4021:23
September equinox07:2919:0219:40
December solstice08:0916:2417:10

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222433455767716961493828
Precip in2.21.72.23.34.03.93.43.73.03.52.82.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ionia 2ssw, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1231096856

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