Hugh J. Gray Cairn
Hugh J. Gray Cairn is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Deadmans Hill stands 393 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Maplehurst Natural Area, a park 1.3 miles away. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Rock cairn with names of Michigan counties on large stones.
What the record says
- Built
- 1938
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Maplehurst Natural Area: 1.3 mi
- Milton Township Park: 1.4 mi
- Milton Township Waterfront Park: 1.6 mi
- Birch Lake Roadside Park: 1.6 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.5 mi
- Kewadin Wetlands Nature Sanctuary: 1.8 mi
- Wilcox-Palmer-Shah Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Wilcox-Palmer-Shah Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Torch Lake Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Golden-Days Loon Nature Sanctuary: 5.2 mi
- Stone Circle: 5.4 mi
- Hessler Log Cabin: 6.9 mi
- Double Jump: 11.2 mi
- 45th Parallel: 14.2 mi
- Anita Hill: 14.9 mi
- Old Baldy: 4.1 mi
- Dingle Hill: 9.3 mi
- Dingle Hill: 9.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 12.0 mi
- Mount Bundy: 14.4 mi
- North Beach: 4.4 mi
- Public Access: 5.6 mi
- Public Access: 5.8 mi
- Public Access: 5.9 mi
- Archie Valleau Landing: 5.9 mi
- 45th Parallel Signpost: 3.5 mi
- Elk Rapids Iron Company Furnace Ruin: 4.2 mi
- Alden Lighthouse: 5.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Peninsula Township War Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Elk Rapids Area Historical Museum: 4.7 mi
- Alden Depot Museum: 6.1 mi
- Guntzviller's Taxidermy and Spirit of the Woods Museum: 6.3 mi
- Bellaire Area Historical Society and Museum: 7.3 mi
- Music House Museum: 12.7 mi
- Arrowhead Garden: Iva's North: 4.2 mi
- Spencer Creek Rain Garden: 6.0 mi
- Archangel Gabriel Community Garden: 12.8 mi
- Challengers Island Garden: 18.2 mi
- Salvation Army Daycare Garden: 18.2 mi
- Grand Traverse Lighthouse: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hugh J. Gray Cairn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadmans Hill | ENE 72° | 393 m | 21.3 mi |
| Exodus Hill | SW 234° | 370 m | 21.5 mi |
| Gallagher Hill | WSW 238° | 355 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Bundy | E 83° | 347 m | 14.4 mi |
| Boyne Mountain | NE 54° | 344 m | 24.9 mi |
| Richardson Hill | NE 38° | 331 m | 20.3 mi |
| Fouch Hill | WSW 244° | 321 m | 19.7 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | W 264° | 319 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:15 | 19:54 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:47 | 21:32 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:02 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 08:17 | 16:15 | 17:03 |
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 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OLD Mission 3ssw, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9122715421
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