Attraction · Michigan
Mini-Boulder
Mini-Boulder is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Manning Hill stands 280 m to the south, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bruski Sinkhole, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Bruski Sinkhole - The Grand Canyon of NE Lower MI
How to reach it
Coordinates45.18247, -83.71957
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Maple Ridge Township Park: 5.1 mi
- Posen Village Park: 5.6 mi
- Metz Fire Trailside Historical Park: 8.0 mi
- Manning Hill Roadside Park: 8.3 mi
- Long Lake Boating Access Site: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 46
- Antique Grader: 14.5 mi
- Fishing with Papa: 14.5 mi
- Eagle: 15.0 mi
- “Kaiser Paul” Lumberjack Statue: 15.0 mi
- Pride Rock: 15.1 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Veteran's Memorials: 5.6 mi
- Presque Isle Electric Cooperative Monument: 5.6 mi
- Hardies Sesquicentennial Farm (2020): 11.7 mi
- Alpena County Courthouse: 15.7 mi
- St. Bernard Catholic Church: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 21
- Bruski Sinkhole: 0.0 mi
- Stevens Twin Sinkholes: 0.1 mi
- Posen Area Fire and Rescue Display Case: 5.6 mi
- Smiley Rock: 12.2 mi
- Spaceship Simulator: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Stevens Twin Sinks and Bruski Sink Karst Preserve: 0.0 mi
- Mystery Valley Karst Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Davis Bog Sanctuary: 4.5 mi
- Emily Min Hunt Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Alpena Field Office: 12.2 mi
Museums: 7
- Besser Museum: 15.0 mi
- Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center: 16.0 mi
- Presque Isle Township Museum: 16.3 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum - Hoffman Annex: 17.1 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 3
- Hospice of Michigan Memorial Garden: 16.3 mi
- Sunrise Side Community Garden: 17.2 mi
- Suicide Awareness and Healing Garden: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Starlite Beach: 16.3 mi
- Bebe Beach: 22.8 mi
- The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
- Alpena Light: 16.7 mi
- Forty Mile Point Light: 23.0 mi
Peaks: 1
- Manning Hill: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Hagensville: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Ocqueoc Falls: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mini-Boulder. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manning Hill | S 179° | 280 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:41 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:12 | 16:07 | 16:56 |
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 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 58 | 47 | 35 | 25 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alpena 10nw, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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