Smiley Rock
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Smiley Rock is an attraction in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. Manning Hill stands 280 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Hardies Sesquicentennial Farm (2020), a historic site 0.6 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawks Ball Field: 2.7 mi
- Centennial Park: 2.8 mi
- Roadside Table: 4.0 mi
- Metz Fire Trailside Historical Park: 4.2 mi
- Westminster Park: 6.2 mi
- Knaebe's Apple Farm & Ciderworks: 4.1 mi
- Quarry View: 4.6 mi
- Dansville and Rogers City Railway: 5.0 mi
- Historical Steamshovel: 6.2 mi
- Boat Anchor: 6.2 mi
- Welcome to Rogers City: 6.2 mi
- Red Elephant - Nowicki's Sausage Shoppe: 6.2 mi
- The Gentleman: 6.3 mi
- The Guardians: 6.4 mi
- Torch of Freedom: 6.4 mi
- Porcupine Run Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Mystery Valley Karst Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Stevens Twin Sinks and Bruski Sink Karst Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Davis Bog Sanctuary: 13.0 mi
- Buck Falls Ranch: 14.1 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum - Hoffman Annex: 6.3 mi
- Presque Isle County Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
- Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum: 6.4 mi
- Millersburg Detroit & Mackinac Railroad Depot Museum: 10.1 mi
- Presque Isle Township Museum: 17.5 mi
- Manning Hill: 19.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 23.9 mi
- The Beach at Canada Creek Ranch: 20.5 mi
- Doriva Beach: 24.6 mi
- Hagensville: 3.3 mi
- Ocqueoc Falls: 11.0 mi
- Forty Mile Point Light: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Smiley Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manning Hill | SSE 161° | 280 m | 19.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | WNW 303° | 263 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:09 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:42 | 21:28 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:13 | 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 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 40 | 53 | 63 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rogers City, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11048868215
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