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The Bailey Museum and Gardens

The Bailey Museum and Gardens is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Prospect Hill stands 244 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cable Street Tot Lot, a park 0.6 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

museum home in South Haven, Michigan

Dates from 1858.

Wikidata Q75323493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates42.39203, -86.26374

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums: 17
Beaches: 9
Historic sites: 9
Artworks: 8
Attractions: 6
  • Beach and natural area: 3.3 mi
  • Hartford Speedway: 13.1 mi
  • Star of Saugatuck: 18.8 mi
  • Saugatuck Dune Rides: 20.2 mi
  • Silver Beach Carousel: 22.5 mi
Peaks: 6
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Glenn Rest Area 726: 8.1 mi
  • Watervliet Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Saugatuck Rest Area 727: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Artesian Flow: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prospect HillSE 125°244 m23.3 mi
Beach HillNE 44°242 m24.6 mi
Mount BaldheadN 8°233 m18.8 mi
BaldyN 7°233 m24.5 mi
Pelican PeakN 9°221 m20.5 mi
Thunder MountainSSW 205°213 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0920:4421:26
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1216:3017:16

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037485968737266554333
Precip in2.72.02.23.63.93.73.23.73.23.92.72.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Haven, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/759194141

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