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Mino-kwe jiigibiik

Mino-kwe jiigibiik from directly overhead

Mino-kwe jiigibiik is a beach in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Mount Arvon stands 601 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Perkins Park, a park 1.2 miles away. 114 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

Renamed in 2022, "In response to the Department of the Interior Secretarial Order 3404 this is the list of U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved official Sq_ replacement names."

The story

beach in Marquette County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q33345492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
185 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.82605, -87.70895

114 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
Peaks: 19
Waterfalls: 8
  • Bushy Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Yellow Dog Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Lower Big Pup Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Big Pup Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Little Pup Falls: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
Beaches: 5
Cliffs: 3
  • The Cut: 19.2 mi
  • Black Rocks: 22.4 mi
  • Last Bluff: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mino-kwe jiigibiik. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArvonWSW 257°601 m21.7 mi
Mount BenisonWNW 283°482 m12.0 mi
Ives HillW 270°460 m5.8 mi
Pilot KnobS 176°457 m23.0 mi
Mount IdaWNW 285°456 m11.3 mi
Huron MountainWNW 290°446 m10.7 mi
Mount HomerWNW 282°437 m9.5 mi
Mount IvesWNW 287°399 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5519:2320:03
June solstice05:5721:0221:50
September equinox07:3819:1019:50
December solstice08:3416:1417:06

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F171927375060666558463423
Precip in2.41.71.42.92.83.33.13.33.63.32.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAY 1NW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1098404098

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