Giant Sturgeon Statue
Giant Sturgeon Statue is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Watson Hills stands 438 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This 32 foot long steel fish was sculpted by Tom Moran of Moran Iron Works, with help from the students of Onaway’s Industrial Arts Institute
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- DeVoe Beach: 0.5 mi
- Burt Lake State Park: 0.5 mi
- Marina Park: 0.6 mi
- Tuscarora Township Boat Launch: 0.7 mi
- Green Dock: 0.7 mi
- Bair Family Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Seven Springs Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Waubun Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Hildner-Bearce Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Robert Fergus Memorial Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- The Man on the Cross: 0.9 mi
- Shrine of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha: 0.9 mi
- Bald Eagle Catching Fish: 11.1 mi
- Ring of Bright Water II: 11.3 mi
- Walter Philip Ruether sculpture: 16.3 mi
- Griswold Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Blats Hill: 4.9 mi
- Gray Hill: 7.9 mi
- Ashman Hill: 12.6 mi
- Chandler Hill: 12.8 mi
- Sturgeon for Tomorrow: 15.1 mi
- Steep Climb: 15.3 mi
- Steep Climb: 15.5 mi
- Steep Climb: 15.8 mi
- Sea Shell City: 15.9 mi
- War Memorial / POW-MIA Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Ignatius Petoskey: 16.5 mi
- Hemingway Statue: 16.6 mi
- Pennslyvania Park Cannon: 16.6 mi
- Peace Pole: 16.9 mi
- Topinabee Museum: 5.6 mi
- Pellston Historical Society Museum: 13.1 mi
- Bay View Historical Museum: 15.5 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society and History Museum: 16.8 mi
- Little Traverse Historical Society: 16.8 mi
- Devoe Beach: 0.5 mi
- Doriva Beach: 16.8 mi
- Zorn Park Beach: 18.3 mi
- Peninsula Beach: 23.7 mi
- The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch: 24.9 mi
- Mesochosm Area: 11.1 mi
- Rose Garden Veranda: 16.6 mi
- Harris Gardens: 16.7 mi
- Monarch Waystation: 17.1 mi
- Topinabee Rest Area 407: 6.8 mi
- Hebron Rest Area 408: 17.5 mi
- Vanderbilt Rest Area 406: 20.9 mi
- Shotto Spring: 8.5 mi
- Alanson Fresh Spring Water Well: 8.8 mi
- Bubbling Spring: 16.3 mi
- Steak Ride: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Giant Sturgeon Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Hills | SSW 196° | 438 m | 18.7 mi |
| Graham Benchmark | WNW 287° | 405 m | 16.9 mi |
| Nub's Knob | WNW 287° | 398 m | 14.5 mi |
| Emmet Heights | WNW 288° | 395 m | 17.3 mi |
| Tower Hill | WNW 286° | 393 m | 14.4 mi |
| Chandler Hills | SW 214° | 382 m | 15.2 mi |
| Chandler Hill | SW 214° | 372 m | 12.8 mi |
| Pintail Peak | WNW 286° | 368 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:12 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:45 | 21:31 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 18:59 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 08:16 | 16:09 | 16:59 |
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 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pellston Rgnl AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11101901551
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