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Sloan Museum, a museum in Michigan
Sloan Museum, a museum in MichiganMichael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sloan Museum, a museum in Michigan
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sloan Museum, a museum in Michigan
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sloan Museum, a museum in Michigan
Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sloan Museum, a museum in Michigan
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Sloan Museum, a museum in Michigan
Amancour · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sloan Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Mount Christie stands 387 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Buick Automotive Gallery, a museum 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 97 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Sloan Museum of Discovery is a nonprofit, public hands-on and interactive discovery museum located within the Flint Cultural Center in Flint, Michigan. The museum has four interactive primary galleries, including a hands-on earth sciences hall, an early childhood learning gallery, a local history gallery focusing on Genesee County and the Flint area, and an 11,000 square foot vehicle gallery featuring rare and historic vehicles built in Genesee County. The museum, named in honor of longtime General Motors chief executive officer Alfred P. Sloan, also operates rotating special exhibitions and celebrations.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q18749198, matched on coordinates and name (9 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
228 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.02328, -83.67887
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 15
  • Buick Automotive Gallery: 0.2 mi
  • Whaley House Musuem: 0.3 mi
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Museum: 7.1 mi
  • Davison Area Historical Museum: 8.3 mi
  • Wolley Dentist Building: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Historic sites: 14
  • Burton Veterans' Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Linden Veterans Memorial: 15.2 mi
  • Fenton House: 15.6 mi
  • Fenton Veterans Memorial: 16.2 mi
  • Columbiaville Veterans Memorial: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 12
Beaches: 8
  • South Shore Beach: 7.2 mi
  • North Shore Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Day Camp Beach: 10.3 mi
  • Overnight Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Buttercup Beach: 12.6 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Dead Man's Pass: 10.6 mi
  • Mount Holly: 14.7 mi
  • Pinnacle Point: 15.3 mi
  • Enders Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Genesee County High Point: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Clio Rest Area 612: 10.3 mi
  • Swartz Creek Rest Area 627: 10.3 mi
  • Fenton Rest Area 624: 13.3 mi
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 21.7 mi
  • Five Lakes Rest Area 629: 23.3 mi
Gardens: 5
  • Art Miles Community Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Tyrone Sunken Garden: 18.0 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.4 mi
  • Hana's Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Stepping Stone Falls: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ChristieESE 118°387 m20.3 mi
Kerr HillESE 121°367 m17.0 mi
Pine KnobSE 141°367 m24.9 mi
Enders HillSE 144°366 m16.3 mi
Mount HollySSE 157°340 m14.7 mi
Genesee County High PointS 187°315 m16.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1019:47
June solstice05:5620:3521:18
September equinox07:2318:5619:34
December solstice08:0416:1717:04

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533465767716962503929
Precip in2.11.71.93.43.73.13.43.32.93.02.42.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Flint 7W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/629024402

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