Mino-kwe jiigibiik
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
114 named places within 25 miles
- Perkins Park: 1.2 mi
- Sawyer Lake County Park: 19.2 mi
- Kivela Road Recreation Area and Trail: 20.7 mi
- Carp River Gardens: 21.7 mi
- Al Quaal Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.8 mi
- Breakfast Roll: 5.8 mi
- Ives Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Ives: 7.5 mi
- Mummy Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Claus Camp Club: 7.7 mi
- Forests for the Future #16 Reserve: 13.2 mi
- Echo Lake Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Baraga Old Growth Nature Sanctuary: 18.6 mi
- Forestville Recreation Area: 20.9 mi
- 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
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum: 22.1 mi
- U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame: 22.4 mi
- Negaunee Historical Society Museum: 23.0 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Museum: 23.2 mi
- Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum: 23.2 mi
- Forestville Fireplace: 17.3 mi
- Bartlett King: 19.5 mi
- Jackson Mine Monument: 22.2 mi
- Site of Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster: 22.6 mi
- Harlow Farms First Homestead: 23.6 mi
- Hidden Beach: 18.2 mi
- Teal Lake Beach: 22.3 mi
- Middle Bay Beach: 22.6 mi
- Dead River Beach: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Rocks Beach: 24.6 mi
- The Cut: 19.2 mi
- Black Rocks: 22.4 mi
- Last Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Marquette Community Gardens: 22.7 mi
- Incubator Community Garden: 23.1 mi
- NMU Hoop House: 23.3 mi
- Fire Bell: 24.7 mi
- Lower Harbor Ore Dock: 24.8 mi
- McClintock Annex: 24.8 mi
- Breakwater Light: 23.5 mi
- Marquette Harbor Lighthouse: 24.9 mi
- Thomas Rock Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Father Marquette Statue: 24.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Arvon | WSW 257° | 601 m | 21.7 mi |
| Mount Benison | WNW 283° | 482 m | 12.0 mi |
| Ives Hill | W 270° | 460 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 176° | 457 m | 23.0 mi |
| Mount Ida | WNW 285° | 456 m | 11.3 mi |
| Huron Mountain | WNW 290° | 446 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Homer | WNW 282° | 437 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Ives | WNW 287° | 399 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:55 | 19:23 | 20:03 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 21:02 | 21:50 |
| September equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:50 |
| December solstice | 08:34 | 16:14 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Detroit).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 19 | 27 | 37 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 46 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG BAY 1NW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1098404098
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