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Rochester Colony Schoolhouse

Rochester Colony Schoolhouse from directly overhead

Rochester Colony Schoolhouse is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Mount Nethaway stands 267 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rochester Colony Historical Marker, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 103 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Rochester Colony Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates43.04689, -84.45356

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Friendship Park: 0.1 mi
  • Gumaer Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Boyer Park: 5.1 mi
  • Ovid Little League Field: 5.1 mi
  • Senior Citizen Park: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 50
  • Anima Librata: 21.7 mi
  • Cassiopeia: 21.7 mi
  • Twyla: 21.7 mi
  • Elementary: 21.8 mi
  • Delight: 21.8 mi
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 22
Museums: 16
  • Clinton Northern Railway Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Clinton County Historical Society Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Bath School Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Gratiot County Area Historical Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Chesaning Area Historical: 19.4 mi
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Covered Picnic Table - Eagle Scout Project: 19.8 mi
  • Spartan Village Picnic Shelter: 22.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 23.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 23.7 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • DeWitt Rest Area 831: 10.7 mi
  • Woodbury Rest Area 830: 17.9 mi
  • Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 21.7 mi
  • Ithaca Rest Area 632: 22.4 mi
  • Portland Rest Area 531: 24.5 mi
Peaks: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Clinton Lakes Dog Beach: 6.8 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Dog Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow State Park Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Bitcoin Beach North: 8.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rochester Colony Schoolhouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NethawaySE 126°267 m17.8 mi
Hog IslandSE 127°259 m20.7 mi
Bradshaw HillENE 73°238 m2.6 mi
The IslandWNW 282°216 m14.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1319:50
June solstice05:5920:3821:21
September equinox07:2619:0019:37
December solstice08:0716:2017:07

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475969737164524030
Precip in2.11.81.93.63.83.43.23.52.93.32.81.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Johns, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1186032652

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