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Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum

Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum from directly overhead

Wilkinson Village Heritage Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 190 m. Carlisle Hill stands 280 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Glassman Park, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
190 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.82759, -86.69331
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • New Buffalo City Park: 3.3 mi
  • New Buffalo City Park: 3.4 mi
  • New Buffalo Marina Park: 3.5 mi
  • Watkins Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Dillard Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 37
Attractions: 35
Historic sites: 33
  • First Church Camp (water tank): 8.8 mi
  • First Church Camp: 8.8 mi
  • 'First Church Camp' Ruins: 8.8 mi
  • Warren Nelson Plaque: 12.7 mi
  • Rotary Centennial Monument: 12.7 mi
Museums: 24
Beaches: 20
  • New Buffalo Public Beach: 3.3 mi
  • Weko Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Stop 7 Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Stop 2 Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Washington Park Beach: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 16
Artworks: 13
  • Duet: 12.7 mi
  • La Porte History Mural: 15.0 mi
  • Potawatomi Warrior: 15.0 mi
  • The Globe: 19.4 mi
  • Legacy of Leadership Sculpture: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 5.0 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 8.2 mi
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carlisle HillSE 137°280.4 m15.1 mi
Mount EdwardNE 38°242 m9.3 mi
Mount RandallNE 42°235 m7.6 mi
Tower HillNE 42°233 m7.2 mi
Pikes PeakNE 41°229 m7.1 mi
Mount FullerNE 40°227 m6.8 mi
Great Warren DuneNE 40°225 m8.6 mi
Mount HoldenWSW 239°194 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2219:59
June solstice06:1320:4421:26
September equinox07:3519:0919:46
December solstice08:1216:3517:20

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837496069737265534030
Precip in3.02.52.73.84.34.44.04.23.44.13.22.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laporte, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367816282

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