The Freight House
The Freight House is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 263 m. Baird Hill stands 294 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pere Marquette Train Depot, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
New construction building for housing Lake Odessa Historical Society's collection
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lake Odessa Historical Society
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sports FIeld / Sledding Hill: 0.5 mi
- Lake Odessa Village Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Lake Odessa Municipal Beach: 0.7 mi
- Jordan Lake Public Access: 1.6 mi
- Dolan Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Grave of Okemos: 11.6 mi
- Ionia County Infirmary Burials Riverside Drive Site: 11.7 mi
- Union Monument: 12.3 mi
- Verlen Kruger Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Tamarack Lake State Game Area: 5.7 mi
- Leach Lake Public Access: 9.8 mi
- Dolan Nature Sanctuary: 11.0 mi
- Maher Sanctuary: 11.7 mi
- Gertrude McPharlin Bauer Nature Sanctuary: 13.3 mi
- Equestrian Confidence Course: 10.7 mi
- Sawmill: 12.1 mi
- Upjohn House: 12.2 mi
- Bristol Inn: 12.2 mi
- Carpenter Shop: 12.2 mi
- Union Block Mural: 12.3 mi
- "Tangled": 19.1 mi
- "Growing Progress": 19.8 mi
- Roller Coaster Bike Rack: 19.9 mi
- "Waiting for the Mail": 19.9 mi
- Pere Marquette Train Depot: 0.0 mi
- Ionia County Genealogical Society: 0.0 mi
- Boston Saranac Historical Society: 10.7 mi
- Lowell Area Historical Museum: 14.6 mi
- Cascade Township Museum: 20.3 mi
- Saranac Rest Area 532: 6.4 mi
- Portland Rest Area 531: 14.8 mi
- Grand Ledge Rest Area 825: 21.3 mi
- Potterville Rest Area 829: 23.7 mi
- Middleville Community Gardens: 18.1 mi
- Stargazer Gardens: 22.1 mi
- Memorial Tree Garden: 22.5 mi
- Fallasburg Covered Bridge: 16.5 mi
- Ada Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Graves Hill: 21.0 mi
- Baird Hill: 22.2 mi
- Fishing Beach: 17.4 mi
- Grand Ledge cliff: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Freight House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baird Hill | SW 233° | 294 m | 22.2 mi |
| Graves Hill | WSW 237° | 280 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:16 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:40 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:24 | 17:10 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ionia 2ssw, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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