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Jewell Gillespie Park Beach

Jewell Gillespie Park Beach from directly overhead

Jewell Gillespie Park Beach is a beach in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Island View Hill stands 330 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jewell Gillespie Park, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
St. James Township
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates45.74483, -85.52074

44 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 26
  • Stanhope Family Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • George and Althea Petritz Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • Little Sand Bay Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
  • Barney's Lake Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Conn's Cove Nature Preserve: 3.3 mi
Parks: 6
  • Jewell Gillespie Park & Beach: 0.0 mi
  • Gus Schmidt North Shore Park: 1.4 mi
  • Gould City Township Park: 17.2 mi
  • Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse Park: 22.4 mi
  • Middle Village Park: 22.9 mi
Museums: 5
  • Mormon Print Shop Museum: 0.1 mi
  • Beaver Island Marine Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Protar Home: 3.5 mi
  • Seul Choix Pointe Lighthouse Museum: 22.5 mi
  • Top of The Lake Snowmobile Museum: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Protar's Grave: 3.6 mi
  • Engineer's Memorial (David Chase): 3.7 mi
Peaks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Jewell Gillespie Park: 0.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Naubinway Rest Area: 25.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jewell Gillespie Park Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Island View HillESE 116°330 m23.9 mi
McCort HillESE 110°215 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:1519:55
June solstice05:5320:5021:36
September equinox07:3019:0219:42
December solstice08:2116:1117:01

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212129405262676760483828

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaver IS, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/265467751

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