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Troy Historic Village

Troy Historic Village from directly overhead

Troy Historic Village is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Oakland Heights Landfill stands 388 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 3.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Troy Historic Village is located in the city of Troy, Michigan. The establishment allows visitors to view the lifestyle of those who lived in Troy Township in the 1800s. The carefully restored buildings include the main building (City Hall), log cabin, a Greek Revival Home, a brick one-room school, print shop, wagon shop, a town hall, a general store, and a turn of the century church and parsonage.

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Wikidata Q7846904, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.57783, -83.14962
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Troy Historic Village: 0.0 mi
  • Troy Meadows Community Park: 0.2 mi
  • Philip J. Huber Park: 0.6 mi
  • P. Terry and Barbara Knight Park: 0.7 mi
  • Jeanne M Stine Community Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Chapel of Psalms: 0.8 mi
  • Chapel of Memories: 0.8 mi
  • Chapel of Flowers: 0.9 mi
  • World War I Polar Bear Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Fountain of Eternal Memories: 1.0 mi
Museums
  • Clawson Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
  • Polish Cultural Center: 3.6 mi
  • The Birmingham Museum: 4.2 mi
  • Royal Oak Historical Society: 4.6 mi
  • Cranbrook House and Gardens: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Birmingham Ice Arena: 3.5 mi
  • Hill School Bell: 4.2 mi
  • Adams Road Mastodon: 5.0 mi
  • Step Pools: 5.3 mi
  • Big Idea Chair: 5.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Beaches: 23
  • Kingswood Stream Beach: 4.8 mi
  • Secret Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Eastwood Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Baypoint Beach: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Mt Tom: 8.4 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Oakland Heights Landfill: 10.0 mi
  • Mt. Sheldon: 10.1 mi
  • Fibber Mountain: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Red Panda Picnic Site: 6.9 mi
  • Arctic Overlook Picnic Site: 6.9 mi
  • Otter picnic site: 6.9 mi
  • Main picnic site: 7.0 mi
  • Main Picnic Grove: 7.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Clarkston Rest Area 904: 20.5 mi
  • Former Richmond Rest Area 910 - CLOSED: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakland Heights LandfillNNW 331°388 m10.0 mi
Mount ChristieNNW 337°387 m23.0 mi
Grampian HillsN 350°375 m16.5 mi
Pine KnobNW 316°367 m16.0 mi
Enders HillNW 316°366 m24.6 mi
Bald MountainNNW 336°351 m9.9 mi
Mount KanzerW 277°351 m22.9 mi
Twombly MountainN 10°349 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0819:45
June solstice05:5620:3221:14
September equinox07:2118:5519:32
December solstice08:0016:1717:03

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475968737164514030
Precip in2.21.92.22.93.83.33.13.22.92.93.12.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pontiac Wwtp, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2410228565

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