Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76
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Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76 is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 362 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the west-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lockheed T-33, a attraction 0.5 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Engman Lake Public Access: 3.1 mi
- Peter Nordeen Park: 5.1 mi
- Forsyth Township Ball Park: 5.1 mi
- Johnson Lake Public Access: 5.6 mi
- Bass Lake Public Access: 5.8 mi
- K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum: 0.5 mi
- Forsyth Township Historical Museum: 5.1 mi
- Upper Peninsula Children's Museum: 13.6 mi
- Marquette Regional History Center: 13.6 mi
- Marquette Maritime Museum: 13.9 mi
- Wewe Hills: 9.9 mi
- Ragged Hills: 10.0 mi
- Kona Hills: 10.6 mi
- Mount Marquette: 11.7 mi
- Summit Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserve: 15.2 mi
- Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park: 15.6 mi
- Forestville Recreation Area: 16.4 mi
- Michigan North Woods Club: 16.6 mi
- Cataract Dam Falls: 6.2 mi
- Lower Carp Falls: 11.4 mi
- Morgan Falls: 11.4 mi
- Warner Falls: 11.8 mi
- Morgan Meadows Falls: 12.8 mi
- D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 13.4 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 14.0 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 15.5 mi
- Bartlett King: 18.3 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 19.6 mi
- Lockheed T-33: 0.5 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 13.6 mi
- Fire Bell: 13.7 mi
- McClintock Annex: 13.8 mi
- Eben Ice Caves: 21.4 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 14.3 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 15.7 mi
- Dead River Beach: 15.9 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 16.7 mi
- Hidden Beach: 19.6 mi
- KI Sawyer Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 15.1 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- Migisy Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Black Rocks: 17.2 mi
- Last Bluff: 17.4 mi
- The Cut: 18.3 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 13.5 mi
- Lakenenland: 15.2 mi
- Lakenenland: 15.2 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
- Breakwater Light: 15.9 mi
- Marquette Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abandoned Soviet Transport IL-76. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Mountain | WNW 303° | 571 m | 13.6 mi |
| Wewe Hills | NW 322° | 493 m | 9.9 mi |
| Green Hills | W 267° | 467 m | 14.7 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NW 307° | 457 m | 17.2 mi |
| Ragged Hills | NNW 335° | 421 m | 10.0 mi |
| Kona Hills | NNW 329° | 416 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NNW 345° | 372 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Marquette | N 358° | 337 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:54 | 19:22 | 20:02 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:59 | 21:46 |
| September equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:49 |
| December solstice | 08:31 | 16:15 | 17:06 |
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 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 52 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 23 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — KI Sawyer Wwtp, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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