Frankfort Beach
Frankfort Beach is a beach in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 179 m. Champion Hill stands 337 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Charlevoix Cannon Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Human settlement in Benzie County, Michigan, United States of America.
Wikidata Q2228882, matched on coordinates and name (927 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Charlevoix Cannon Park: 0.1 mi
- Rotary Park: 0.4 mi
- Mineral Springs Park: 0.5 mi
- Market Square Park: 0.6 mi
- Historic Elberta Waterfront Park: 0.6 mi
- Elbert Dunes South Natural Area: 1.5 mi
- Betsie River State Game Area: 2.8 mi
- Betsie Dunes Nature Santuary: 2.9 mi
- Green Point Dunes Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Donald E. Hart Plant Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Tank Hill: 0.3 mi
- Elberta Bluffs: 0.5 mi
- Eden Hill: 8.7 mi
- Champion Hill: 10.8 mi
- Old Baldy Dune: 13.7 mi
- Elberta Beach: 0.7 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Lake Michigan Beach: 2.2 mi
- Congressional Summer Assembly Crystal Lake Beach: 2.2 mi
- Chimney Corners Resort Beach: 4.4 mi
- Beulah Beach: 7.3 mi
- Benzie Area Historical Museum: 7.0 mi
- Empire Area Museum: 15.5 mi
- Beeman Barn: 15.5 mi
- Lake Ann Historical Society Museum: 20.6 mi
- Kaleva Depot Museum: 21.2 mi
- Marquette's Death: 0.2 mi
- Frankfort Iron Works: 0.7 mi
- City of Frankfort Welcome Ferry Sign: 1.5 mi
- Archibald Jones & Benzie County River Improvement Co. Marker: 4.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 19.3 mi
- Frankfort North Breakwater Light: 0.3 mi
- Boathouse: 4.0 mi
- Pointe Betsie Lighthouse: 4.0 mi
- Marl Springs: 12.3 mi
- Old Facefull: 14.2 mi
- Dodge Spring: 20.1 mi
- Stockade Labyrinth: 14.0 mi
- "Two Bears": 23.5 mi
- Benzonia Roadside Park: 9.6 mi
- Empire Bluffs: 14.4 mi
- Jacktown: 16.2 mi
- Chuck Wagon: 19.5 mi
- Glen Arbor Gardens: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frankfort Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Hill | E 86° | 337 m | 10.8 mi |
| Varney Hill | ENE 61° | 337 m | 20.6 mi |
| Crystal Mountain | ESE 122° | 332 m | 14.3 mi |
| Twin Mountains | ESE 104° | 332 m | 22.7 mi |
| Warner Hill | ENE 64° | 331 m | 20.2 mi |
| Turtle Lake Hill | E 96° | 308 m | 16.2 mi |
| Old Baldy Dune | NE 38° | 300 m | 13.7 mi |
| North Hills | ESE 109° | 299 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:50 | 21:35 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:44 |
| December solstice | 08:20 | 16:20 | 17:08 |
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 | 24 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Frankfort 2NE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/572771726
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