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R. E. Olds Transportation Museum

R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, a museum in Michigan
R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, a museum in MichiganMichael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, a museum in Michigan
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R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, a museum in Michigan
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R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, a museum in Michigan
Joe Ross · CC BY-SA 2.0
R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, a museum in Michigan
Joe Ross · CC BY-SA 2.0
R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, a museum in Michigan
Joe Ross · CC BY-SA 2.0

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R. E. Olds Transportation Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 252 m. Teaspoon Hill stands 320 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Impression 5 Science Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 125 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum is named for Ransom E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile and REO, and is located in Lansing, Michigan. It is one of the top-rated automotive museums in the United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3928119, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.73122, -84.54810

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kalamazoo Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Wentworth Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cherry Hill Park: 0.3 mi
  • The Darryl J. Parsell Memorial Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Rotary Park: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 44
Nature reserves: 44
  • Fenner Nature Center: 2.2 mi
  • Red Cedar Natural Area: 2.2 mi
  • Bear Lake Natural Area: 3.2 mi
  • Ashton Lakes Park: 3.6 mi
  • Baker Woodlot and Rachana Rajendra Neotropical Migrant Bird Sanctuary: 3.8 mi
Gardens: 27
Museums: 20
Attractions: 8
Rest areas: 8
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.1 mi
  • Holt Rest Area 810: 6.1 mi
  • Okemos Rest Area 811: 8.1 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 9.7 mi
  • Potterville Rest Area 829: 10.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Area 6: 2.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 2.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 2.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 16.3 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 16.3 mi
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 22.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of R. E. Olds Transportation Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Teaspoon HillSSE 162°320 m18.2 mi
Holibaugh HillsSSW 198°296 m23.0 mi
Mount NethawayENE 59°267 m22.2 mi
Hog IslandENE 66°259 m23.4 mi
Bradshaw HillNNE 18°238 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:51
June solstice06:0120:3821:21
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0616:2217:08

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475868727063514030
Precip in2.11.72.13.33.73.82.93.52.83.22.51.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Capital City AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/42505618

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