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Gibbs City

Gibbs City from directly overhead

Gibbs City is a ghost town in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 452 m. Sheridan Hill stands 560 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Forests for the Future #14 Conservation Reserve, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Heritage Drive passes 25 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

human settlement in Michigan, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates46.22580, -88.70060

48 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
Historic sites: 6
  • Hoover Park Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Amasa High School Commemorative Plaque: 11.8 mi
  • St. Mary Catholic Church Commemorative Plaque: 12.1 mi
  • Lac Vieux Desert: 22.8 mi
  • Wisconsin River Headwaters: 24.9 mi
Peaks: 5
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheridan HillS 181°560 m13.7 mi
Military HillWSW 239°560 m21.2 mi
Big RockWNW 293°448 m24.8 mi
Haystack MountainNNW 343°441 m17.9 mi
Mount KallioN 8°397 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5919:2820:07
June solstice06:0421:0421:51
September equinox07:4219:1519:54
December solstice08:3516:2117:12

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F111324375160656255423018
Precip in1.31.11.72.83.03.63.93.23.63.32.11.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Amasa 1W, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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