Historic site · Michigan
Bay Furnace
Bay Furnace is a historic site in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. The nearest named place is Bay Furnace Day Use Site, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles.
How to reach it
Coordinates46.44180, -86.70557
59 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 19
- Grand Island Harbor Scenic Turnout: 2.2 mi
- Brown's Addition Tot Lot: 2.4 mi
- Stone Quarry Park: 2.5 mi
- Bayshore Marina Park: 3.2 mi
- Anna River Mouth Boating Access Site: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Memorial Falls: 4.1 mi
- Olson Falls: 4.2 mi
- Munising Falls: 4.2 mi
- Alger Falls: 4.4 mi
- Wagner Falls: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Cusino State Wildlife Research Area: 12.5 mi
- Laughing Whitefish Lake Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Escanaba River State Forest: 16.3 mi
- Harry and Hattie Handford Memorial Nature Sanctuary: 16.7 mi
- Laughing Whitefish Falls State Park: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- Horseshoe Falls & Gift Shop: 4.0 mi
- Eben Ice Caves: 12.1 mi
- Chapel Rock: 14.7 mi
- Ewing Point: 16.4 mi
Museums: 3
- Pictured Rocks Interpretive Center: 3.2 mi
- Munising Heritage Center Museum: 3.9 mi
- Munising Coast Guard Station Boathouse: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Sand Point Beach: 4.9 mi
- Miners Beach: 8.6 mi
- Chapel Beach: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Bay Furnace Day Use Site: 0.1 mi
- Petes Lake Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Hiawatha National Forest Monument: 7.7 mi
- Abandoned car: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Lakenenland: 21.5 mi
- Lakenenland: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Pictured Rocks: 12.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:51 | 19:20 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:57 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 08:28 | 16:12 | 17:03 |
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 | 18 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 58 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Munising, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000382OpenStreetMapWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Bay Furnace, reference 71000382, listed 09/30/71.
OpenStreetMap element way/946198634
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