SS Valley Camp
SS Valley Camp is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Mission Hill stands 295 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 1917
What to expect
How to reach it
- 12.8 mi off the Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
89 named places within 25 miles
- Water Street Historic Martime Park: 0.0 mi
- Brady Park: 0.3 mi
- St. Mary's Park: 0.3 mi
- Market Corner: 0.4 mi
- Alford Park: 0.5 mi
- Steers Island: 2.1 mi
- Ashmun Creek Trails: 2.3 mi
- Island Number Two: 2.5 mi
- Island Number One: 2.9 mi
- Cook Island Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Old Vessel Point: 3.1 mi
- Partridge Point: 4.9 mi
- Bell's Point: 6.9 mi
- Point Charles: 7.9 mi
- Pumpkin Point: 12.1 mi
- Chippewa County Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- River of History Museum: 0.6 mi
- U.S. Weather Bureau: 0.7 mi
- Wheels of History Museum: 12.9 mi
- Kinross Heritage Park & Military Museum: 17.9 mi
- Great Lakes Marine Hall of Fame: 0.0 mi
- Soo Locks Boat Tour: 0.1 mi
- Tower Of History: 0.2 mi
- Soo Locks Observation Platform: 0.7 mi
- Oneway Hill: 5.0 mi
- Velvet Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mission Hill: 16.3 mi
- Moon Hill: 19.9 mi
- Frying Pan Island Lighthouse: 0.1 mi
- Point Iroquois Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Welcome Center: 1.7 mi
- Sault Sainte Marie Rest Area: 5.8 mi
- Old Wilson School: 17.9 mi
- Historic Caldwell Log Cabin: 17.9 mi
- Peck St. Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Dukes Lake Beach: 17.2 mi
- Big Pines Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Carletonville: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of SS Valley Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hill | W 263° | 295 m | 16.3 mi |
| Oneway Hill | SSE 148° | 206 m | 5.0 mi |
| Velvet Hill | SSE 153° | 201 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:10 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:48 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:57 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:19 | 16:02 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sault STE Marie, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 72000606OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — S.S. VALLEY CAMP, reference 72000606, listed 02/01/72.
OpenStreetMap element way/172630968
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