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Wayne Historical Museum

Wayne Historical Museum from directly overhead

Wayne Historical Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 201 m. Halsted Hill stands 297 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Jaycee Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail passes 17 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

city in Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Dates from 1869.

Wikidata Q125225, matched on coordinates and name (150 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
201 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.28107, -83.38462

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Crash Site Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Marine Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Welcome to Taylor: 6.3 mi
  • James Howard Memorial: 6.5 mi
Artworks
  • DTW Welcome Sign: 4.0 mi
  • Boy With Plaid Scarf: 4.1 mi
  • Man With Umbrella: 4.2 mi
  • Coins Collection: 4.4 mi
  • Homage To Davinci And Ironwork: 4.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • MTB Skinny: 4.4 mi
  • Stick Tipi's and Lean-to's: 4.5 mi
  • Las Tres Rocas (MTB feature): 5.2 mi
  • Tree Climb Feature: 5.2 mi
  • Log Pile Pyramid: 5.8 mi
Gardens
  • Pardee Secret Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Organic Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Taylor Conservatory Botanical Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Community Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Brightmoor Youth Garden: 10.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Washago Pond Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Big Bend Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Fox Meadows Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Indian Ridge Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
  • Acorn Knoll Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Nantucket / Pennylake HOA Beach: 19.1 mi
  • Twin Sun Lakes Common Area to Marina & Swim Area: 19.4 mi
  • Spring Lake Heights Annex Beach: 19.4 mi
  • Lone Pine Beach: 19.8 mi
  • Cebia Beach: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Belleville Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826: 16.5 mi
  • Northfield Church Rest Area 814: 19.3 mi
Peaks: 2
  • Halsted Hill: 15.5 mi
  • Mt Tom: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Halsted HillN 353°297 m15.5 mi
Mt TomNNE 15°257 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0919:46
June solstice05:5820:3221:14
September equinox07:2218:5619:33
December solstice08:0016:1917:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837496070747265534131
Precip in2.22.12.43.33.73.33.53.33.22.52.62.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detroit Metro AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/364617290

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