Southwestern Michigan College Museum
Southwestern Michigan College Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 253 m. Bald Hill stands 334 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rudolphi Park, a park 0.9 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 20 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
community college in Michigan, U.S.
Dates from 1964.
Wikidata Q7571432, matched on coordinates and name (121 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 253 m
How to reach it
- 19.9 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Rudolphi Park: 0.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.0 mi
- James E Heddon Park: 1.4 mi
- Beckwith Park: 1.8 mi
- Water Tower Park: 1.9 mi
- Dowagiac Museum: 1.8 mi
- Heddon Museum: 2.3 mi
- Pioneer Log Cabin Museum: 5.4 mi
- Old Rugged Cross: 5.9 mi
- Love Creek Nature Center: 11.1 mi
- Riley-Shurte Woods Nature Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Dowagiac Woods Nature Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
- Wilding Plant Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Love Creek County Park: 11.5 mi
- Vernon and Velma Radebaugh Memorial Plant Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Lake of the Woods: 11.4 mi
- Hybrid Form, Number 2: 13.0 mi
- Regeneration Sculpture: 14.0 mi
- AU Flower Bed: 14.0 mi
- Wrestlers Sculpture: 14.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 15.2 mi
- Lilac Garden: 15.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 15.2 mi
- Butterfly Larva Garden: 15.3 mi
- Railway Garden: 15.3 mi
- Sinclair Service Station: 5.2 mi
- Former Ferry Street School Ruins: 12.6 mi
- Fort Saint Joseph Monument: 13.9 mi
- War Memorial: 17.0 mi
- Freedom Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Arboretum: 15.0 mi
- The Green: 15.2 mi
- Bauer Terrace: 15.2 mi
- Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- Hosta Bowl: 15.2 mi
- Bald Hill: 13.3 mi
- Mount Misery: 15.8 mi
- Prospect Hill: 19.1 mi
- Thunder Mountain: 24.3 mi
- Pleasant Lake East Beach: 11.3 mi
- Lions Beach: 23.0 mi
- Watervliet Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Builders Association-Elkhart,: 22.9 mi
- St. Joseph North Pier Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
- North Pierhead Light: 23.6 mi
- Artesian Flow: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southwestern Michigan College Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | E 94° | 334 m | 13.3 mi |
| Mount Misery | E 93° | 317 m | 15.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNE 31° | 244 m | 19.1 mi |
| Thunder Mountain | NW 326° | 213 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:42 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:32 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:10 | 16:32 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dowagiac 1 W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/367816202
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