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Michigan Bar

Michigan Bar from directly overhead

Michigan Bar is a ghost town in California, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Round Mountain stands 1,063 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Michigan Bar Historical Marker, a historic site 1.1 miles away.

ghost town in Sacramento County, California

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Coordinates38.49990, -121.04530
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hilltop View: 2.3 mi
  • Moriah Heights Central Park: 2.3 mi
  • Church Park: 2.3 mi
  • Moriah Heights Park 2: 2.3 mi
  • Blackstone Palceaid Openspace Park: 8.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 44
Attractions: 43
  • The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown: 11.3 mi
  • Cameron Park CSD Pool: 11.3 mi
  • Southwind Labradors: 13.1 mi
  • Historic Joseph H. Thomas House: 13.1 mi
  • Sutter Gold Mine: 14.1 mi
Museums: 39
Artworks: 26
  • Chrome Rooster: 15.0 mi
  • The GBHS Bear: 18.4 mi
  • Blessed Virgin Mary and the child Jesus: 19.4 mi
  • Saint Joseph and the child Jesus: 19.5 mi
  • Steampunk Art: 20.3 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Pheonix Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Ridgeview EcoLab: 18.2 mi
  • Sherwood Demonstration Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Elk Grove Community Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • A Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • B Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • C Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
  • Group Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
  • Group community site: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Natomas Station Wildlife Area: 12.7 mi
  • Mormon Island Wetlands Natural Preserve: 14.1 mi
  • Miners Ravine Nature Reserve: 18.9 mi
  • Anderson Island Natural Preserve: 20.4 mi
  • Roseville Reserve: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Horse Shoe Hill Shore: 13.4 mi
  • Moot Rock Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Laurel Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Mokelumne Beach: 20.4 mi
  • Pit Stop Beach: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Spanish Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Huff Mineral Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Wetland Preserve: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Pecker Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Leete Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Antelope Creek Falla: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Michigan Bar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainE 83°1,063 m23.3 mi
Cement HillE 80°1,018 m23.8 mi
Mount ZionESE 110°899 m22.6 mi
Mount AukumENE 73°797 m18.0 mi
Negro HillNE 40°751 m23.1 mi
Clinton PeakESE 112°733 m21.7 mi
Grand PointENE 63°728 m23.9 mi
Union HillNE 40°719 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4119:16
June solstice05:4119:5320:32
September equinox06:5318:2819:03
December solstice07:1916:0616:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475052566371787773655447
Precip in6.15.74.92.81.70.40.00.00.21.73.15.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sutter Hill CDF, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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