Big Shoal Beach
Big Shoal Beach is a beach in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Marble Head stands 222 m to the east-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey's Rocks Plant Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. 35 named places lie within 25 miles.
The story
beach in Chippewa County, Michigan, USA
Wikidata Q33325539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 177 m
How to reach it
35 named places within 25 miles
- Harvey's Rocks Plant Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Clyde and Martha Williams Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Standerson Island: 12.0 mi
- Bellevue Island: 12.8 mi
- Forslund Dix Point Nature Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Pulpwood Point: 9.0 mi
- Boom Point: 13.3 mi
- Smith Point: 13.6 mi
- Koshkawong Point: 16.7 mi
- Burnt Point: 17.0 mi
- Potagannissing Bay Boating Access Site: 8.0 mi
- Betsy Seamon Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
- Drummond Township Park: 9.9 mi
- Fossil Ledges: 10.8 mi
- Orval Lowe Memorial Park: 13.6 mi
- Drummond Island Historical Museum: 9.0 mi
- De Tour Passage Historical Museum: 14.7 mi
- Glen Cove Beach: 5.7 mi
- Marble Head: 6.6 mi
- Fort St. Joseph (Ontario): 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Shoal Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Head | ENE 61° | 222 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:43 | 21:29 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:14 | 16:02 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Toronto).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 16 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Detour Village, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354018716
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