Shiras Planetarium
Shiras Planetarium is a planetarium in Marquette, Upper Peninsula, Michigan which is located on West Fair Avenue. Shiras Planetarium is situated nearby to the pitch MSHS Football Field, as well as near William R. Hart Stadium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Peter Cathedral and Marquette County Courthouse.
St. Peter Cathedral
Church
St. Peter Cathedral is a large Roman Catholic cathedral located on Baraga Avenue in Marquette, Michigan. As the mother church of the Diocese of Marquette, it is one of the most notable marks of Catholic presence in the Upper Peninsula. St. Peter Cathedral is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Shiras Planetarium.
Marquette County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Prburley, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Marquette County Courthouse, a government building located at 234 West Baraga Ave in Marquette, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1976 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Marquette County Courthouse is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Shiras Planetarium.
Superior Dome
Sports venue
The Superior Dome is a domed stadium on the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan, United States. It opened as the "world’s largest wooden dome" on September 14, 1991, and is home to the Northern Michigan Wildcats football, women's lacrosse, and women's track and field teams, the NMU Wildcat marching band, and hosts a variety of other campus and community events. Superior Dome is situated 1 mile east of Shiras Planetarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trowbridge Park and Harvey.
Trowbridge Park
Village
Trowbridge Park is an unincorporated community in Marquette Township, Marquette County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes and has no legal status as an incorporated municipality.
Harvey
Village
Harvey is a census-designated place in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,244 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,393 in 2010, before the CDP was enlarged by the Census Bureau. Harvey is situated 5 miles southeast of Shiras Planetarium.
Shiras Planetarium
- Type: Planetarium
- Address: 1203 West Fair Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Marquette, Marquette, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.5552° or 46° 33′ 19″ northLongitude
-87.41367° or 87° 24′ 49″ westOperator
Marquette Senior High SchoolOpen location code
86RJHH4P+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 11285136644OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=planetarium
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include MSHS Football Field and William R. Hart Stadium.
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