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Picnic Rocks Beach

Picnic Rocks Beach from directly overhead

Picnic Rocks Beach is a beach in Michigan, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Summit Mountain stands 571 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is McCarty Cove, a park 0.2 miles away. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

The story

park in Marquette County, Michigan, United States of America

Wikidata Q49542352, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
184 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.55057, -87.37985

136 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Waterfalls: 13
  • Morgan Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Lower Carp Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Lower Morgan Meadows Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Morgan Meadows Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Little Garlic Falls: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 12
Attractions: 6
Historic sites: 6
  • D.S.S.&A. Ore Dock #1: 1.0 mi
  • Harlow Farms First Homestead: 2.3 mi
  • Bartlett King: 5.2 mi
  • Forestville Fireplace: 7.7 mi
  • Jackson Mine Monument: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 5
Gardens: 4
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Marquette Welcome Center: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Summit MountainWSW 240°571 m13.8 mi
Wewe HillsSW 226°493 m9.3 mi
Green HillsSW 225°467 m21.3 mi
Pilot KnobWSW 255°457 m14.7 mi
Ragged HillsSW 222°421 m6.9 mi
Kona HillsSW 229°416 m7.8 mi
Hogback MountainNW 306°372 m6.4 mi
Mount MarquetteSSW 200°337 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5319:2220:02
June solstice05:5721:0021:47
September equinox07:3719:0919:49
December solstice08:3116:1417:05

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192028385059666659473524
Precip in1.91.51.62.72.93.13.12.33.33.42.42.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marquette, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1107554452

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