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Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm

Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm from directly overhead

Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 226 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Hoosen Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 9.6 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
226 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.69631, -83.11585

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Howlett Park: 0.8 mi
  • Letica Dr/E Second St Trailhead: 1.2 mi
  • Rotary Gateway Park: 1.2 mi
  • Elizabeth Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lions Park: 1.3 mi
Attractions
  • Mead Road Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Pines Jump Line: 1.3 mi
  • Step-Up/Down: 1.4 mi
  • Rock Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Whale Tail: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • O’Connor Nature Park: 1.4 mi
  • Childress Green Space Property: 1.9 mi
  • Cloverport Green Space Property: 2.1 mi
  • Rivercrest Green Space Property: 2.8 mi
Gardens: 55
Museums: 51
Peaks: 21
  • Mt. Sheldon: 1.8 mi
  • Fibber Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 5.8 mi
  • Oakland Heights Landfill: 6.7 mi
  • New Bald Mountain: 7.5 mi
Beaches: 21
  • Eastwood Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Baypoint Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Secret Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only): 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Southdale Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
  • Rose Sortor Gazebo: 12.9 mi
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 15.2 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 19.0 mi
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 20.4 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 22.0 mi
  • Capac Rest Area 913: 22.0 mi
  • Adair Rest Area 909: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillW 275°388 m6.7 mi
Mount ChristieNW 321°387 m16.8 mi
Grampian HillsNNW 331°375 m9.2 mi
Pine KnobWNW 284°367 m13.3 mi
Kerr HillNW 315°367 m19.6 mi
Enders HillWNW 297°366 m21.1 mi
Bald MountainW 278°351 m5.8 mi
Twombly MountainN 8°349 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5520:3221:15
September equinox07:2018:5419:32
December solstice08:0016:1617:02

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1193731484

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