Paulding Light
Paulding Light is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 461 m. Military Hill stands 560 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Rock, a peak 1.0 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 29 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
The story
Light that appears in a valley that lies outside of Paulding
Wikidata Q5655438, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Heritage Drive
67 named places within 25 miles
- Bond Falls Scenic Site: 4.5 mi
- Bond Falls Day Use Area: 4.8 mi
- County Line Lake Public Access: 5.0 mi
- Maple Grove Park: 7.8 mi
- Agate Falls Scenic Area: 9.9 mi
- Upper Bond Falls: 4.7 mi
- Bond Falls: 4.7 mi
- Agate Falls: 10.0 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 13.0 mi
- Kakabika Falls: 13.1 mi
- Sylvania Wilderness: 10.4 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Muskrat Creek Unit: 19.1 mi
- Vilas County Forest- White Squaw Unit: 19.5 mi
- Gogebic Lake State Park: 20.1 mi
- Vilas County Forest- Pioneer Creek Unit: 21.4 mi
- Wisconsin River Headwaters: 14.5 mi
- Thirty-Second Division Memorial Highway: 14.5 mi
- Summerwind Mansion: 15.6 mi
- Lac Vieux Desert: 15.8 mi
- North Bruce Lutheran Church (ruins): 16.8 mi
- Big Rock: 1.0 mi
- Alligator Eye: 18.9 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 19.5 mi
- Military Hill: 20.1 mi
- South Military Hill: 24.1 mi
- Clark Lake Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Langford Lake Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Bobcat Lake Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
- Norway Lake Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Northern Waters Museum: 13.3 mi
- Phelps Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
- Old Victoria Historic Townsite: 24.6 mi
- The Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Gateway Roadside Park: 12.6 mi
- Lake Gogebic State Park Beach: 20.0 mi
- Gibbs City: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paulding Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Hill | SSE 166° | 560 m | 20.1 mi |
| Alligator Eye | WNW 287° | 481 m | 18.9 mi |
| Big Rock | N 356° | 448 m | 1.0 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ENE 64° | 441 m | 19.5 mi |
| South Military Hill | N 4° | 293 m | 24.1 mi |
| North Military Hill | N 0° | 292 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 08:01 | 19:30 | 20:09 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 21:07 | 21:53 |
| September equinox | 07:44 | 19:17 | 19:56 |
| December solstice | 08:38 | 16:22 | 17:13 |
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 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 61 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paulding, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/390886172
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